We’re looking forward to introducing you to Amanda Bauch. Check out our conversation below.
Amanda, really appreciate you sharing your stories and insights with us. The world would have so much more understanding and empathy if we all were a bit more open about our stories and how they have helped shaped our journey and worldview. Let’s jump in with a fun one: What are you being called to do now, that you may have been afraid of before?
Although I love collaborating with my author clients, I cannot deny that over the past couple of years, I’ve been feeling called to something that terrifies me: focus more on writing and publishing my own work. I have published my own work. My short fiction and nonfiction have appeared online and in print, and my first book—One Nation Under God: 40 Devotions for Patriotic Women—came out in 2025. So while I’m no stranger to having my writing in the world, the idea of exclusively focusing on my own work feels a bit scary, and honestly, a bit self-indulgent. After all, who am I to think the world cares what I have to say about anything? But I have many more books on my heart, and even if no one else reads them, I believe they deserve to exist, even if just for my own edification.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m an author, editor, and teacher who delights in helping authors share their ideas with the world. Whether ghostwriting, collaborating, editing, or coaching, I strive to provide whatever guidance and encouragement authors need along the way, applying the same level of attention and care to your work as I do to my own. My career highlights as an editor include working on several bestselling titles for HarperCollins imprints.
In my dual roles as a publisher author and an editor, I bring a unique perspective to each project I work on. I know what agents and publishers are looking for from their authors, and I also understand what it’s like to be an author going through the publishing process. This allows me to provide incomparable support for every one of my authors.
Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. What part of you has served its purpose and must now be released?
Related to what I feel I’m being called to do now, which I’ve been afraid of before, I think the part of me that has served its purpose and now needs to be released is my belief that my words don’t have as much value as others’ words. I’ve spent my adult life helping hundreds of authors bring their writing to life. While stewarding others’ words is a humbling honor—and I feel it’s work I’m called to do—it’s not mutually exclusive to stewarding my own thoughts and ideas onto the page and into the world. With purpose and intentionality, I can find balance between the two callings.
If you could say one kind thing to your younger self, what would it be?
I’d tell my younger self: “Your value isn’t based on what you do.” I grew up in a very dysfunctional home, and without realizing it, I internalized the idea that if I could somehow be “perfect”—never cause trouble, get good grades, never complain, make myself small—that would somehow magically make me worthy of being treated well, worthy of being loved. Of course, that magic never happened.
Unfortunately, I carried the notion with me throughout my life. The perfectionism and all that came with it, including anxiety, OCD, and depression, often threatened to derail me. I’ve spent years unraveling this belief, and I’m grateful for the healing I’ve experienced along the way. I’ve learned to stop being my own worst enemy and to extend grace to myself.
Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. What’s a belief or project you’re committed to, no matter how long it takes?
I’ve been ideating for another devotional I’d like to write and publish. The working title is: My Strength & My Song: 40 Devotions for Women Healing from Trauma. The church has blessed me in ways too numerous to mention here, but one area where I feel it could improve is in providing specific trauma-informed support. With certain things people have endured, there’s a lot of shame attached, and it can be hard for them to speak to others about their experiences. For some people, even confiding in a pastor might be challenging.
Studying the Bible has brought about a lot of healing during my years of trauma recovery, and I long to share these lessons with other women who are on a similar path.
Okay, so before we go, let’s tackle one more area. Are you doing what you were born to do—or what you were told to do?
By some miracle, I’ve always known that I was created to do what I’m currently blessed to fill my days with: writing and editing. My hope and prayer is that I’ll continue to do this work until the day I die, and the books I’ve worked on—whether my own or others’—will keep having a positive influence on readers’ lives.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://amandabauch.com/
