Embolden Media Group Celebrates One Year in Business
It was 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 8 that I realized I had worked through my company’s first full year in business—November 4, 2018. It’s been that kind of year.
How to Endure the Editing Process: A Facebook Live Event
Join me on Tuesday evening, November 13 at 8:00 p.m. EST, on Facebook Live, where I will be talking with KishKnows about “How to Endure the Editing Process.”
November Is Your Chance to Make Good on Your Annual Book Writing Resolution
Do you have a book that you need to write or finish writing before the end of the year? (Remember that 2018 New Year's Resolution?) November may be the month to push and get it done because November is National Novel Writing Month or #nanowrimo AND National Nonfiction Writing Month, AKA #NaNonFiWriMo or #WNFIM.
Quick Guide to Christian Literary Agents, Publishers, and Writers Conferences
Finding the right literary agent or publisher who publishes what you write and who shares a similar set of beliefs can be a challenge. It's not that you need to agree on everything, but you do want to feel connected, like-minded, and equally yoked on the things that matter most as you fulfill the assignment God has called you to.
#Pubtip: Make Your Online Self Easy to Find
When I was an acquisitions editor, I would see creative and weird names authors would use to identify themselves online. They didn’t make themselves easy to find, and their online branding didn’t make a good case for why I should consider publishing them.
Why There May Be Lots More Writing for You After Your Book Is Edited
One thing that surprises new authors when working with an editor is how much work they still may have to do after an edit. There are several reasons this happens
2017 Year in Review and Expectations for 2018
I launched into uncharted waters in 2017, propelled by an exponential influx of work I did not foresee. It was so much that I was forced to make a choice--keep my day job or follow the demand. I chose to follow the demand...
Not Clearly Establishing a Target Audience Will Ruin Your Writing
One mistake I see authors consistently make is trying to make their book relate to everyone. You cannot write for everyone. Choose a target and hit it on the bulls'-eye. Let the residual or secondary audience present itself organically.
Officially Unbossed
After fourteen years as an in-house book publishing editor, I have officially broken free from the corporate matrix. That’s right: you are looking at a free agent.
Your Book Is a Business
Each book is like its own business unit. The book proposal is like a business plan. Publishers are your investors. Readers are your customers and end users. How do you think an investor would look at a business if it hadn't thought about its competition and the market it is seeking to enter?