A fun music video “What if the 1770s collided with the 1970s”
The Jackson 5 vs Johann Sebastian Bach.
Enjoy your weekend!
[Happy Birthday to our piano playing extraordinaire daughter today!]
Fun Fridays – June 2, 2017
Orville Rogers – A Memorial Day Tribute
Today in the U.S. we honor the veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice and died for our country in the military. It is an important day of remembrance. Earlier this month, at the Global Media Summit, I had the honor of shaking the hand of Orville Rogers who is 99 years young. He trained pilots in World War II, flew the B-36 airplane (aka “The Peacemaker”) on secret missions during the …
Fun Fridays – May 26, 2017
Does your platform need a boost? If you are a pastor, do you need to become “relevant?” Never fear, Swag Seminary is here! Enjoy the video…wait for the big reveal at the end…
A Typo Hear, a Typo Their – Typo, Typo, Everywhere
Is it just me or am I starting to find typos more frequently than ever before? I’m not a copy-editor or a proofreader, so I don’t go looking for them. Unfortunately they find me. My wife finds them regularly in the sports section of our daily newspaper (The Arizona Republic owned by the same people who own USA Today). It is embarrassing. I suspect budget cuts eliminated an extra set of …
Fun Fridays – May 19, 2017
With our daughter getting married late this Summer I couldn’t resist posting this video. (It also happens to be her birthday tomorrow.)
The Challenge for the Debut Author
What are the chances of a debut author getting a contract with a major publisher? What if the author does not have an agent? It’s always hard to get the first contract for any author. It’s a little like “American Idol” with hundreds, if not thousands, of people in line hoping for their chance. In non-fiction it can be a number of things that help with the process. The “Platform” is crucial for …
Fun Fridays – May 12, 2017
The video where the original marketing plan was discussed. Sometimes it just doesn’t make sense, but it still works! Enjoy Jon Christ’s video channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFq7vUgpjnVRZI-MzSvRZAA
Are Agents Necessary?
Bill asked the question, “How necessary are agents in the modern publishing environment?” It depends. I have to smile when asked that question because asking an agent if agents are necessary it’s a bit obvious what the answer will be… However, there are some things that should go into your decision of whether to pursue representation or not. Goals What are your goals as a …
Fun Fridays – May 5, 2017
For those of you who love the smell of printed books, here is the chemical composition of what you are enjoying. Book nerds of the world, unite! (Link to the full size PDF is below) Link to full size version: http://www.compoundchem.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Aroma-Chemistry-The-Smell-of-New-Old-Books.pdf Accompanying article is here: http://www.compoundchem.com/2014/06/01/newoldbooksmell/ …
Print and Prejudice
For the last ten years, since the unveiling of the Kindle reader, there has been a constant conversation about reader’s preferences. Print or Ebook? While ebook sales grew exponentially and paper sales stagnated many declared victory for the ebook. I have a number of friends who have not purchased a paper edition of a book for quite some time. Some libraries have removed all their books and gone …