Do you need help figuring out the business side of writing? What are the key elements of success? What is the industry landscape and who are the major players? How do you position yourself for the best chance of success, whether it is with a traditional publisher or via self-publishing? Brian Allain has spent his career answering such questions for a variety of start-up businesses, and has put this experience to use for several successful spiritual writers. This service helps you decide important questions about finding your niche and getting yourself known – your branding, positioning, messaging, and marketing.
Service fee: to be determined depending upon scope; if you’re serious about potentially having me help you, the first conversation is free
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This service is provided by Brian Allain who leads Writing for Your Life, a resource center for spiritual writers, and provides marketing services for authors and companies through Who Are You Trying To Serve? His work includes the Publishing in Color conference series, which is intended to increase the number of books published by spiritual writers of color, who have been under-represented in terms of the number of books published. Brian also leads the team that produces Compassionate Christianity. Previously Brian served as Founding Director of the Frederick Buechner Center where he led the launch of Mr. Buechner’s online presence and established several new programs and strategic partnerships. Brian has developed and led spiritual writers conferences at Princeton Theological Seminary, Drew Theological Seminary, Western Theological Seminary, Belmont University, New Brunswick Seminary, and several churches. He led the DIY-publishing effort for the book Buechner 101: An Introduction to Frederick Buechner, in collaboration with Anne Lamott. All of this is a second career, coming after successful business and technology leadership in high-tech. Brian has an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was designated a Palmer Scholar, their highest academic award.
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