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…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips Straight from the Authors – Part 2 In this article Angela Scheff from the Christopher Ferebee Agency interviews several amazing authors—Lisa Whittle, Jonathan Merritt and Leeana Tankersley—who describe their writing process and what surprised them about the…
Publishing tips How to Approach a Literary Agent for Representation - by Tim Beals, Credo Literary Agency After writing a book proposal that includes two or three sample chapters, make a list of agents that seem appropriate for you and…
Publishing tips How a Publisher Thinks / Vinita Wright – Part 2 ... a series of excerpts from Vinita's Writing for Your Life webinar presentation What constitutes authority: what credentials in the author will the reader respect? In mainstream publishing, for…
Publishing tips Mistakes Publishers Have Learned the Hard Way - by Vinita Wright 2018 The publisher and author cannot tell a reader what she needs. The reader knows already what she feels that she needs. She sees her need…
Publishing tips What Is a Literary Agent? - by Tim Beals, Credo Communications A good agent is more like a coach or mentor than a leader or manager. They are there to guide and encourage, not…
Publishing tips When Do You Need a Literary Agent? - by Tim Beals, Credo Literary Agency Look for a literary agent when you are in the process of writing a book and have prepared a well-written book proposal that…
Publishing tips How to Find a Literary Agent - by Tim Beals The hardest part of the entire process can be identifying the best agent for your work. But there is no shortcut. Do your research, starting…
Publishing tips Will a Publisher Consider My Self-Published Work? What do The Shack, Jesus Calling and 50 Shades of Grey all have in common? Their respective commercial trade publishers have sold millions of copies of each, and they all…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips The Two Most Important Things Last year I had the honor and pleasure of speaking at the Culture Care Summit, led by Mako Fujimura, Director of the Brehm Center for the Arts at Fuller Seminary.…
Publishing tips An Interview with Acquiring Editors – Part 3 - by Angela Scheff What's your biggest hurdle in publishing the projects you love? SMITH: Tastes are subjective, so while a particular book might be a passion project…
Publishing tips Chris Ferebee: “How to Prepare a Non-fiction Book Proposal” • 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 Religion Newswriters Association awards,…
Marketing tips, Publishing 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…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips Father James Martin: “A Discussion on Spiritual Writing” • The Rev. James Martin is a Jesuit priest, best-selling author, and editor at large at America, the national Catholic magazine. He is arguably the leading Catholic author. • This…
Publishing tips How Do I Find An Agent? - by Christopher Ferebee Whenever I am speaking at any form of writer's event, be it a Learning Community during the Q Conference, at Writer's Boot Camp or the Frederick Buechner Writer's Workshop at…
Publishing tips Breakeven Analysis for Self vs. Traditional Publishing I thought it might be helpful to go through a little math, in order to compare the revenue coming to an author through self-publishing vs. traditional publishing. (Note: these examples…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips Write, Publish, Market: Where Are You Along the Journey? Regardless of where you're at along the path of writing, getting published, or marketing your work, we have resources to support you. Our best-in-class authors and industry experts have given…
Publishing tips 10 Reasons to Consider Self-Publishing The more time I spend learning about the spiritual publishing industry, the more I am convinced that self-publishing is the best route for many aspiring writers. Not because I dislike…
Marketing tips, Publishing tips, Writing tips “A Discussion on Spiritual Writing” with Father James Martin This extended interview with Father James Martin includes topics such as: How he approaches writing How he selects book themes How to think of your audience His writing schedule Using…
Publishing tips A List of Christian Trade Publishers For those of you early in your spiritual writing journey, the landscape of publishers out there may seem a bit chaotic and confusing. Below I have attempted to assemble a…
