Time Management & How to Become More Creative as an Author
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The Writing Life
6 Juicy Tidbits of Writing and Publishing Wisdom
In the course of a work day, literary agents dispense many juicy tidbits of writing and publishing advice to their clients (and even to many nonclients they meet or with whom they talk or email). Few, if any, dispense as much high-octane wisdom as Steve Laube, who insists that I say things like that. But every great once-in-a-while I get in a juicy tidbit of writing and publishing wisdom, and much …
015 Behind the Publishing Curtain: Director of Operations
Publishing is a mysterious process for a lot of writers, even authors who have been at this for a long time. So from time to time, we bring in publishing professionals to tell us about what they do. Today we are going behind the curtain on the role of Director of Operations. Joining us today is Bradley Isbell. He is the director of Operations for Iron Stream Media and you can catch him doing …
015 Behind the Publishing Curtain: Director of Operations
Publishing is a mysterious process for a lot of writers, even authors who have been at this for a long time. So from time to time, we bring in publishing professionals to tell us about what they do. Today we are going behind the curtain on the role of Director of Operations. Joining us today […]
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Etiquette When Submitting a Manuscript
L.D. asked some etiquette questions that may be of help to everyone: – How long do you wait before following up with an editor/agent once you’ve sent your requested manuscript to the editor/agent? – If you’ve already sent the proposal to the editor and they’re preparing to present it to the editorial board, but you have an article published from a highly respected …
Should I Write for Free?
Writers write, right? Often, however, writers are invited, asked, pressured, or even hornswaggled (look it up if you have to) into writing for free. Sometimes that’s good. Often it’s bad. How can you know which is which? One word: strategy. What is your strategy? Do you even have one? Or, put another way, do you have a mission statement as a writer? When you define where you’re going and what you …
014 How to overcome burnout, and discouragement with Erin Young and Karen Ball
How can authors overcome burnout and discouragement? How can writing be restful and encouraging? These questions and more are what we will be discussing on this episode of the Christian Publishing Show. Joining me today is: Karen Ball is a best-selling author, professional editor and speaker Erin Taylor Young: an award-winning author, writing teacher, and speaker. They both host the Write from the …
014 How to overcome burnout, and discouragement with Erin Young and Karen Ball
How to overcome burnout, and discouragement with Erin Young and Karen Ball
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Got Questions?
The intent of our blog and podcast is to help writers understand what they need to know about the publishing industry and to hopefully succeed with their books. Everything from craft to conferences to proposals and even to ISBN numbers. We’ve been attempting this for nearly 10 years and yet many writers still have questions. Some are answered in our archives; but it isn’t easy to …
013 How to Grow Your Email List with Evan Gow
Is email still relevant in a world of social media? If so how do you grow an email list and use it effectively? These questions and more we will be discussing with Evan Gow. Evan Gow is the founder of StoryOrigin, a community where you can meet other authors and set up cross-promotions to sell more books or build your mailing list. Questions: Is email still relevant in 2019? Why do authors …