Ep. 11: Kimberly Stuart

Episode 11: Kimberly Stuart on How Getting Run Over by a Car Turned Into a Book on Grace

Get ready to belly laugh (and get a little teary) with author, writing coach, and podcast host Kimberly Stuart, as she shares about being a regular girl who loves Jesus while doing some extraordinary things. Find encouragement about holding onto God’s character—even when we don’t understand what’s happening in our own story. Listen in about near death experiences, Spanish translating gone horribly wrong, and the book that wouldn’t let her go.

Kim grew up in Iowa, where she learned to be snobbish about corn on the cob and good storytelling. She earned degrees at St. Olaf College and the University of Iowa, both fine institutions that did very little to prepare her for the lethal cocktail of parenting and writing. 

Kim is the author of eight novels, including Sugar, Heart Land, and the Heidi Elliott series. Her forthcoming nonfiction debut, Star For Jesus (And Other Jobs I Quit): Rediscovering the Grace That Sets Us Free, releases March 2024 and is available for pre-order NOW!

Stuart's books have been featured in Cosmopolitan, Huff Post, and the Chicago Sun-Times. She and New York Times-bestselling author Bob Goff have coached hundreds of aspiring authors through their executive coaching, online courses, and events at The Oaks Retreat Center. Kim's solo podcast, For Real with Kimberly Stuart, launched in fall 2021. A joint podcast with Goff, The Writing Room, launched in fall 2022. Stuart has made her home in Minneapolis, Houston, Chicago, Costa Rica, Nebraska, and Iowa, where she now lives with her brave husband and three wily children. 

Find Kim on Facebook, Instagram (@kimberly.stuart.writes), and at kimberlystuart.com.