Archives for 2018

004 – The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association and Publishing Trends with Stan Jantz

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on November 27, 2018

One of the goals of the Christian Publishing Show is to help writers understand the publishing industry. This is why I am so excited about our next guest.

Stan Jantz is the president of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. He is also an author who has co-authored 75 books with Bruce Bickel. Stan welcome to the Christian Publishing Show!

Questions:

What is the ECPA?
What does it mean to a Christian Bestseller?
What are the Christy Awards? What are the Christian Book Awards?
What is PubU?
How has the rise of indie publishing affected the ECPA? What do you offer for indie authors?
What are some industry trends and and myths that authors believe about publishing?
Let’s talk a bit about the Christian Book Expo
Where can people find out more about the ECPA?

Links:

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004 – The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association and Publishing Trends with Stan Jantz

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on November 27, 2018

The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association and Publishing Trends with Stan Jantz
You can listen to this episode 004 – The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association and Publishing Trends with Stan Jantz on Christian Publishing Show.

Category: The Writing Life

How Much Can I Quote From Another Source Without Permission?

By Steve Laubeon November 26, 2018

Remember you can use the big red button at the bottom right-hand column of this blog page to ask us questions. (It is titled “Ask a Question.”) Question: “I don’t have a ton of quotes in this manuscript. Any I do are short—maybe a sentence. What’s your take on the whole permissions/“fair use” argument? Over the years, I have heard more interpretations/explanations of what’s …

Category: Legal IssuesTag: Copyright, fair use, permissions, rights

Fun Fridays – November 23, 2018

By Steve Laubeon November 23, 2018

The idea of spending the day after Thanksgiving with shopping is going to the dogs. Here is video proof… A complete waste of your time to watch. But I hope it brought a smile to your face today! I especially liked the drive-thru scene…

Category: Fun Fridays

Are You a “Christian Writer?”

By Bob Hostetleron November 21, 2018

I am a Christian writer. Sure. To some, that confession implies that I write Christian books. That happens to be true, but that’s not the only possibility. Others might infer that I am a writer of cheesy, preachy prose and poetry. I hope not, but I must leave it to others to judge. Still others may interpret the phrase “Christian writer” as referring to someone who writes only on Christian …

Category: Inspiration, Platform, The Writing Life, Theology

003 – How to Find Your Hustle

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on November 19, 2018

We live in a world cursed. Because of our sin, God cursed the soil to have thorns and weeds. That curse is pervasive and continues to this day. If you want to have success in farming, you have to put in the work to remove the weeds. If you want to see success in publishing you must be willing to put in the work too. Our enemy to success is entitlement. Entitlement is expecting crops to grow …

Category: Christian Publishing Show

003 – How to Find Your Hustle

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on November 19, 2018

We live in a world cursed. Because of our sin, God cursed the soil to have thorns and weeds. That curse is pervasive and continues to this day. If you want to have success in farming, you have to put in the work to remove the weeds. If you want to see success in publishing […]
You can listen to this episode 003 – How to Find Your Hustle on Christian Publishing Show.

Category: The Writing Life

Popular Story Tropes in Current Fiction

By Steve Laubeon November 19, 2018

When we think of fiction, we put books in genres based on the story line. Then within each genre, they are separated by subgenres. The Book Industry Study Group has defined over 100 different classifications of fiction. These BISAC codes are what you find on the back of the book. And yet, despite the variety of genres, there are certain tropes (defined as overused plot devices) that appear …

Category: Book Proposals, Creativity, Genre, Trends

How to Sound Great As a Podcast Guest

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on November 17, 2018

Are you scheduled to come on a podcast as a guest? If you want to be invited back, or appear on any other podcast interviews for that matter, you need to have good audio. Many authors make the mistake of using their laptop’s microphone and speakers. This will undermine your quality and scare away popular podcasts that expect good audio. The key to sounding great on a podcast is to have some …

Category: Podcast, TechnologyTag: podcasting, Technology

Fun Fridays – November 16, 2018

By Steve Laubeon November 16, 2018

Go to the website below and select the year you were born (or any year for that matter). Time Traveler – Mirriam-Webster The results will show you the words and phrases that were first used in that year. Fascinating fun! For my mom, it is words like air traffic controller, die-hard, deep fry, eye shadow, expense account, hearing aid, learning curve, tux. In 1968 (50 years ago) the results …

Category: Fun Fridays