Interview with Literary Agent Christopher Ferebee, a Living Legend
When I heard that readers of this blog wanted me to interview literary agents, one of the first people to come to mind was Christopher Ferebee (@caferebee). Chris is an experienced agent with a strong reputation. I think you’ll enjoy hearing from him. This interview kicks off what I’m calling the Living Legend series because […]
Who Else Wants to Design Their Own Blog Header?
We bloggers often pour a significant amount of time and energy into creating content. So of course we want that content to be presented in a visually appealing way. Any decent chef will tell you, presentation matters. The problem is unless you’re a tech geek or a graphic artist, or have enough money to burn […]
Quick Poll: Want to Hear from Authors, Editors, or Agents?
One of the great things about having worked in publishing for fifteen years is that I have a lot of friends in the industry. I’d like to use my access to some of these folks for your benefit by providing some interviews with them. It occurred to me that I could interview successful authors, veteran […]
Over at Chip’s Place ~ How to Be a Christian Author without Embarrassing God
I’m very pleased to be guest posting at literary agent Chip MacGregor’s blog today. The title of the post is “How to Be a Christian Author without Embarrassing God.” Here’s how it starts: Tony Campolo wrote a book a while back titled Following Jesus without Embarrassing God. In it Campolo challenged Christians to let go of practices […]
Goings-On, Write On, and So On
I wanted to bring you up to speed on a few things and then just for fun share some videos that have caught my attention lately. Goings-On In terms of goings-on, here and there I’ll be cutting back to one post a week so I have time to work on some ebook projects and guest […]
My Top Piece of Advice on How to Write Really Good Stuff
At writers conferences I often receive questions like these: Will publishers be interested in my book if it’s already been self-published? (Answer: Yes, as long as the self-published version sold well.) I need to be published to get an agent; I need an agent to get published. What gives? (Answer: Do something to get […]
The Tools You Need to Develop a Winning Book Concept
Recently I tried removing a screw using the wrong kind of screwdriver. The project I was working on was in the house, and the right kind of screwdriver was in the garage. I didn’t want to take the time to walk there, so I struggled until finally giving up. Once I had the right tool, […]
The Key to Coming Up with a Bestselling Book Concept
Last week I asked, “Which book should I write?” and received a slew of great responses. Thank you! Interestingly, the book concept that rose to the top was that of how to come up with a book concept! The irony is not lost on me. I thought I would start by writing some posts on […]
Which Book Should I Write?
Every time I have taken a risk to engage this blog’s community, I have been pleased with the results. It always feels like leaping from a high dive and hoping for the best, but I’m doing that again today. So here’s my question for you: Which book should I write? For a while now I’ve […]
A Fable about Beauty, Craftsmanship, and Money
Once upon a time a man carved a block of wood into a butterfly for his sister. His sister loved the butterfly. “You should make one for Mother,” she said, “she’ll be so happy.” The man made another butterfly, and his mother held it close to her heart. “Everybody I know would love one of […]