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Fun Fridays – April 23, 2021

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Since the snow has finally melted for most of you and spring is in bloom, I thought it would be fun to look at the melting of snowflakes, in reverse.

Start with the drop of water and see it turn into something of great beauty.

Sort of like your writing. Each one of you is unique, no two alike. Nor are your books or articles or words. Ask two people to write a story based on a famous Norman Rockwell painting, and enjoy the creativity. (This was an exercise we had in an English composition class in college, regarding the painting linked here.)

Enjoy today’s beautiful video.

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Ready for Pushback?

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Do not be surprised, my brothers and sisters, if the world hates you (1 John 3:13, NIV). One of the lovely aspects (I’m kidding) of ubiquitous communication in our world today is that nothing goes out without a comment in return. Positive and negative comments abound. Something written in passing or as an afterthought is met with an explosion of reaction. A single bad review from a book reviewer …

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The Art of the Soft-Sell

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“How you sell is more important than what you sell.”– Andy Paul (author, speaker, podcaster) Whether you are traditionally published, self-published, desire-to-be-published, or whatever other combination resides between traditional and self-publishing, you are involved in the lively art of selling. Trying to convince an agent to represent you? Trying to convince a publisher to publish your book? …

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How to Find a Good Critique Group with Eva Marie Everson

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It is hard to read the label when you are standing inside the bottle. This is why almost all successful authors are in a writers group. Whether it was J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis sitting in an English pub talking about fantasy stories or a socially distant mastermind group meeting on Zoom, writers write better when they are in community with other writers.  Now, many beginning writers are not in …

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How to Find a Good Critique Group with Eva Marie Everson

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It is hard to read the label when you are standing inside the bottle. This is why almost all successful authors are in a writers group. Whether it was J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis sitting in an English pub talking about fantasy stories or a socially distant mastermind group meeting on Zoom, writers write better […]
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Your Reader

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Not long ago, I met with a group of publishing professionals who broached the topic of audience. A couple of them discussed how their company envisions their reader. They went so far as to identify the reader by the name they had given her. They knew her age and discussed preferences that would dictate whether she would like a specific book. As a writer, perhaps you would be helped by working to …

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Book Launch Secrets Webinar Replay

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A couple of weeks ago, Thomas Umstattd Jr. and Steve Laube hosted a Book Launch Secrets webinar. More than 500 authors registered for the webinar from five different continents. This episode of the Christian Publishing Show is the audio of that webinar. If you prefer to watch the webinar with slides, you can watch the replay here. The replay is free to watch (or to listen to). 2021 Book …

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Book Launch Secrets Webinar Replay

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A couple of weeks ago, Thomas Umstattd Jr. and Steve Laube hosted a Book Launch Secrets webinar. More than 500 authors registered for the webinar from five different continents. This episode of the Christian Publishing Show is the audio of that webinar. If you prefer to watch the webinar with slides, you can watch the replay […]
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100th Episode Celebration with Jerry B. Jenkins

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This is the 100th episode of the Christian Publishing Show. Over the last two years, we have had downloads from 92 different countries. I want to thank all of you who have shared the show with a friend or left us a review at Apple Podcasts.  To celebrate 100 episodes, we have a very special guest.  Our guest today is a #1 New York Times bestselling author who has written 197 books, in …

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