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Is Self-Publishing Right for Your Book?

Thursday, 05 September 2019 by Dawn Jewell
By Ramon Rocha III As MAI’s director of publisher development and the former CEO of a Christian publishing house, Ramon Rocha III knows the in’s and out’s of both traditional and self-publishing. Writers around the globe frequently ask his views of self-publishing. We asked Ramon to share his insights on how authors can discern the
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How to improve your editor-author relationship

Tuesday, 14 May 2019 by Dawn Jewell
How can you improve your editor-author relationship? Trust is key. Yna Reyes shares key steps for building trust from 20 years of working with authors. She is head of publications at OMF Literature in the Philippines. Trust is the foundation of an effective relationship between an author and editor. When an author turns in a
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  • Published in Asia, editorial, Littworld 2018, publishing, Uncategorized
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The Challenge for American Christian Authors

Thursday, 28 September 2017 by Dawn Jewell
By Dan Balow The majority of Christian books published every year are written in English by authors in the United States. U.S. Christian publishers in a billion dollar industry publish many thousands of new titles every year. Still, I am not sure all American authors who desire to have their books spread across the globe
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The Curse of Editing

Tuesday, 06 September 2016 by Dawn Jewell
By Yemima Adi Being an editor can be a blessing and also “a curse” for me. I am really grateful for eyes which can find mistakes in a text. Then my fingers can dance over the keyboard to make it much better to read. But this unique talent can be a curse too since my
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  • Published in Asia, devotional, editorial, MAI, personal development
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The Inconvenient Truth

Tuesday, 05 January 2016 by Dawn Jewell
By Josil Gonzales, Philippines Like many Christians today, first century Corinthians believed that adversity was inconsistent with the Spirit-filled life. Paul needed to remind them that affliction, hardship, persecution and being struck down are part of the normal Christian life (2 Cor. 4:8-9). Paul’s opponents claimed that God’s power is manifest best through signs, wonders
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I Knew Nothing

Monday, 20 July 2015 by Dawn Jewell
Meet Nur Un Nabi, one of many worthy candidates for whom we are seeking to raise scholarships to attend ‪‬‬LittWorld 2015, our unique Christian publishing conference. By Nur Un Nabi, Bangladesh “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you. This is to
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  • Published in Asia, devotional, LittWorld, MAI, writing
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Rewriting Is Rewarding

Tuesday, 02 June 2015 by Dawn Jewell
By Lawrence Darmani It took me a long time to write the devotional article I had been assigned. When I submitted it, I was sure I had done my best, but my publishers pointed out several weaknesses and asked if I would rewrite it. In my writing life, I’ve discovered several secrets about rewriting: (1)
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LittWorld leads to published book

Tuesday, 28 April 2015 by Dawn Jewell
By Yahya Djuanda, Indonesia The LittWorld 2012 conference in Kenya had a really big impact on me, especially on my writing goals. I also learned much from other participants about how committed they are in writing with Christian values. I met four people who really reignited my writing passion. They were from Mongolia, China, Egypt
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The Editor-Author Relationship

Tuesday, 06 January 2015 by Dawn Jewell
Martin Manser is a professional consultant, trainer and reference book editor in the UK. He’ll be leading our January 13 webinar, “The Editor-Author Relationship: Stormy or strong.” Below he shares a slice of his vast experience with us. Q: Tell us about one of the best editors you’ve had. I remember Robin from one Christian
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Stand for Something

Friday, 14 November 2014 by Dawn Jewell
By Dan Balow When Al Ries and Jack Trout published their classic marketing book Positioning in 1981, the concept of the book and the single-word title became a white-hot marketing buzzword, much in the same way as “platform” is today. I am not going to dig into that classic business title today or come up
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