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Should Indie Authors Beware or Rejoice?

March 10, 2018April 13, 2020
by GinaBurgess

by Gina Burgess

In the New Yorker, there’s a good article: Publish or Perish. The future of publishing is discussed, and Russ Grandinette of Amazon makes a very good point. “In [my] view, book publishers—like executives in other media—are making the same mistake the railroad companies made more than a century ago: thinking they were in the train business rather than the transportation business. To thrive, [I] believe publishers have to reimagine the book as multimedia entertainment.”

4 Tips on Catching an Editor’s Attention

February 12, 2018April 13, 2020
by GinaBurgess

By W. Terry Whalin

Do you feel like you are pitching your book projects into a black hole with little or no response? As a writer and now an editor in the publishing business, I’m aware of my own responsibility to be communicating with others via email or phone. As an acquisitions editor at Morgan James Publishing, we acknowledge every submission with a letter in the mail. This simple act distinguishes us from others which never respond. Then I follow-up with a detailed conversation on the phone to see if their book idea is a good fit for our publishing program. Sometimes the concept is a fit and other times it does not and I wish the author well—but at least they caught my attention and were heard.

No Guts, No Story — Inspiring words

December 4, 2017April 14, 2020
by GinaBurgess

by Gina Burgess

No Guts, No Story — Inspiring words It conjured up all kinds of images from my childhood of movie and TV characters that had plenty of guts such as Tarzan (and Jane and Cheeta), Superman, Lone Ranger (and Tonto), Toooooom Terrrrific! (Captain Kangaroo), Johnny Quest, and many others.

The quote led me to Google Chris Brady to find out what kind of person could put four ordinary words together to inspire such images and remembrances. I found a fascinating man, but that isn’t what this post is about. However, I did find another extraordinary quote by him: A good book is hard to read, on account of how often it makes you stop and think. ― Chris Brady

So we now have two quotes that are inspiring. One is about character and story, the other is about kind of product and the results a good product produces.

Both quotes inspired me in writing the sequel to my sci-fi book. I need to make my writing as good as it can possibly be. Not that I’m trying change the world, but I have several purposes such as creative purpose, inspirational purpose, and obedient purpose. I’m wondering what quotes inspire you, and how they inspire you. If they inspire you, then surely they will inspire someone else. Correct? Of course correct.

There are some wonderful four word quotes by famous people that can definitely be inspiring to authors, editors, publishers, and other folk who do not lead double lives with multiple personalities. Here are a few, but I did not take the time to track down who said what…

— Collect moments, not things.

— Apology accepted; trust denied.

— You are your choices.

— Hold on. Pain ends.

— I am still learning.

— Broken hearts love better.

— Your happiness is homemade.

Share your four-word quote with the rest of us. You may never know how much you inspired a colleague, friend, or Joe Blow and Jane Doe. Share big. Reap more.

What’s the most terrifying word for authors?

November 10, 2017April 14, 2020
by GinaBurgess

by Gina Burgess

Nope it isn’t writer’s block. That’s two words. According to a mountain of studies it’s networking. Of course there isn’t a separate study done just on authors, but studies have included thousands of people in all different walks of life. Networking seems to either instill excitement of discovery in some people or fear of inauthenticity in others.

Which works better? Read more “What’s the most terrifying word for authors?” →

Reworking Those Old Works

September 26, 2017April 14, 2020
by GinaBurgess

by Meredith Bond

Congratulations! You’ve finally gotten the rights to your book back!

Okay, maybe it’s been a few months or years since you did so, that’s all right. The important thing is that your creative work is yours once again. The only thing is… what to do with it? Read more “Reworking Those Old Works” →

May 30, 2020

by Nancy Kuykendall on Christian Authors Community & Services

Encouragement!

I greatly enjoyed this short video. I appreciated the shared scripture verses so much! I have been thinking about this very thing more and more...

Mar 21, 2020

by Steve Stroble on Christian Authors Community and Services

Thank you for the examples.

Mar 21, 2020

by Brianna on Christian Authors Community and Services

Good Reminder

This was a good reminder for me because I often forget body language beyond facial expressions. Thank you!

Mar 20, 2020

by Sarah Tun on Christian Authors Community and Services

How to write body language

First, even to post about this shares insight. Showing not telling, is at the heart of body language. Gina, you've managed to discuss 2 important...

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