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A weekly faith-based podcast for Christian authors who want breakthrough in their author business without compromising their faith or losing their joy.
Are you exhausted from chasing book sales, working harder but seeing fewer results, or constantly comparing yourself to other Christian writers? Do you feel stuck, spiritually drained, or quietly wondering if you’ll ever “make it”—or if God is even still in this with you?
I’ve been there.
I built a bestselling Christian author business that left me empty, exhausted, and far from God. The metrics consumed me. The hustle drained me. The striving nearly broke me.
Then God showed me The Revive to Thrive Way™.
Hosted by Urcelia Teixeira—multi-published, award-winning Christian author and author mentor—the Anointed Scribe podcast reveals how God transformed my exhausting hustle into a joy-filled, purpose-driven author business that honors Him and sustains my income.
Each week, we explore how faith, mindset, and obedience intersect with the practical realities of building an author business, including:
• Why hustle-driven marketing strategies often leave Christian authors burned out—and what to do instead
• How to grow your platform with integrity, clarity, and peace (without feeling fake or salesy)
• Kingdom principles that increase both impact and income—without sacrificing your well-being
• Faith-based mindset shifts that restore joy, rebuild confidence, and renew your vision
• The key transformations that took me from striving to thriving as a Christian author
No fluff. No religious platitudes. Just raw truth, biblical foundations, and practical tools you can apply right away.
If you’re ready to stop striving, start thriving, and build your author business God’s way, hit play.
Because, for such a time as this, you have been called to thrive as God's Anointed Scribe!
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This is my backstory — and it's something I've never shared before. Not like this. In today's episode I'm bearing it all — the full, raw story of just how depressed and desperate I was two and a half years ago. Desperate enough to take out a credit card, go into debt, and fly halfway across the world — twice — hoping someone in a conference room would finally tell me what I was missing. I had answered God's call. Pivoted my entire career in obedience. Won the award. And I was still failing. O...
Have you ever held a belief about your author life that felt completely spiritual… but quietly kept you from moving forward? In today's episode, I unpack three beliefs I've seen quietly circulating among Kingdom writers — beliefs that come from sincere, God-honouring hearts, but that might be getting in the way of the author life God actually intended for you. Drawing from personal experience and scripture, this episode explores the difference between passive waiting and active trust, why the...
What if the word “self-publish” has been quietly working against you as a Christian author this whole time? In this episode of The Anointed Scribe, Urcelia unpacks the hidden problem with the word “self” in self-publishing — and why Christian authors were never called to write, publish, or build their author business alone. If you’ve been feeling exhausted, isolated, or stuck in your indie author journey, this one’s for you. Through a powerful passage in Exodus 35–36 — where God commissions o...
Ever tried a marketing strategy because it was working for someone else… only to feel drained, behind, and totally out of your depth a few weeks later? Yep. Been there. In today’s episode, I’m sharing 5 clear signs a marketing strategy might not be right for you — even if it’s producing results for another Christian writer. Because the online author world is loud, and it’s so easy to start chasing what’s “working”… instead of discerning what’s actually yours in this season. We’ll talk about a...
Ever finish a full day of “working” on your author business… only to realize nothing actually moved forward? In this episode of the Anointed Scribe Podcast, we’re talking about the busywork trap — the sneaky cycle that keeps Christian authors stuck in constant activity without real progress. If you’ve been tweaking, planning, researching, organizing, and “getting ready”… but not seeing results, this episode will bring instant clarity. You’ll learn: What busywork looks like for authors (and wh...
You've heard it a thousand times: "Know your numbers." But what happens when looking at your KDP dashboard makes your stomach drop? When that royalty number hasn't budged in weeks - or months - and you're starting to wonder if you're missing some crucial step in the book publishing and marketing process that everyone else knows about - except you. In this episode, I'm sharing what changed everything for me: how to measure success as a Christian author in a way that keeps you grounded, faithfu...
Your book sales were great during the holidays—and then January hit and everything stopped. Now you're panicking, wondering if you did something wrong or if this is a sign you should quit. Take a breath. This post-holiday sales slump happens to almost every author, and once you understand why, you can stop spiraling and start planning strategically. In this episode, I'm breaking down: The four real reasons your book sales tank after the holidays (hint: it's not you)What January sales do NOT m...
You’ve prayed. You’ve believed. You’ve stayed faithful. And yet… nothing seems to be shifting. If your calling feels heavier than it should — If your growth feels slower than it makes sense — If you’ve been quietly wondering why your prayers haven’t changed your circumstances… This episode may finally put language to what your spirit has been sensing. This is not a productivity talk. It’s not a “try harder” message. And it’s not another motivation push. This is a gentle, Spirit-led interrupti...
It’s the start of a brand-new year. New goals. New planners. New promises we’re making to ourselves — again. “This year will be different.” “I’ll be more disciplined.” “I’ll finally stay consistent.” And yet, if we’re honest, many Christian authors have said these same things before… only to find themselves back in the same place by March. In this episode of Anointed Scribe, we talk about why good intentions rarely lead to lasting change — especially in your author business. Becau...
The days between Christmas and the new year can feel strangely disorienting. The celebration is over. The calendar hasn’t reset. And there’s a quiet pressure to start planning — even when your heart isn’t ready. In this gentle, pastoral episode of Anointed Scribe, we’re honoring the in-between space — the pause between what was and what comes next. This is not a teaching episode or a call to action. It’s an invitation to breathe, to rest without guilt, and to trust that God is present even wh...
As the year comes to a close, many Christian authors feel an unspoken pressure — to finish, to plan, to prove that this year mattered. But what if that pressure isn’t from God at all? In this episode of Anointed Scribe, we’re talking about the kind of end-of-year urgency that masquerades as responsibility but quietly fuels striving, anxiety, and burnout. If your mind feels noisy, your to-do list feels heavy, or rest feels like something you have to earn, this conversation is for you. You’ll h...
It's that time of the year when you're gearing up to set new goals… but instead of feeling excited, you feel defeated. If you’re ending 2025 feeling worn out from all the effort you poured in—and still wondering why the results didn’t match the work—this episode is going to meet you right where you are. Today, I’m sharing a moment from my own author journey when discouragement hit before I even started planning for the new year. And more importantly, the unexpected shift God brought that comp...
It's that time of year—everyone's setting goals, making resolutions, and planning their 2026 author business. But what if one word could give you more clarity than a hundred strategies? In this episode, I'm sharing why I personally choose a Word of the Year, how it's kept me focused and grounded for 8 years, and the quiz I use every single year to help me discern what that word should be. This isn't a "you must do this" episode. It's simply me sharing my experience with a practice that's tran...
It's almost the end of 2025, and instead of gratitude, you're drowning in guilt. The books you didn't finish. The goals you didn't hit. The platform that didn't grow. Everyone else is posting their year-end wins—12 books published, six-figure incomes, USA Today bestseller lists—and you're wondering if you wasted an entire year. But what if you're measuring the wrong things? What if God sees your 2025 completely differently than you do? In this vulnerable episode, I'm sharing my own disappoint...
Have you invested in course after course, desperately hoping to find the breakthrough formula, but ended up more confused than ever? Spent money on Facebook ads training, launch strategies, and marketing blueprints that promised "zero to six figures" success—only to find yourself still stuck? In this vulnerable episode, I'm sharing the costly mistakes I made following voices motivated by worldly success instead of Kingdom advancement. For years, I chased after expert strategies, secret formul...
For years, I congratulated other Christian authors on their success. But then I'd close my laptop and feel this weird heaviness in my chest. Why them and not me? I didn't recognize it for what it was: a competitive heart quietly poisoning my calling. In this vulnerable episode, I'm sharing a season of my journey I don't talk about often—when God exposed the scarcity mindset I'd imported from the publishing industry straight into my faith. When I realized I was competing for a spot in His King...
Things got harder the moment you committed to your book? That's not bad luck—it's warfare. The enemy doesn't waste energy on writers who are stuck. He attacks writers walking in obedience. Learn why Christian authors face unique spiritual opposition, how to recognize attack versus normal challenges, and six biblical strategies to stand firm and finish what God started. Because the battle is real, but the victory is already won. When you finally write the book God called you to, expect resista...
Having seventeen book ideas isn't abundance—it's often paralysis dressed up as inspiration. When every idea feels exciting but nothing feels certain, how do you know which book God actually called you to write? This episode reveals the five biblical tests that separate good ideas from God ideas to help you discern what to write next. Stop chasing trends and start following the voice that brings clarity. Not every idea in your head came from Him—and some that did aren't for now. You'll walk aw...
Burnout isn't a sign you're not anointed—it's often proof you've been carrying your calling in your own strength. If you're exhausted, resentful of your writing, and guilt-ridden for wanting to stop, this episode will show you what God's invitation really is when you have nothing left. Discover the five signs you're burned out (not just tired), why Elijah's story matters for authors right now, and practical strategies to recover without abandoning your calling. Romans 8:28 applies even to you...
What do you do when God asks you to walk away from everything you’ve built? In this week’s episode, I’m getting real about the season that changed everything for me as an author—the moment God told me to pivot from writing archaeological thrillers for the general market to Christian mystery suspense for faith-based readers. It wasn’t an easy transition. But what I gained in obedience and purpose was worth far more than any number on a screen. If you’ve ever felt God tugging your heart toward ...
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