How to Write & Narrate Better Audiobooks with Tom Parks
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The Writing Life
Tips on Writing a Novella
Today’s guest post is written by one of our clients, Lynn A. Coleman (www.lynncoleman.com). She is the founder of ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers), as well as the author of more than 50 novels and novellas. She lives with her husband of 45 years, who is the lead pastor of a church. ___________ Novellas are fast paced, short novels that run anywhere from 20k to 30k words, depending …
New Words for a New World
The good folks who produce The Merriam-Webster Dictionary recently announced the addition of 640 new words to the newest edition. Words like “go-cup” (a beverage cup to take out of the restaurant), “bioabsorbable” (a substance that can be absorbed by living tissue), and “on-brand” (consistent with a particular public image or identity). Some of the additions, such as “screen time” (to refer to …
024 How to Transform Your Sermons into a Book
In the world of nonfiction, there are two kinds of writers: authors who speak, and speakers who write. The way to tell which you are is to ask which is easier. For speakers, writing is hard and there may be an easier way to craft a book than to sit in front of the computer. Most pastors are speakers first and the blank page is a huge obstacle for them getting their first book out. To talk about …
024 How to Transform Your Sermons into a Book
How to Transform Your Sermons into a Book
You can listen to this episode 024 How to Transform Your Sermons into a Book on Christian Publishing Show.
024 How to Transform Your Sermons into a Book
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Gems of Writing Wisdom from Writers Conferences
I attend and present at eleven or twelve writers conferences a year. That’s a lot. But it’s always a joy to renew friendships and talk writing and meet promising writers. It’s also amazing how much writerly wisdom flows at these events, some of it in such volume that attendees and faculty can struggle to hear and process all of it. So I thought I’d offer a little help and record here some (a small …
023 – The Future of Audiobooks and Podcasting
In this episode of the Christian Publishing Show, Thomas Umstattd shares a special podcast version of the talk he gave at the 2019 ECPA Leadership Summit, an industry event where the leaders of Christian publishing houses gather to talk about trends and the future of the industry. Thomas was asked to talk about the trends regarding audiobooks and podcasts. No recordings of the event are made so …
023 – The Future of Audiobooks and Podcasting
In this episode of the Christian Publishing Show, Thomas Umstattd shares a special podcast version of the talk he gave at the 2019 ECPA Leadership Summit, an industry event where the leaders of Christian publishing houses gather to talk about trends and the future of the industry. Thomas was asked to talk about the trends […]
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Recent Questions I’ve Been Asked
Since becoming a literary agent, I’ve been fairly impressed with myself. It became obvious, almost immediately, that (judging from people’s respect for and faith in me) my IQ climbed 20-30 points and my expertise tripled once I began accepting clients. So, as you might imagine, I field quite a few questions. And some I know the answers to. Here are a few examples of recent questions I’ve been …