Why Join the Solar Society?
Workshops, Live Q&A's, and Discounts
What is Solar Stories?
Before I begin to explain The Solar Society, I want to reintroduce Solar Stories. The name comes from the charge Christ gives believers to be “the salt and the light” (Matthew 5:13-16). As Christians, we create because we are created in the image of God. He is the Author and Creator of all things. And when we write stories, we imitate Him.
Solar Stories is different from traditional “marketing” brands because we embrace the slow, sustainable living that is found in the Christian walk. We aim to build connections and rhythms over follower count.
Solar Stories equips you with the skills needed to create and maintain your own, unique author brand. From choosing typography to creating a color palette to batching social media content, you'll learn it all.
Whether you write Christian fiction or you’re just a Christian who’s writing fiction, we have a place for you. Together, we’ll grow in peace, patience, and faithfulness (Galatians 5:22-23).
What is the Solar Society?
The Solar Society is the membership behind Solar Stories. All Solar Stories subscribers (free and paid) get access to Tips Tuesdays (weekly blogs) and free resources.
The Solar Society members get access to monthly training workshops, a live community call, and receive a discount code for design services (branding audits, logo design, and website design).
Monthly Workshops
A recorded workshop focused on author branding and sustainable social media. This is sent on the first of every month. Solar society members also get access to workshop archives. This is a $30 value available to members each month. Each workshop will begin and end in prayer.
Upcoming Workshops
October 2025 - Typography: How to Choose Fonts
November 2025 - Branding Colors: Color Theory.
December 2025 - Branding Colors: How to Create a Color Palette.
January 2026 - Create Your Author Brand
February 2026 - Introduction to Sustainable Social Media
Live Community Calls
Not only does this give you access to ask questions regarding your branding journey, it also builds community amongst other Christian authors. Just like the workshops, life calls will begin in prayer. This is a time for you all to grow and glean from each other.
In addition to live community calls, Solar Society members get direct access to me through the Substack subscriber chat (best used on the Substack app). This will grow the community and can be a place for troubleshooting and other questions.
Live community calls will be on the third Monday of every month at 8 PM Eastern, and recordings of each call will be available the following day. Reminder emails with the link to join will be sent out beforehand.
Discount codes
The Solar Stories Substack is just one side of Solar Stories. The focus of this Substack is to build community. We are not made to do the Christian walk alone. And while Solar Stories is not a church, and should never replace your local church, it is a joy to build community with other believers in a way that you might not have access to otherwise.
The other side of Solar Stories is digital courses, branding audits, logo design, and website design. Being a member of the Solar Society gives you a lifetime discount code on these services.
To view a portfolio, click here. To learn more about design services, click here.
What's the difference between digital courses and monthly workshops?
Digital courses are self-paced and more detailed in descriptions. They dive further into step-by-step processes on branding and sustainable social media. Monthly workshops are smaller, scaled versions of this. For example, one digital course will cover fonts, branding colors, and assembling your branding over four modules. Whereas monthly workshops focus on one aspect at a time.
Learn more about digital courses here.
Join Today
So what’s in it for you right now? Join the Solar Society before September 30, and lock in the founder price of $5 (half off!) But that’s not all. I’m giving away one branding audit to everyone who joins the Solar Society before October 1. Each month of membership is another entry into this giveaway.
Branding Audit - $75 Value
A 30-minute call (optional)
Identifying the first impression
Identifying three areas of improvement
Identifying three areas of long-term growth
Subscribe now so that you don’t miss out on this opportunity!
Hey there, fellow author! I’m Anna Barroso. I’m a Christian, wife, mother, homemaker, author, and Author Brand Consultant. I help Christian authors have the tools they need to create and maintain their unique branding and sustainable social media. Click here to view my work. To learn more about the stories I write, click here.