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012 – Is book promotion a sin? How should Christian authors handle success? An interview with Shelley Hitz

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on February 12, 2019
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Is book promotion a sin? How should Christians think about marketing?

Joining us today to discuss these questions is Shelley Hitz. She specializes in helping Christian nonfiction authors write, publish and market their books through her online coaching program, Author Audience Academy.

Shelley, welcome to the Christian Publishing Show!

Questions:

  • Let’s just cut to the chase. Is promoting your own book a sin?
    • Marketing is getting your message out there.
  • How do you examine your motives?
    • Our motives are complicated.
  • How do Christian authors handle fame?
  • The trap of false humility.
  • How can Christians promote their own books biblically?
  • How do authors handle the fear of success and fear of notoriety?
  • How do Christian authors promote their books humbly?
  • What advice do you have for the author who hates marketing?
  • Where can people find out more about you?

More About Shelley

As an author coach, self-publishing expert, and book marketing strategist; Shelley Hitz is on a mission to help you reach more people with your message. She has coached thousands of authors through her books, training programs, online events, seminars, and more. She specializes in helping Christian nonfiction authors write, publish, and market their books through her online coaching program, Author Audience Academy. Find out more about Shelley and download her free training at TrainingAuthors.com.

Where to Find Shelley Online:

  • Shelley on LinkedIn
  • Shelley on Twitter
  • TrainingAuthors.com
  • ShelleyHitz.com

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011 How to Get Started Writing Young a Conversation with Brett Harris Interview

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on February 5, 2019
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How do young writers become published authors? Why is it so hard for young writers to publish and what can they do to overcome those obstacles? These questions and more are what we will be talking about in today’s episode. Joining us today is Brett Harris who published two bestselling books as a young person and today is a mentor to many of the world’s top young writers and authors. Brett, welcome …

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010 – What Christian Editors Look for in Book Proposals

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on January 28, 2019
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Mike Nappa is a bestselling and award-winning Christian author, and currently senior acquisitions editor at Discovery House Publishers. He is currently accepting nonfiction book submissions in the categories of Christian Living and Popular Reference. We will have a link to his submission guidelines in the show notes. What do editors not want to see in book proposals? “You’re God’s Pretty Pink …

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009 – How to Launch a Book (an overview)

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on January 21, 2019
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The following is an outline we used for the episode. Don’t forget to listen to the episode for more details. One of the most frequent questions we get is about how to launch your book. Specifically, what do you do in the month before and after your book comes out. We have created a Book Launch Blueprint on how to launch your book, and we will give you an overview of that whole process here today. …

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By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on January 21, 2019
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In this episode of the Christian Publishing Show, we talk about how to launch a book.
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008 – Resonance and Why Platform is Not Important Like You Think

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on January 14, 2019
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The following is the outline I used to record this episode. It is not the episode itself! I encourage you to listen to the episode if you can. Introduction This is the third and final episode in a series about What I am Looking for as an Agent. Previously we talked about courage (episode 002) and hustle (episode 003). I will have links to those episodes in the show notes. Why Publishers Care About …

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008 – Resonance and Why Platform is Not Important Like You Think

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on January 14, 2019
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The following is the outline I used to record this episode. It is not the episode itself! I encourage you to listen to the episode if you can. Introduction This is the third and final episode in a series about What I am Looking for as an Agent. Previously we talked about courage (episode 002) […]
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