Posts Tagged "(Self) Publishing"


God on a Bus

God on a Bus


Posted By on Feb 16, 2012

I attended the Christian Book Sellers (CBA) convention in 2003. The event was included as part of a Christian Leaders and Speaker Seminar (CLASS) conference for writers who wanted to learn about the publishing industry. The secondary goal of the seminar was to secure an audience with publisher’s acquisition editors. I met my publisher at this event, and a year later, I experienced a milestone in my publishing journey when the UPS man...

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The Four Key Questions

The Four Key Questions


Posted By on Feb 13, 2012

Getting your book in front of a traditional publisher’s editor requires mastering a document called a book proposal. A formal proposal presents an editor with essential information about your book, and does so in a concise manner. Imagine an editor’s office filled with projects, deadlines, books strewn about the floor. Each pile represents an author, book or potential project, and the editor also carries the responsibility...

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Getting Permission

Getting Permission


Posted By on Feb 3, 2012

Getting permission to send an editor your book proposal is a “chicken and the egg” dilemma.  Most publishers do not accept unsolicited manuscripts or proposals – unsolicited being the key word. Yet publishers print and publish books every year. They have to be talking to someone, right? So as a new author, how do you get your proposal in front of an editor? Assuming you don’t want to go to jail as a stalker because you follow an...

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Welcome to The Online University for Christian writers. The New Christian Publishing University contains all the information writers need to engage the publishing process, and move their manuscript off their desk and into the market place.  For less than one cup of Starbucks coffee a month, writers can get involved and educated through the new Christian Publishing University. Check it out. Christian Publishing...

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