Category Archives: Engaging Culture

The baggage I’ll write about today isn’t that negative psychological baggage we all carry with us: regrets, guilt, shame, and the like. I’m referring to the things we actually need to lug with us if we are to succeed on this publishing journey. So, pack your bags, writers, and don’t forget to strap on some [...]

I recently went through old posts on relevantblog, trying to find the best posts. I unearthed this one written the summer of 2005 that, I believe, still speaks to us as writers and Christ followers today. I pray it’s a blessing to you. ***** I experienced an isolated instance at ICRS that highlighted the bleakness [...]

I included this picture as perspective, to remind myself about this crazy beautiful world we live in, to ground myself in people, not products. A while back, I asked via Twitter and Facebook this question: How do you balance blessing the Kingdom of God with marketing your wares? Is there such a thing? Here are [...]

Read the story behind this video at The Future of Publishing post on Penguin’s site.

With all of the changes, emerging technologies, and new things to learn in our publishing world and in communications media as a whole, it is important to always have the “basics” in mind. Vince Lombardi – Basics of Football There is a legendary “fundamentals” story that is often retold about Coach Lombardi’s approach to football [...]

With all of the changes, emerging technologies, and new things to learn in our publishing world and in communications media as a whole, it is important to always have the “basics” in mind. Vince Lombardi – Basics of Football There is a legendary “fundamentals” story that is often retold about Coach Lombardi’s approach to football [...]

Is your Marketing Strategy: New & Improved…Tried & True… or Old & Tired…? Recently, Christian Retailing featured an article on “Self-publishing”. It outlined new developments and statistics and included highlighting some “big brand name” publishers who have become involved in self-publishing. And, predictably, it quoted some quite overused and outdated arguments against. But, one quote [...]

William Barrett, Professor of Philosophy, wrote back in 1979: “…our modes of communication and expression take place within the framework (of an increasingly complex technology) and are increasingly shaped by it … the task … in this situation becomes neither the meaningless rejection of technology nor the equally meaningless affirmation of technology, but to try [...]

William Barrett, Professor of Philosophy, wrote back in 1979: “…our modes of communication and expression take place within the framework (of an increasingly complex technology) and are increasingly shaped by it … the task … in this situation becomes neither the meaningless rejection of technology nor the equally meaningless affirmation of technology, but to try [...]

Apparently, everybody hates Brad Meltzer’s new book entitled Book of Lies. So what can you do when all the big names in book reviews pan your book? Well, you could wallow in shame and decide to never write again… Or, you could enlist your little league team and some senior citizens at the local nursing [...]