Children’s books are a hot genre right now.  With libraries closed, more parents are purchasing children’s books; and more authors are trying their hand at writing a children’s book. These books are so short, how hard could they be to write? Actually, very hard. Or, at least, it is hard to write a book parents […]

You can listen to this episode How to Write for Children with Jennifer Grant on Christian Publishing Show.

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It’s very common these days for books, especially nonfiction, to come with additional workbooks, study guides, and video courses. These extra materials are also a great way to connect with your readers on a deeper level, while at the same time creating additional income and incentives. Paper and digital don’t need to be at war; […]

You can listen to this episode How to Create Companion Products for your Book with D’vorah Lansky on Christian Publishing Show.

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Devotionals are almost unique to Christian publishing. While some non-Christian publishers dabble with devotionals of different kinds, Christians have been writing and reading devotionals for centuries.  So how do you write a devotional? Well, that is what we are going to talk about today.  Our guest today is the author of 16 Ways to Create […]

You can listen to this episode How to Write Devotionals with David Sluka on Christian Publishing Show.

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One of the big differences between Christian and non-Christian books is that Christian books have an absolute standard of truth they are compared to. Or, put another way, Christian books are all a derivative of the Bible in one way or another. We are a people of the Book, and so biblical accuracy is important.  […]

You can listen to this episode How to Write a Biblically Accurate Book with Catherine DeVries on Christian Publishing Show.

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As a kid, peanut butter was always paired with only one thing: jelly. The big discussion between the other kids was if your mom used grape or strawberry jelly.  Then one day, one of my friends told me about a new candy that combined peanut butter with chocolate. How on earth could that be good? […]

You can listen to this episode How to Write Better & Faster With Plottr and the Snowflake Method on Christian Publishing Show.

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For everything there is a season.  A time to gather stones and a time to scatter stones.  A time to merge companies and a time to spin off new companies.  Right now, it is a time for merging companies.   The “Big Five” are now the “Big Four.”   You may have heard about the recent […]

You can listen to this episode Simon & Schuster Bought by Penguin Random House Discussion With Steve Laube on Christian Publishing Show.

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Children’s books are the fastest growing segment of publishing in 2020. There was a time a few months ago when The Very Hungry Caterpillar was in the top 10 of all products on Amazon–not only books, but all products in the everything store. The pandemic has caused many parents to spend more time with their […]

You can listen to this episode How to Write for Children with Linda Howard on Christian Publishing Show.

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You can listen to this episode Behind the Publishing Curtain: Fulfillment & Distribution with Tracy Higley on Christian Publishing Show.

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One popular genre in Christian publishing right now is split-time fiction. Split-time fiction is when you tell two stories separated by time that are connected in some way, sometimes by a theme or an item. Some popular split-time books include The Wedding Dress by Rachel Hauck in the Christian market and The Nightingale by Kristin […]

You can listen to this episode How to Write Split-Time Fiction with Melanie Dobson on Christian Publishing Show.

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You would like to think that as soon as you are done with your proposal and send it off to an agent that he or she is sitting there by the inbox ready to read it as soon as it comes in. If only. Before email became the submission method, agents and acquisitions editors threw […]

You can listen to this episode How to Get Out of the Slush Pile – With Deborah Raney on Christian Publishing Show.

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