What Christian Editors Look for in Book Proposals
You can listen to this episode 010 – What Christian Editors Look for in Book Proposals on Christian Publishing Show.
What Christian Editors Look for in Book Proposals
You can listen to this episode 010 – What Christian Editors Look for in Book Proposals on Christian Publishing Show.
All of us have gaps in our knowledge. For example, there are a ton of words that I know how to spell and use accurately in writing (because I’ve read them often) but am unsure of the pronunciation. (I know, I know, I could look up the pronunciation, but how often am I going to use the word chimera in conversation, really?) One fairly common knowledge gap among writers, I’ve often been surprised to …
The following is an outline we used for the episode. Don’t forget to listen to the episode for more details. One of the most frequent questions we get is about how to launch your book. Specifically, what do you do in the month before and after your book comes out. We have created a Book Launch Blueprint on how to launch your book, and we will give you an overview of that whole process here today. …
In this episode of the Christian Publishing Show, we talk about how to launch a book.
You can listen to this episode 009 – How to Launch a Book (an overview) on Christian Publishing Show.
The regularly scheduled post for today, Monday January 21st, did not go out to our newsletter subscribers as planned. Instead a fragment of a future scheduled post went out instead. Therefore today’s post has been moved to next Monday while we solve our technical glitch. Technology is great, when it works… Steve The Steve Laube Agency
A few weeks ago, I posted on this site about my annual reading plan, which usually guides ¼ to 1/3 of the 100 (or so) books I read each year. As often happens when I talk about my reading plan, several people asked, “How do you read so much?” After all, I keep fairly busy as a husband, father, grandfather, writer, speaker, literary agent, and man-about-town. So how do I manage to read a book or …
The following is the outline I used to record this episode. It is not the episode itself! I encourage you to listen to the episode if you can. Introduction This is the third and final episode in a series about What I am Looking for as an Agent. Previously we talked about courage (episode 002) and hustle (episode 003). I will have links to those episodes in the show notes. Why Publishers Care About …
The following is the outline I used to record this episode. It is not the episode itself! I encourage you to listen to the episode if you can. Introduction This is the third and final episode in a series about What I am Looking for as an Agent. Previously we talked about courage (episode 002) […]
You can listen to this episode 008 – Resonance and Why Platform is Not Important Like You Think on …
Are you tired of being told by a publisher “We simply don’t do books like that”? or “Yours is certainly out of the box, but is not what we are looking for at this time”? What’s the Deal with Boxes? In general all books are sold under a category. Be it a fiction genre (historical, suspense, romance) or a topical non-fiction category (marriage, parenting, finance, theology). When you are told your …
Since I was nineteen years old (yes, I was that young once, smart aleck), I’ve set goals every January instead of making resolutions. I set one-year, three-year, five-year, and lifetime goals in six categories: spiritual life, physical/health, intellectual/educational, marriage/family, financial/household, and professional (writing, speaking, agenting). Yes, I am a tad obsessive-compulsive. …