To help the author develop and create the best book possible. Material that has both commercial appeal and long-term value.
To help the author determine the next best step in their writing career. Giving counsel regarding the subtleties of the marketplace as well as the realities of the publishing community.
To help the author secure the best possible contract. One that partners with the best strategic publisher and one that is mutually beneficial for all parties involved.
Today is a series of photos that create a picture of the writing life:
What prospective authors think the road ahead is like:
What the road is actually like:
Then you send your proposal to Steve Laube:
And your best-laid plans go awry:
Life ambushes you without warning:
But you persevere:
Achieve your goals:
And all is right in the world because God is sovereign over all things:
These items are self-evident, but I really can’t leave them off. The synopsis, or summary, and writing sample, at least, must appear in any proposal, be the proposed book fiction or nonfiction. The series potential is always a good idea to show you want a career in publishing. Synopsis (aka …
A Writer’s Hymn (based on and drawing from a hymn by Frances Ridley Havergal) Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to Thee. Take my moments and my days; let them flow in ceaseless praise. Take my hands, and let them move at the impulse of Thy …
Here are the show notes for the most recent episode of the Christian Publishing Show. You can listen to this episode here. What are the trends in Christian publishing? What is hot? What is not? And what’s up with those millennials? We talk about all this and more in …
In breaking news on Thursday, the Wall Street Journal announced that a hedge fund called Elliott Management Corp is the winner of an auction to acquire the bookseller chain Barnes & Noble. (Earlier this year, in April, Elliott Management also bought a controlling interest in Waterstones, which is a 281-store chain based …