Publishing tips If Something is Not Interactive, it is Broken All devices need to interact. If a thing does not interact it will be considered broken. Over the past few years I’ve been collecting stories of what it is like…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips Planning a Launch The first thing anyone planning a launch has to do is sit down and take inventory of everything they have at their disposal that might be used to get this…
Publishing tips How Important Are My Title and Subtitle On My Book Proposal? - by Christopher Ferebee You know the old adage, "Never judge a book by its cover." But all surveys…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips The Sharing of the Crowd Harnessing the sharing of the crowd will often take you further than you think, and it is almost always the best place to start. We have barely begun to explore…
Publishing tips Sample Chapters in a Book Proposal - by Angela Scheff When putting together a nonfiction proposal, it’s important to have sample writing, but not your entire…
Publishing tips Accessing vs. Possessing A reporter for TechCrunch recently observed, “Uber, the world’s largest taxi company, owns no vehicles. Facebook, the world’s most popular media owner, creates no content. Alibaba, the most valuable retailer,…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips Interview with a Book Publicist: Shanon Stowe - by Jana Burson I thought it would be interesting to interview an expert in the field of book publicity. I asked my long-time friend and colleague Shanon Stowe if…
Publishing tips The Universal Book So what happens when all the books in the world become a single liquid fabric of interconnected words and ideas? Four things: First, works on the margins of popularity will…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips “Platform is not a stepping stone. It is the finish line.” That’s a powerful-and powerfully counterintuitive-way to think about your work. And the reason more people don’t think in this manner is because they are afraid. They’re afraid of carving their…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips Who Are You Aiming For? In the raw, conceptual phase, it was essential that you had some idea who you were making your work for – an unaimed arrow rarely hits a target. The intended…
Publishing tips How Do I Query a Literary Agent? - by Christopher Ferebee "How do I query an agent?" is a common question I hear from prospective authors. It is one of the easiest to find the answer…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips Screening In ancient times culture revolved around the spoken word. The oral skills of memorization, recitation, and rhetoric instilled in oral societies a reverence for the past, the ambiguous, the ornate,…
Publishing tips The Four Stages of Flowing What has happened to music, books, and movies is now happening to games, newspapers, and education. The pattern will spread to transportation, agriculture, health care. Fixities such as vehicles, land,…
Publishing tips “How to Prepare a Non-fiction Book Proposal” by literary agent Chris Ferebee Chris represents Rob Bell, Shauna Niequist, Jonathan Merritt, and many other popular authors. His clients include several New York Times bestselling authors, winners of various…
Publishing tips Should you Publish Without an Agent? - by Jana Burson I was recently asked if an author should publish without an agent. The quick answer to this is no! But, like most questions, there are multiple…
Publishing tips Guideposts Call for Auditions – All God’s Creatures Guideposts Books Editorial is looking for a few excellent authors to contribute to a unique annual devotional book called All God’s Creatures. We are looking for animal lovers from diverse…
Publishing tips How to Work with an Agent by Tim Beals Once you’ve secured the services of an agent, don’t expect him to do all your career-building for you. Continue making and using professional contacts, gathering information, seeking…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips Flowing The Internet is the world’s largest copy machine. At its most fundamental level this machine copies every action, every character, every thought we make while we ride upon it. In…
Publishing tips How to Pitch an Agent/Editor in 15 Minutes or Less - by Christopher Ferebee Often times when you attend a writers conference, you have an opportunity to sit down, speed dating style, for 3-15 minutes with various editors and agents.…
Publishing tips 5 Tips to a Great Book Proposal – by Angela Scheff When putting together your proposal, please put as much care into it as if it were going to be published itself. There are some things that immediately stand out to…
