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What does success look like for Christian authors?

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon February 11, 2020

To help us answer this question, we will be talking with the bestselling and Christy hall-of-fame author James L. Rubart.

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The Course of the Week: I Don’t Write for the Money

As a Christian author, what motivates you to write for publication? Is it money? Or something greater? Novelist Jack Cavanaugh explores the motive beyond financial gain and offers insight into true success.
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What does success look like for Christian authors?

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon February 11, 2020

As authors, it is easy to get destination fever, where we are so focused on the destination that we fail to enjoy the journey. What does it mean to be a success as a Christian author? Should we measure ourselves the same way secular authors measure themselves? To help us answer this question, we will be talking with the bestselling and Christy hall-of-fame author James L. Rubart. Links: 7 …

Category: The Writing Life

Where Is My Money?

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon February 10, 2020

Before I became a literary agent I had no idea how much energy this profession spent being a “collections agent.” Recently someone asked us the following questions (use the green button to the right to ask your question!):
What do you do, as an agent, when a publisher does not pay advances on royalties on time as per their legal contract?
What if a publisher is consistently late (months) saying …

Category: Agency, Book Business, Contracts, MoneyTag: Agents, Money, Returns

Fun Fridays – February 7, 2020

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon February 7, 2020

Be prepared for a jaw-dropping video. This is someone who follows their passion. I did think of a comparison to all writers. If each matchstick were a word, then 7.5 million words in 40 years is quite a few books. I suspect some of you have written that many. But are they masterpieces like in this video? Enjoy.

Category: Fun Fridays

Letter to a College Senior

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon February 6, 2020

A senior in college wrote to me asking for career advice in publishing. Perhaps a few thoughts I shared then might be of help to you. __________ As your letter indicates, publishing offers many options. The ones you are focused on, rightly, are finding employment with a traditional publishing house, preferably one of the Big Five, and writing books. Many publishing professionals pursue this path …

Category: Career

How to Hear “No”

By Bob Hostetleron February 5, 2020

In a recent media interview (yes, I am that cool), I was asked if as a literary agent I liked saying “no.” I answered emphatically—even a bit rudely, I’m afraid, as I started my answer before my questioner finished asking. “I hate it,” I said. It’s a part of the job. In fact, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named sometimes answers the question, “Steve Laube, what do you do?” by saying, “I say no …

Category: Book Proposals, Encouragement, Get Published, The Writing Life

How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on February 4, 2020

Do you feel like a charlatan and that everyone might find out you have no idea what you are talking about? Here is the crazy thing: There is a chance it’s true. You may be an impostor. It may also be a lie. Dunning–Kruger Effect This effect is often described with a story about McArthur Wheeler, who robbed banks while his face was covered with lemon juice. He believed the lemon …

Category: The Writing Life

How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on February 4, 2020

Do you feel like a charlatan and that everyone might find out you have no idea what you are talking about? Here is the crazy thing: There is a chance it’s true. You may be an impostor. It may also be a lie. Dunning–Kruger Effect This effect is often described with a story about McArthur Wheeler, […]
You can listen to this episode How to Overcome Impostor Syndrome on Christian Publishing Show.

Category: The Writing Life

Astounding Amazon Statistics

By Steve Laubeon February 3, 2020

Last week Amazon released their quarterly and annual sales and profit report. If you want to read the entire press release, you can find it at this link: Amazon Press Release. If printed out it would be about 25 pages of financials. My notes here are to highlight a few things and make some observations. The sheer size of the company is staggering. Sales in 2019 increased 20% (!) over the prior …

Category: Book BusinessTag: Amazon

Fun Fridays – January 31, 2020

By Steve Laubeon January 31, 2020

Today’s video was created in 2011. It is a fascinating look at things that have all but disappeared due to technological advances. (What makes this video even more incredible is that it is actually a book trailer.) The question for today is: What other things have disappeared in the last nine years? I can think of one: the Amazon Fire Phone. If you cannot see the embedded video in your …

Category: Fun Fridays