Category Archives: Publishing

Whether you’re a pastor, public speaker, or writer, chances are that there’s a book idea rattling around in your head. Maybe it’s been up there for a week. Maybe it’s been tickling your brain for a year. You may even be one of those people who have been sitting on a book idea for a [...]

Creating a great self-publishing resource We’re really proud of our Hidden Hazards of Self-Publishing. (click here to get the full document) It’s the honest, straight-laced truth about self-publishing, and it’s a document that we feel like this industry has needed for a long time. Christian authors need someone to tell them the truth, steer them [...]

If you hang out in publishing circles, you’re bound to hear about the stigma of self-publishing. You may hear that the stigma is gone. You may hear that the stigma is still strong. The rationale goes something like this: Authors self-publish because they aren’t good enough to find a “real” publisher. (Of course, pick two [...]

I found this article I wrote two years ago and thought it would be fun to share with you. I learned a lot as a newly published author, and many of those lessons are still valuable today. What about you? Can you think of ten things (or four or seven) that you’ve learned since you’ve [...]

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’m reading one of those stark books (like Kite Runner) where the author writes pretty darned nekkid. What I mean by that is spare, harsh, in-your-face prose, the kind that evokes emotion and curiosity. The book? A recommendation by Mark Bertrand called The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien. Hear some of his prose: “For [...]

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 [...]

The BelieversPress blog features Q & A sessions with the experts we work with, answering questions that you’ve asked. Have a question? Click the link in the sidebar to submit it! Gail asked: I have written a contemporary novel with two plots that merge. Though I prefer the book under one cover, I could separate [...]

Like a successful advertisement, the nonfiction proposal should highlight your “product” in such as way as to leave a lasting impression on the reader.

The BelieversPress blog features Q & A sessions with the experts we work with, answering questions that you’ve asked. Have a question? Send it to info@believerspress.com and we’ll get you an answer! You asked: My book is scheduled to arrive from the printer next week… when should I schedule my release date? Getting ready to launch [...]