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2017 Christian Writers Market Guide Now Online!

By Steve Laubeon December 26, 2016

The 2017 edition of The Christian Writers Market Guide is officially available in print and ebook (paperback $22.99, ebook $9.99). Check your favorite bookstore or online retailer for a copy. Make sure you have a copy of this book in your arsenal!

We are also very excited to announce that all the content of the guide is now available online via a subscription service (click here to see for yourself). The advantage to you is that the entries will be updated throughout the year. As soon as we get new information or a new entry or a correction, it will be in the online edition.

The web site is under the URL of www.christianwritersmarketguide.com.

We’ve worked very hard at The Christian Writers Institute to program this new site to meet your needs. You can search the entire database and surf listings just like you do with the print or ebook edition. You can save entries for later access, thereby customizing your account to meet your needs. You can even print out your personalized listings for reference.

For example, the picture below is a screen shot of a search in the periodical section for the topic of “poetry.” The left hand column shows how many results can be found for each category and the right hand, main screen, shows alphabetical links to each magazine found in the results.

In addition, the site is designed to be responsive so it will render well on any device: desktop, laptop, tablet, or phone. This makes the Guide available to you anytime, anywhere.

Below is the special pricing we have for the online edition.

The Send…A Proposal’s Weakest Link

By Dan Balowon December 6, 2016

You spend hundreds and hundreds of hours writing and re-writing your book. You work meticulously to craft a proposal for an agent or publisher. You talk to your friends about the big step you are about to take, the step of sending your proposal out. The power of email will carry your message to the world. Then you copy 135 names into the email address field, use a generic greeting and send it out …

Category: Book Proposals, Get PublishedTag: book proposals, Get Published

Writers Learn to Wait

By Steve Laubeon December 5, 2016

Good publishing takes time. Time to write well. Time to edit well. Time to find the right agent. Time to find the right publisher. Time to edit again and re-write. Time to design well. Time to market well. While there can be a lot of activity it still feels like “time” is another word for “wait.” No one likes to wait for anything. Our instant society (everything from …

Category: Book Business, Contracts, Get Published, Indie, Marketing, Steve, The Publishing Life, The Writing LifeTag: Agents, Book Business, Contracts, Editors, Get Published, Marketing, Traditional Publishing

Lessons from a Conference

By Karen Ballon August 31, 2016

I recently returned home from teaching at the Oregon Christian Writer’s Conference, held in Portland, Oregon. It was a grand time of sharing and laughter, learning and listening. Here are the main lessons I brought home with me from this time spent in the company of fellow writers: 1. Even with all the changes, there’s still a lot to celebrate in the publishing world. From contracts with …

Category: Conferences, Get PublishedTag: Community, Get Published, writers conferences

Why Attend a Writer’s Conference?

By Karen Ballon August 10, 2016

In my blog of May 25, 2016, I invited folks to submit ideas for future blogs. Today’s blog is to respond to Rebekah Love Dorris’s question: “As a busy parent of young children, I scramble to find time to even write. How necessary is it to attend conferences if I study the writing craft as much as I can here and there?” I know it’s not easy to attend a writers’ conference. For one thing, it takes …

Category: Conferences, Get PublishedTag: Get Published, writers conferences

The Best Time to Submit to an Agent

By Karen Ballon August 3, 2016

Thanks to Katie Powner for her question on my May 25, 2016 blog, which sparked this blog. There have been many changes in publishing over the last few years. In fact, it seems we just get used to some element of publishing, and wham! It’s turned on its head. But there is something that hasn’t changed. Something I don’t think will ever change. At least, I pray it won’t. Story trumps all. Oh, I …

Category: Agents, Book Proposals, Get PublishedTag: Agents, book proposals, Get Published, story

6 Excuses (That Don’t Work) for Not Attending a Writers Conference

By Guest Bloggeron July 18, 2016

Our guest today is Linda Taylor, an author, an editor, a writer, a college writing instructor, and a constant learner. She teaches in the Professional Writing department at Taylor University and continues to do freelance editing and proofreading. She blogs about the joys of editing and grammar at www.lindaktaylor.com ___________ In our extremely virtual world, we have gotten used to our …

Category: Conferences, Get Published, Guest PostTag: Get Published, writers conferences

What’s Wrong with my Book?

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon July 14, 2016

As you can imagine, we see hundreds of proposals and manuscripts each month. And, as you can also imagine, we must decline most. However, there are a few mistakes you can avoid to help your submission rise above others: Not beginning the story in the right place. All too often, an author will tell us about the main characters’ backgrounds before getting to the crux of the story, where the …

Category: Book Proposals, Craft, Editing, Get Published, RejectionTag: book proposals, Get Published

What You May Not Know Before Going to a Conference

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon July 7, 2016

Have you ever been surprised by what you’ve learned at a conference? A couple of my meetings I’ve had over the years surprised me. To wit: Theology A few years ago, I interviewed a novelist at a fifteen-minute appointment. I read through her summary, and realized that the theological position of the story wouldn’t fit with most CBA houses. I made several suggestions on how to bring the story in …

Category: Conferences, Get PublishedTag: Get Published, writers conferences