Helping to Change the World…Word by Word
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Helping to Change the World Word by Word
To walk us through this process, we have a special guest. She is a USA Today bestselling author, has published seventy-five books in both fiction and nonfiction, and is a two-time Carol Award winner. And if that wasn’t enough, she’s also a wife and mother of 10 children. Tricia Goyer, welcome to the Christian Publishing […]
You can listen to this episode How to Write Faster with Tricia Goyer on Christian Publishing Show.
I’ve been a published writer for more than forty years, an author for twenty-seven, and a literary agent for two-and-a-half years (not to mention a freelance book editor and a staff magazine editor at various points over the years, but I just did mention it, didn’t I?). So, whether via email or in person, I’m occasionally put in a position to offer advice. I’m usually surprised and amazed that few …
We have a special guest today to help you prepare a one-sheet like a pro for your next conference. She is an agent with Books & Such Literary Management, representing fiction and nonfiction. Having worked in publishing since 1995, she has been on the inside of two publishing houses in sales, marketing, and editorial. She’s been an agent for 12 years and currently represents an impressive list …
Writers’ conferences are a key step in your publishing journey. Especially if you hope to be traditionally published. They are also very expensive and time-consuming. The key to getting the most out of your next writers conference is preparation. And a key tool to prepare ahead of time is a one-sheet.
You can listen to this episode How to Prepare Your Next Writers Conference on Christian …
Writers’ conferences are a key step in your publishing journey. Especially if you hope to be traditionally published. They are also very expensive and time-consuming. The key to getting the most out of your next writers conference is preparation. And a key tool to prepare ahead of time is a one-sheet. You can listen to this episode How to Prepare Your Next Writers Conference on Christian …
My mother has sported teased hair all her life. My beautician says they don’t teach new hairstylists how to tease hair anymore. So when I need to find someone to style my mother’s hair, I have to ask if they know how to tease it. I found two in town: one is my hairdresser, and the other is the back-up stylist I go to when my regular beautician isn’t working. “Oh, you mean, backcomb?” She smiled …
Writers aren’t perfect. This may not be news to you. But occasionally we read or create typos that stay with us. Some become favorites, prompting smiles and giggles (and maybe embarrassment) for years to come. I asked writers, editors, and agents to share some from their experiences. Here are their favorites: “I submitted a post called ‘4 Reasons Why Writers Should Clothe Themselves with Humility’ …
Show Notes The biggest competition for authors is not other books. It’s movies. Movies often have scores of writers working together; and most people hungry for story prefer to watch a movie in the evening than read a book. Even many authors have subscriptions to Netflix. The most popular books borrow writing techniques from Hollywood. If you want your book to be popular in the 2020s, …
How to Write Cinematic with Deborah Raney
You can listen to this episode How to Write Cinematically with Deborah Raney on Christian Publishing Show.
Every year, millions of people set out to write a memoir; and every year, most of them fail. Memoirs are hard to write and even harder to sell to publishers and readers. And yet, every year, millions of readers buy and read memoirs. So how do you write a memoir worth reading? To help answer that question, we will be talking with a New York Times bestselling author who has helped write a number of …
