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How to Fight Cancel Culture As a Christian Author with Laura Lynn Hughes

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on October 12, 2021

It’s no question that we live in a “cancel” culture. It may be tempting to bury our heads in the sand and be sure we never do anything to offend anyone. But that’s not how the Bible calls us to live. Countless times throughout the Bible, men and women of God took a stand for what they believed. And many of them were “cancelled” because of their faith.

As Christians, what should our response be to this cancel culture we live in? We have a special guest today who has experienced firsthand what it feels like to be cancelled by big-tech censorship because she took a stand for her convictions.

She is an author, international speaker and teacher, and a human rights activist. Author of Choose Zoe: A Story of Unplanned Pregnancy and the Case for Life, she speaks regularly about the sanctity of human life.

Laura Lynn Hughes, welcome to the Christian Publishing Show!

You can listen to this episode How to Fight Cancel Culture As a Christian Author with Laura Lynn Hughes on Christian Publishing Show.

How to Fight Cancel Culture As a Christian Author with Laura Lynn Hughes

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on October 12, 2021

It’s no question that we live in a “cancel” culture. It may be tempting to bury our heads in the sand and be sure we never do anything to offend anyone. But that’s not how the Bible calls us to live. Countless times throughout the Bible, men and women of God took a stand for […]
You can listen to this episode How to Fight Cancel Culture As a Christian Author with Laura Lynn Hughes on Christian …

Category: The Writing Life

Book of the Month – October 2021

By Steve Laubeon October 11, 2021

I’ve known Les Stobbe for well over 30 years. And here he is, at age 91, publishing a new book! God Moments in My Publishing Life: The Making of a Writer and Publisher was just released by EABooks Publishing. I want to recommend it to all of you. I had the honor of endorsing this book and wrote, “It is important to hear the stories of our industry’s history. Our confidence in …

Category: Book Review

Fun Fridays – October 8, 2021

By Steve Laubeon October 8, 2021

Enjoy today’s video of master potters at work. Seven minutes of extraordinary creativity and artistry. I could not help but compile the following: “I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was working at his wheel. And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter’s hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to do. Has …

Category: Fun Fridays, Theology

The First New York Times Bestseller List

By Dan Balowon October 7, 2021

Ninety years ago, on Monday, October 12, 1931, the New York Times published their first book bestseller list. There were nine titles shown, five fiction and four nonfiction. That month was an interesting time in US history. The president of the United States was Herbert Hoover. The Great Depression was still changing everything, marking a second year since starting in late October 1929. Al Capone …

Category: Book Sales, Publishing History

Why I Bought the Book: Consumer Edition

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon October 6, 2021

I’m a literary agent, but I’m also a reader. As a reader, I have reasons for buying a book. Nonfiction Topics: The topic must address a need or want I’m feeling at that time. For example, if I’m cooking for someone who’s a vegan, I’ll search for books with ideas for vegan dishes. Fiction Topics: Some topics simply don’t appeal to me as a reader. Authors may note that some readers have triggers and …

Category: Book Sales, Marketing, Reading

Always Be Curious (The ABCs of the Writing Life)

By Steve Laubeon October 4, 2021

by Steve Laube

Depending on where you live and your school district policies you may already be in a back-to-school mode or preparing for it.

It got me to thinking about the need for all writers to always have a "back to school" mentality.

Here are five things we can learn from always going "back to school."

Category: Book Business, Steve, Writing CraftTag: Book Business, Creativity, Writing Craft

Fun Fridays – October 1, 2021

By Steve Laubeon October 1, 2021

Today’s video features 11 singers from 8 different countries. Enjoy! By the way, for those who love choirs (aka choir nerds), it’s a high D for the soprano and a low G for the bass. What makes this most unusual is the tracing of the globe. And this was done before the pandemic forced global choirs to do this all the time! (If you cannot see the embedded video in your newsletter email, …

Category: Fun Fridays

Books, Hooks, and Good Looks

By Bob Hostetleron September 30, 2021

I love hooks. As a writer, I work hard on my hooks. When I was a magazine editor, the hook was often the best way for a writer to make a good first impression on me. And now, for me as a literary agent, the hook is the first and one of the most important criteria I use in evaluating a book pitch, proposal, or manuscript. A good book hook will often prompt me to give a project a more careful, …

Category: Book Business, Book Proposals, Career, Get Published, Pitch, Pitching, Platform, Self-Publishing, Social Media, The Writing Life

The Writer, Alone in a Village

By Dan Balowon September 29, 2021

Writing is a strange pursuit. A writer works endless hours in solitary, personal work then, after what seems like an eternity, takes their work out to a world of editors, agents, critics, and readers. Even if you self-publish and desire to skip any outside editorial input, your work will be picked up and read by people who will either endorse or criticize, letting you know right away what they …

Category: The Writing Life