Nov 26, 2019 | Publishing
Learn how to market to homeschoolers
Nov 12, 2019 | Author Interview, Publishing
Between Contract and Launch – What it is like to have a book under contract
Nov 5, 2019 | Publishing
Business Mistakes Authors Make (and how to avoid them) With Steve Lubae
Oct 29, 2019 | Publishing
The Pros & Cons of Small Publishing Houses
Oct 22, 2019 | Marketing, Publishing
How to Start Your Own Podcast
Oct 15, 2019 | Agent Interview
A Christian Author’s Guide to Getting an Agent with Bob Hostetler
Oct 8, 2019 | Publishing
How to Avoid the #1 Cause of Bad Book Covers: Design by Committee
Oct 1, 2019 | Author Interview, Craft, Creativity, Writing
How to Become a Better Writer with Jeff Goins
Sep 24, 2019 | Author Interview
How to Use Public Speaking to Change Lives and Build Your Platform With Aurora Gregory
Sep 17, 2019 | Marketing, Publishing
Today we are going to talk about promotional tours for your book and which works better, a blog tour or a podcast tour. We’ll also talk about why podcast tours are replacing blog tours and what to do about it. What is a blog tour? A blog tour is when you (or...
Sep 10, 2019 | Marketing
How to Sell Christian Books in a Mainstream World
Sep 3, 2019 | Publishing
Sometimes in publishing it’s not what you don’t know that gets you into trouble, it’s what you don’t know you don’t know. One thing a lot of authors don’t know to even ask about is metadata. Hold on to your horses, ladies and gentlemen, because today we...
Aug 27, 2019 | Author Interview, Editor Interview, Publishing
Book Proposals Tips & Tricks With Chad Allen
Aug 19, 2019 | Creativity, Marketing
What can modern-day authors learn about marketing from an ancient queen? More than you might think.
Aug 13, 2019 | Creativity, Editor Interview, Writing
From Drained to Energetic How to Maximize Your Energy as an Author With Susan Stewart
Aug 5, 2019 | Marketing
Is your platform at risk of being destroyed by big tech companies? In this episode, find out what is happening and what to do about it. What is happening Big tech companies are censoring, shadow banning, and suspending accounts of Christian authors. There...
Jul 30, 2019 | Author Interview, Publishing
Renae Brumbaugh Green shares her journey of going from unpublished homeschool mom to bestselling author of 30 books.
Jul 23, 2019 | Publishing, Writing
Screen Writing 101 with Hollywood Screenwriter Bob Saenz
Jul 16, 2019 | Publishing
International Publishing with Tyndale House Publishers Jim Elwell
Jul 9, 2019 | Author Interview, Publishing, Writing
Discover how to create good characters that will captivate your readers, engage their hearts, and keep them turning pages.
Jul 2, 2019 | Agent Interview, Author Interview, Editor Interview
How to Pitch Your Book at a Writers Conference with Bob Hostetler
Jun 25, 2019 | Publishing
Pros and Cons of Indie Publishing
Jun 18, 2019 | Publishing
Pros and Cons of Traditional Publishing
Jun 11, 2019 | Publishing
2019 Trends in Christian Publishing With Michial Miller of the NPD BookScan
Jun 4, 2019 | Author Interview, Marketing, Publishing
Advertising for Authors Who Don’t Like Math with Chris Fox
May 28, 2019 | Publishing
What Makes a Book a Christian Book?
May 21, 2019 | Publishing
How to Write & Narrate Better Audiobooks with Tom Parks
May 14, 2019 | Writing
How to Transform Your Sermons into a Book
May 6, 2019 | Marketing, News, Publishing
In this episode of the Christian Publishing Show, Thomas Umstattd shares a special podcast version of the talk he gave at the 2019 ECPA Leadership Summit, an industry event where the leaders of Christian publishing houses gather to talk about trends and the future of...
Apr 30, 2019 | Author Interview, Publishing
How to Transition from Author to Author Entrepreneur
Apr 23, 2019 | Marketing, Publishing
How To Podcast Your Way to Publishing Success
Apr 16, 2019 | Creativity, Publishing, Writing
How to Get Unstuck With Your Writing Career
Apr 9, 2019 | Marketing, Publishing
What’s a tribe, why does an author need one, and how do you build one? In this episode, you’ll learn how to gather and serve your fans.
Apr 2, 2019 | Editor Interview, Publishing
Tribe Building and Trends in Publishing
Mar 26, 2019 | Agent Interview, Marketing, Publishing
How to Find Agents and Editors with the Christian Writers Market Guide
Mar 19, 2019 | Author Interview, Creativity, Publishing
Time Management & How to Become More Creative as an Author
Mar 5, 2019 | Publishing
Publishing is a mysterious process for a lot of writers, even authors who have been at this for a long time. So from time to time, we bring in publishing professionals to tell us about what they do. Today we are going behind the curtain on the role of Director of...
Feb 26, 2019 | Craft, Creativity, Writing
How to overcome burnout, and discouragement with Erin Young and Karen Ball
Feb 19, 2019 | Marketing
Is email still relevant in the world of social media? If so how do you grow an email list and use it effectively? These questions and more we will be discussing with Evan Gow. Evan Gow is the founder of StoryOrigin, a community where you can meet other authors and set...
Feb 12, 2019 | Marketing
Is book promotion a sin? How should Christian authors handle success? An interview with Shelly Hitz
Feb 5, 2019 | Publishing, Writing
How to Get Started Writing Young a Conversation with Brett Harris Interview
Jan 28, 2019 | Editor Interview, Writing
What Christian Editors Look for in Book Proposals
Jan 21, 2019 | Marketing, Publishing
In this episode of the Christian Publishing Show, we talk about how to launch a book.
Jan 14, 2019 | Craft, Creativity, Marketing, Publishing, Writing
The following is the outline I used to record this episode. It is not the episode itself! I encourage you to listen to the episode if you can. Introduction This is the third and final episode in a series about What I am Looking for as an Agent. Previously we talked...
Dec 18, 2018 | Marketing, News
Today we are going to talk about one of my favorite topics, data! Alex Newton, the CEO and Founder of K-Lytics.com a leading market research resource for authors and publishers or put in terms we care about his company and expertise helps authors sell more books,...
Dec 10, 2018 | Marketing, News, Publishing
Facebook is overrated for building an author platform the following 8 reasons.
Dec 3, 2018 | Author Interview, Publishing, Writing
How James L. Rubart Went From Rejected and Unpublished to Bestselling Author
Nov 27, 2018 | Publishing
The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association and Publishing Trends with Stan Jantz
Nov 19, 2018 | Publishing, Writing
We live in a world cursed. Because of our sin, God cursed the soil to have thorns and weeds. That curse is pervasive and continues to this day. If you want to have success in farming, you have to put in the work to remove the weeds. If you want to see success in...
Nov 13, 2018 | Creativity, Marketing, Writing
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post about what I am looking for in authors I want to represent as an agent. Today I would like to talk about one of the things I am looking for: courage. Fear is the biggest enemy of authors. It can ruin their writing. It can ruin their...
Nov 6, 2018 | Agent Interview, Publishing, Writing
About Steve Laube Steve Laube, president and founder of The Steve Laube Agency, a veteran of the bookselling industry with nearly 40 years of experience. In the 80s he was a bookstore manager. He then spent over a decade with Bethany House Publishers as an editor....
Oct 2, 2018 | Agent Interview, Craft, Creativity, Editor Interview, Marketing, News, Publishing
Welcome to the first episode of the Christian Publishing Show brought to you by the Steve Laube Agency! I’m your host, Thomas Umstattd Jr. This episode is a teaser for the show to come.