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A Writer’s Digest Accolade

By Steve Laubeon April 22, 2017
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Last week at the Mt. Hermon Christian Writers Conference Bob Hostetler came up to me and said, “Congratulations!” I looked at him blankly and said, “For what?” His smile lit up, “For being named as one of the top websites by ‘Writer’s Digest!’”

Bob later showed me the May-June 2017 issue he had with him and there we were on page 39 (see below).

Thank you Writer’s Digest for including us. (For those of you who don’t subscribe…why not? Subscribe here. It’s only $20 a year…and you can write it off as a business expense.)

Thank you, our faithful readers. We wouldn’t keep spending hours each week posting content if it weren’t being read. Let us know what you think of our posts, we want to help you achieve your publication goals. Ask us questions! Direct them to any one of us (https://stevelaube2.wpengine.com/contact/). If we can address your question on the blog we will, especially if the question has implications for other authors in a similar situation.

And thank you Bob Hostetler being the first to tell us the news (and for trying to shine my shoes, as any good client should, … which was a little awkward since they were tennis shoes) and for being a long time friend.

 

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Fun Fridays – April 21, 2017

By Steve Laubeon April 21, 2017
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The secret behind the New York Time Bestseller list.

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Repeal and Replace

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon April 20, 2017
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Writers live full and demanding lives. Let’s become more focused and productive with my unscientific version of Repeal and Replace! Repeal: Exhaustion. Replace: Go to bed earlier. Even fifteen minutes can help. If you like how you feel, shave off a few more minutes until you find that perfect bedtime. The more often enough rest helps you be vibrant the next day, the more you realize how little you …

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Category: Personal, The Writing LifeTag: The Writing Life

Pushing and Pulling Your Book

By Dan Balowon April 18, 2017
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The marketing and promotion of books differs somewhat from other forms of product marketing, but not as much as you might think. Basic marketing principles, which work for toothpaste and automobiles, also work for books. The greatest changes in publishing over the last 10-20 years have been brought on by the Internet, which unlocked a previously difficult and expensive connection directly to …

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Category: Book Business, MarketingTag: Book Business, Marketing, Platform

How Do I Grow My Market?

By Steve Laubeon April 17, 2017
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I work with a ministry that self-publishes its own books. These are posted on our website, displayed at ministry-related conferences, and mentioned to donors via print and email. How can we expand our market? It depends. (For those of you following this blog regularly, I hope that made you smile.) It depends on a number of factors. In this case the question is more specific to non-fiction authors, …

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Category: Branding, MarketingTag: Branding, Marketing

Dark Friday

By Steve Laubeon April 14, 2017
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Contemplate the sacrifice. Contemplate the mystery. While you contemplate, listen to this instrumental piece called “Gethsemane” from Jeff Johnson’s album “No Shadow of Turning.” A new version of the piece can be found on Jeff’s album “Thin Places” You can listen to it at this link. Then please listen to this classical song “Go to Dark …

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Category: Christian, Personal, TheologyTag: Christian, Theology

Maundy Thursday

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon April 13, 2017
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Today is Maundy Thursday, a special day during Passion Week. As you feel led, visit this passage regarding The Last Supper, and meditate upon it. I can never read this passage without thinking about how often I have disappointed Christ. And no matter how much I deny it, no matter how much I wish I were perfect, I am not. I will wretchedly and miserably betray Him again. And yet He forgives. I am …

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Category: Theology

The Danger of Discouragement

By Karen Ballon April 12, 2017
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Some days, I have to admit, it feels like I’ve been working and working, doing everything I’m supposed to, and yet, nothing ever changes—unless it’s for the worse. The struggles are still dragging me down. The sense that no matter what I do, nothing will change, weighs on my spirit. It’s days like that when the questions start… What’s wrong with me that I can’t get anywhere? How can I be losing …

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Category: The Writing Life, TheologyTag: Discouragement, The Writing Life, Theology

“Response” Books

By Dan Balowon April 11, 2017
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When considering a topic for your next book, I suggest you avoid a response to another message in the media, especially in another book. Publishers and readers love books which are fresh, containing original thinking, and are well written, creative, with an identifiable purpose, a strong message and usually not springing from what someone else wrote. I am not talking about “connection” books, such …

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Category: Genre, TrendsTag: Trends

At What Point Would an Agent be Interested in an Indie Author?

By Steve Laubeon April 10, 2017
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I am an indie author. I’ve written several novels, some of which have sold well and all of which have *at least* 4.7 stars. Is there a point at which an agent would want to talk to someone like me? When/why might I consider getting an agent? Thanks to Heather for the question! A number of factors play a role in answering this question. (Are you getting tired of my “it depends” answer to all your …

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Category: Agents, Book Proposals, Indie, Pitching, Self-Publishing, The Publishing Life, The Writing LifeTag: Agents, Indie
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