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
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
This post is inspired by a question posed by Cindy (Thank you!) on a recent entry regarding rejection. (Click here to find the original entry) Despite following all the guidelines, this author never received a response from an agent and wondered why. The reasons may be quite simple: Office Error My office tries not to ignore emails, although we certainly aren’t mistake-proof. If we ignored you, …
Years ago at a writer’s conference I was confronted by a pastor who demanded to know why I promoted lies to God’s family. As you can imagine, I was somewhat taken aback at this accusation and asked the irate man to explain what he meant. “Those books you write. Those novels. They’re lies!” I pointed out that if I was lying by telling stories, then so was Christ seeing as He did the same with the …
There are many kinds of creative writing, for personal enjoyment to the type for which you are paid. As an agent earning a living selling book proposals to traditional publishers, I evaluate everything based both on whether it fits the type of content I want to represent, but also if it is commercially viable for those publishers. Depending on where you are on the spectrum as an author, maybe …
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 …
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/ …
Since I’ve been in publishing, I’ve heard rumblings of why can’t Christian novels be “edgy” or “better” in avoiding tropes, formulas, and the like. In other words, why can’t Christians write and publish great literature? Know that the definition of great literature varies from person to person. A Google search reveals many articles on this topic. But when an author submits what he labels …
Here are some of my all-time favorite jokes: To get to the other side. Hugh and only Hugh can stamp out florist friars. Silly Rabbi, kicks are for Trids! Oh, my baking yak! Minnie was called, but Chew was frozen. I better run this through again! Give me a couple of eggs. Place one of these on every corner and wait for my signal! After all these years, those jokes still make me laugh. What? …
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 …
A great video of a good mom training her child on how to read an editorial slush pile: