Helping to Change the World…Word by Word
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Helping to Change the World Word by Word
The Christian Author’s Guide to Cancel Culture This post first appeared here and is shared with permission. Last month tens of thousands of Twitter accounts attacked J. K. Rowling. They tried to get her books pulled from publication. Her books were burned, and people promised to never read one of her books again. This was […]
You can listen to this episode How to Survive Cancel Culture As a Writer on Christian Publishing Show.
I use modern technology a lot. Some digital tools make the writing life a whole lot easier, from word processing’s track changes to email and Dropbox and voice dictation and more. But I still cling to a few old-school tools that newer technologies haven’t replaced. Here are three I have found irreplaceably beneficial. The Bring-Up File An analog tool that has helped me make the most of my time and …
Episode Notes Audiobooks are one of the fastest growing segments of the book business. So how do you turn your book into an audiobook? Our guest today is an indie author of the popular Fall of Man Series. He writes epic, imaginative, biblical fiction with heart-pounding plots and lyrical prose for readers who like to think biblically and feel deeply. Brennan McPherson, welcome to the Novel …
Episode Notes Audiobooks are one of the fastest-growing segments of the book business. So how do you turn your book into an audiobook? Our guest today is an indie author of the popular Fall of Man Series. He writes epic, imaginative, biblical fiction with heart-pounding plots and lyrical prose for readers who like to think […]
You can listen to this episode Audiobook Production and Promotion with …
It is easy to forget that traditional publishing is a business. And businesses are run by people doing a variety of tasks. Sometimes those people change tasks … and even change companies. Our agency keeps a living document in a shared folder that allows us to keep up with the various editorial changes in our industry. There are times when we make adjustments every week. I continue to produce …
A lot of writers think, If I could just have more time, I could do more writing. Well, 2020 gave most writers a lot more time; and, yet, most of them are writing about the same as they were before. What keeps us from being more productive as writers? Is it writer’s block? If so, how do we overcome it? Our guest today is the author of over 80 novels and novellas with over five million copies of her …
A lot of writers think, If I could just have more time, I could do more writing. Well, 2020 gave most writers a lot more time; and, yet, most of them are writing about the same as they were before. What keeps us from being more productive as writers? Is it writer’s block? If so, […]
You can listen to this episode How to Overcome Writer’s Block With Robin Lee Hatcher on Christian Publishing Show.
Back on June 8, I wrote “Barriers to Effective Communication,” attempting to look at some things that get in the way in relationships, business, and writing. I’ve continued to reflect on this topic, particularly with regard to the written word. Not only in books and articles, but also in our emails and social-media posts. Author Intent Have you ever been upset by an email from a …
If you read this blog regularly (or, even better, subscribe to it), you already know something about the wealth of free information that appears in this space every weekday, week after week, month after month, by the agents of The Steve Laube Agency. Posts like this one—okay, like the ones by Steve and Tamela—are a major contributing factor to this site being named as one of the “101 Best Websites …
In this episode, Steve Laube and Thomas Umstattd Jr. talk about the 2021 Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference Kickstarter Campaign. If you have any questions about the conference or about the Kickstarter campaign, this is not an episode you will want to miss. You can see the progress of the Kickstarter campaign here:
You can listen to this episode Everything You Need to Know About the 2021 …
