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The Conference Appointment
If you’re preparing to go to a writers conference, here are a few tips based on questions authors have asked over the years about agent and editor appointments: 1. What do I wear? Each conference has its own personality. Visit the conference website to glean information concerning accommodations and weather. Comfortable, flattering clothes that show polish are available at different price …
How to Adapt Your Book Idea Into an Online Course with Becky Kopitzke
Learn how to further engage your readers and earn income from your expertise by creating an online course that complements your book.
You can listen to this episode How to Adapt Your Book Idea Into an Online Course with Becky Kopitzke on Christian Publishing Show.
How to Adapt Your Book Idea Into an Online Course with Becky Kopitzke
Learn how to further engage your readers and earn income from your expertise by creating an online course that complements your book.
You can listen to this episode How to Adapt Your Book Idea Into an Online Course with Becky Kopitzke on Christian Publishing Show.
My Editor Made My Book Worse!
by Steve Laube
You just received a 15 page single spaced editorial letter from your publisher. They want you to rewrite most of the book. But you disagree with the letter and are spitting mad. What do you do?
Or your agent took a look at your manuscript and told you to cut it in half to make it sellable. What do you do?
Both examples are true stories and illustrate the universal …
Fun Fridays – May 13, 2022
Today’s video is a clever way to illustrate a charitable need. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra plays Vivaldi’s “Spring” but with one-third of the notes missing, thereby showing that 1/3 of all Cancer Research UK’s funding came from gifts. Very clever. It also illustrates something else. When your manuscript seems to be missing something, this video is what the words …
Does Faith Limit Creativity?
No, it doesn’t. Look at nature or biology or astronomy and see how creative our God is. If anything, a Christian can see things clearer and be inspired to even greater creativity than someone who is not a Christ-follower. But, I think writers of Christian books have limited their vision for what they can write about; and maybe, just maybe, publishers have a role to play in limiting creativity. A …
Six People You’ll Meet at a Writers Conference
As an author and literary agent, I’m often asked for publishing advice. As I’ve mentioned before on this blog, my standard response to such queries is, “Have you been to a writers conference?” Because, for most of us, that is a major and necessary step toward writing for publication, for many reasons. One of those reasons is the variety and quality of people you’ll meet at a writers conference, …
L Is for Libel
by Steve Laube
To libel someone is to injure a person’s reputation via the written word (slander is for the spoken word). I wrote recently about Indemnification but only touched on this topic. Let’s try to unpack it a little further today.
First, be aware that the laws that define defamation vary from state to state, however there are some commonly accepted guidelines. Anyone can claim …
Fun Fridays – May 6, 2022
Not everything is as it seems. Is there a metaphor in this video for the writing life? Which one is your favorite? Mine is the third one. (If you cannot see the embedded video in your newsletter email, please click the headline and go directly to our site to view it.)