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Spiritual Warfare and the Ministry of the Christian Writer

November 13, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  23 Comments

“What kind of books do you write?” my neighbor asked. I told her a little of what I’ve written, smirking she said,”Oh, you’re a Christian author.”

Afterwards I kept thinking of those two words, Christian author. I remembered  penning words …

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When a Tulip is Called a Rose–What IS Traditional Publishing?

October 9, 2022 //  by Janet Grant//  16 Comments

Let’s call things what they really are, shall we? No euphemisms or mislabeling, okay? What exactly is–and isn’t–traditional publishing?

I’ve noted an uptick in new publishing entities entering the market lately that describe themselves as “traditional publishers.” But when you …

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Changes in Literary Agency Life since 2004

August 28, 2022 //  by Michelle Ule//  16 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Sitting in for Janet Grant.

Changes at a Literary Agency since 2004

I’ve been working for Books & Such since January 2004.

(It’s now called Books and Such Literary Management).

I initially signed on to help with …

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Moneyball for Authors

April 24, 2022 //  by Mary DeMuth//  17 Comments

Like many of you, I’ve been operating in this space as an author for many years, and now I have the privilege of being an agent. What I’ve seen is that it’s very difficult to make a sustained income as …

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What Happens after a Book Launches?

April 10, 2022 //  by Janet Grant//  10 Comments

This week I received an email from one of my clients, Chase Replogle, whose first book, The 5 Masculine Instincts: A Guide to Becoming a Better Man, released on March 1.  I’ve asked his permission to share our email thread …

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Don’t Let Nostalgia Kill Your Platform

March 6, 2022 //  by Mary DeMuth//  7 Comments

The glory days were fun, weren’t they? The heydays too. But they’ve both attempted to sideline me in my quest to build a reader platform.

Why?

Because if we stay back in the days when authors had the luxury of …

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The Measure of Success

February 28, 2022 //  by Wendy Lawton//  10 Comments

If there’s one question I’m asked more than any other, it’s this: “How do I measure success when it comes to book sales?”

I’ve heard the strangest theories of what constitutes success. For instance, this from an old Publishers Weekly, …

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Looking Back to Help Others Move Forward

February 20, 2022 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  16 Comments

I still remember the day a California Bay Area newspaper featured an article titled “Accidental Author Shares God’s Word.” I smile remembering that it was in the front section of the paper as if this was news. It was true, …

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The Role of Disappointment

November 1, 2021 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  19 Comments

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It may seem counterintuitive to consider the priceless role of disappointment, or that disappointment could bear any positive role, much less priceless. But many veteran authors–none of whom (NONE) have escaped disappointment–attest that lessons learned at the …

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A Social Media Liturgy

October 28, 2021 //  by Mary DeMuth//  27 Comments

Recently I wrote about slowing down, resting, and not getting so caught up in the machine of platform building. (I know: it’s a conundrum. We have to do it, but there are times that wholeheartedly pursuing it fractures our hearts). …

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