by Steve Spillman | Jan 19, 2016 | blog, Goals, Seven Questions |
Question 7: Have I chosen a publisher? Choosing the right publisher can, and often does, mean the difference between the success and failure of your book. Just like you shouldn’t wait until your book is in print to begin marketing, you shouldn’t wait until your...
by Steve Spillman | Jan 14, 2016 | blog, Seven Questions |
Question 2: What are my goals for this book? What first went through your mind when you began writing? Do you have a special story to tell or a message to share? Take some time now to think about and write down your book goals. Public Speaking or Ministry Did you know...
by Steve Spillman | Dec 31, 2015 | blog, Choosing a publisher |
First of all, you need to partner with a publisher, a real publisher. Today the publishing world wants you to think you’ve got two options, “traditional publishing” or “self-publishing.” “Traditional publishing” means that a “traditional publisher” offers you a...
by Steve Spillman | Nov 25, 2015 | blog, Choosing a publisher |
A while back I had a conversation with a friend, also in the publishing business. He asked me about True Potential and what made us different from other Christian publishers. I don’t know everything about other Christian publishers. I’m sure they’re...
by Steve Spillman | Aug 5, 2015 | blog, Books, Choosing a publisher, Goals |
Is your book is going to be a success? It would be nice to know, wouldn’t it? I’ve got news. You can know, and, as your publisher, we can help. Publishing a successful book depends on how you define “success.” The definition of “success”...
by Steve Spillman | Jun 17, 2015 | blog, Books |
I’d like to say ‘goodbye for now’ to a friend and author Wesley Smith. Last week Wes joined the saints in Heaven who wait for us. His life of service and joy and continually ignoring the rules was an inspiration to me. Very early in my publishing...
by Steve Spillman | Mar 25, 2015 | blog, Marketing |
Ministry leaders should also be authors. It’s a natural (and profitable) fit. Whether you’re a pastor, preacher, teacher, evangelist, or any other kind of public speaker, your primary mode of communicating your message is through personal, live-spoken...
by Steve Spillman | Mar 16, 2015 | blog, Books |
The first book of the Bible was written almost 3,500 years ago, by a Jewish man to a Jewish audience of his contemporaries, in the Hebrew language. The last book of the Bible was written almost 2,000 years ago, by a Jewish man, to a mixed Jewish and Gentile audience...
by Steve Spillman | Mar 1, 2015 | blog, Marketing |
New authors (and some not so new) can be under the impression that once their book has been published it will somehow find its way to it’s ‘audience,’ or that the ‘audience’ will find its way to the book, and the book will sell to ‘everyone’....
