What Nobody Tells
Christian Children's Writers
(Until It's Too Late)

The honest conversation writing advice usually skips.

June 10, 2026  <|>  3 pm CST  <|>  Live on Zoom

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What We're Covering

Five Things Most Writing Coaches
Won't Tell You

In 90 minutes, you'll get the real picture of Christian children's publishing — including the parts nobody prepares you for — and a practical framework you can use the same week.

1. The Market Is Harder Than You Think — That's No Reason to Stop

The real numbers behind traditional publishing, what they mean for your strategy, and why this actually frees you.

2. "Christian" Is Not a Genre — It's an Audience

Why this distinction changes everything about your pitch, your platform, and who you're actually writing for.

3. A Published Book Is Not a Platform — and You Need Both

What platform actually means for a writer with a full life — and how to build one that doesn't eat your writing time.

4. "Meaningful" Is Not the Same as "Marketable"

How craft bridges the gap between a story that matters to you and a story that connects with readers.

5. You Cannot Build a Writing Career on Willpower Alone — It Needs a Structure

Why the writers who last aren't the ones who worked hardest — and what sustainable actually looks like for writers with full, faith-rooted lives.

"Plus a practical framework you can use the same week — not just things to think about."

You'll leave with clarity on your next concrete step, whatever stage you're at.

Who This Is For

You're in the right place if...

 

 

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You haven't started yet

You have a story — or an idea for one — and you want to understand the landscape before you invest time and energy heading the wrong direction.

 

 

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You have something written

You've finished a manuscript (or almost) and you're not sure if it's good, if it's marketable, or what to do with it next.

 

 

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You're already published

You have at least one book out and you're trying to figure out what comes next — more books, a stronger platform, speaking, or all of the above.

 

 

 

 

 

Your Host
 

Terrie Hellard-Brown

 

I'm a missionary and church planter living in Thailand, a Christian children's author, and the founder of Hypurpley Books — an independent Christian publishing imprint.

 

I've been in the Christian children's writing world long enough to have made most of the mistakes I'm going to warn you about. I built a writing career in the margins of full-time ministry, teaching, homeschooling, and life overseas — which means I know exactly what sustainable looks like when your life is already full.

 

  • Founder, Hypurpley Books & The Whole Family
  • Award-winning Christian children's author
  • Host of the Storybook Inkspiration Writers Retreat
  • Member, AWSA (Advanced Writers & Speakers Association)
  • Doctoral student, missionary & church planter in Thailand

 

 

 

 

 

100% Free

 

Your calling to write is real.
Let's build it on solid ground.

Join us June 10 for 90 minutes of honest, practical conversation that will change how you think about your writing career.