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Archives for April 2019

020 How to Get Unstuck With Your Writing Career

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on April 16, 2019
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On the Christian Publishing Show, I don’t just like talking with publishing insiders, I also like talking with folks in related industries. It is often in these related industries where some of the more revolutionary insights come from. One such industry is art. Authors and artists face many of the same challenges.

Today we will be talking with Matt Tommey, an artist from Asheville, North Carolina, internationally known Christian speaker & author of 4 books and mentor to hundreds of artists around the world. He is also the host of the Thriving Christian Artist Podcast.

Matt, welcome to the Christian Publishing Show!

Questions

  • What does it mean to get stuck as an author?
  • What are some of the roadblocks we face as creatives?
  • Why are so many authors “starving artists” and what can they do about it?
  • How do authors get unstuck?
  • What does it mean for an author to thrive?
  • How can authors thrive?
  • Let’s change gears and talk marketing, how should authors think about marketing their writing?
  • Where can our listeners find out more about you?

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@matttommeymentoring on Instagram

@matttommey on Twitter

Matt Tommey Mentoring.com

Thriving Artist Podcast

Thriving Christian Artist Facebook Group

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020 How to Get Unstuck With Your Writing Career

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on April 16, 2019
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How to Get Unstuck With Your Writing Career
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Even the Best Get Rejected

By Steve Laubeon April 15, 2019
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I've written about rejection before and yet it is a topic that continues to fascinate.

Recently Adrienne Crezo did an article on famous authors and their worst rejection letters. I thought you might enjoy reading a couple highlights of that article and some additional stories I have collected over the years.

George Orwell's Animal Farm was rejected by Alfred Knopf saying it …

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Category: Career, Get Published, Rejection, Writing CraftTag: Rejection, Writing Craft

Fun Fridays – April 12, 2019

By Steve Laubeon April 12, 2019
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For those among the thousands who were snookered by my April Fool’s Day post last week, imagine if your 4th grade teacher gave you a spelling test like the one in this video. It would have been fun if he had thrown in a real word like floccinaucinihilipilification. The word’s definition is “the action or habit of estimating something as worthless” – sort of like this …

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Category: Fun Fridays

Book Proposal Basics – Back-Cover Copy for Nonfiction

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon April 11, 2019
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Last week we talked about writing back-cover copy for fiction. As you can imagine, writing back-cover copy for nonfiction is a different exercise. The purpose here is not to hook your reader into wanting to read a story, but to show the reader why your book will be helpful specifically to him. The nonfiction reader is not looking to escape reality, but to make her life better. Life can be made …

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Details Are Great Except When They’re Not

By Bob Hostetleron April 10, 2019
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One attribute of good writers is an eye for detail. Whether you’re writing fiction or nonfiction, relating relevant and memorable details can make your writing sing like a soprano at the opera. Like Nero Wolfe’s love for the Phalaenopsis Aphrodite orchid or Wendell Berry’s onomatopoeic depiction of the “good, good, good” sound of men drinking from a moonshine whiskey jug in Jayber Crow. But …

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Category: Craft, Writing Craft

019 How to Build a Tribe

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on April 9, 2019
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How to Build a Tribe
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019 How to Build a Tribe

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on April 9, 2019
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How can authors build a tribe of raving fans? To help us answer this question, today we will be talking with Alice Crider the Editorial Director at David C Cook. Alice has done this as an author, agent, and editor. So Alice, what does it mean to build a tribe? Questions: Let’s talk about building a tribe, what does it mean to build a tribe? What are some of the biggest challenges authors face when …

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Fun Fridays – April 5, 2019

By Steve Laubeon April 5, 2019
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Gene Kelly was a master of dance. But this scene from “It’s Always Fair Weather” takes the cake. While the song lyrics are rather lame, the dancing on roller skates, beginning at the 2:09  mark, is pretty incredible. Warning: Don’t Try This at Home.

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Book Proposal Basics – Back-Cover Copy for Fiction

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon April 4, 2019
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This section is literally what the reader will see on the back cover, before purchasing the book. This copy is a useful sales tool whether the reader is perusing your book in person or on the internet, so I recommend honing this section. Since the text should be no more than what can appear on the back of a book cover, tight writing is essential. Here is a basic outline I just wrote for a romance …

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