Tribe Building and Trends in Publishing
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NewsCorp Tells HarperCollins to have Thomas Nelson Publishers Sell The Satanic Bible Since Thomas Nelson is the world’s largest publisher of Bibles, their ownership decided it would be a good idea to have them diversify the types of Bibles they produce. Publication date for The Satanic Bible is set for October 31, 2019. NewsCorp Director, Cashme Aut, said, “Our global community is just …
Fun Fridays – March 29, 2019 – More Book Puns
Last May we had some fun with puns. Let do some more. None of the below are original. They have been gathered from a variety of sources online. Care to add some of your own? 25 Book Puns Metaphors be with you. Brontë? What a breath of fresh Eyre. ISBN thinking about you. Never read Fitzgerald? You Gatsby kidding me! Broken pencils are pointless. Bad spelling makes me [sic]. What do you call 2,000 …
Book Proposal Basics – Hooks Aren’t Only for Fish
The next elements are meant to encourage the agent and editor to read your book. These are worth crafting because, otherwise, your intended audience may never go past the first page. When I say “hook” in this post, I am not referring to hooking your reader with the first page of your story. Here, I mean an element in the proposal, the reason your reader will want to read your book instead of or in …
Write for Narcissists
Every reader is a narcissist. Hold on, there. Don’t get all mad and sassy yet. Let me explain I often tell developing writers, “No one reads about other people; we read only about ourselves.” Go ahead and quote me, just be sure to give me credit and send me the royalties it produces. Seriously, I think it’s true. For example, I read several memoirs every year. And many of them are about writers …
017 How to Find Agents and Editors with the Christian Writers Market Guide
Have you ever been frustrated while looking for an agent or editor? In today’s episode, we are going to talk about where to find good editors and agents using the Christian Writers Market Guide. I am joined today by Steve Laube, the president and founder of The Steve Laube Agency and a veteran of the bookselling industry with nearly 40 years of experience. He and his agency have represented over …
017 How to Find Agents and Editors with the Christian Writers Market Guide
How to Find Agents and Editors with the Christian Writers Market Guide
You can listen to this episode 017 How to Find Agents and Editors with the Christian Writers Market Guide on Christian Publishing Show.
Lifeway Stores to Close
Last week the Lifeway Christian Store chain announced the closure of all 170 of their stores by the end of this calendar year. This is follows the closure of the Family Christian Stores in 2017 (240 locations). And in 2012 the Cokesbury chain closed (35 stores). Over 400 total locations closed in seven years. You may also recall that Borders closed 500 locations in 2011. (I started my career in …
Fun Fridays – March 22, 2019
With two of our three daughters still in the dance world and the third in the music world as a pianist, I could not help but enjoy today’s video. It takes hard work to choreograph a mistake-filled ballet. This piece is called the “Mistake Waltz,” which Jerome Robbins choreographed in 1956. It happens to be our ballet-teaching daughter’s birthday today. Happy Birthday, …
Book Proposal Basics – First Things First
Each author is unique, so are proposals. This series doesn’t cover all possible categories but highlights many challenging components of book-proposal writing. My goal is to help authors know what editors and agents want to see and to offer tips on how to get out of the slush pile and into the “must publish” queue! Another benefit I hope this series will provide is the encouragement to move …