The making of a Christian bestseller : an insiders guide to Christian publishing /
[compiled by] Ann E. Byle.
- Grand Haven, Mich. : FaithWalk Pub., c2006.
- xv, 237 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-230) and index.
Section I: Pursue the passion : responding to God's call to write -- The call to write / Carol Rottman -- Nurturing the writing spirit / Linda Andersen -- The Christian as artist / Davis Bunn -- Pursuing the passion / Regina Franklin -- Living real at the top / Jerry Jenkins -- Section II: Beyond the book : evaluating the building blocks -- Guiding writers to better craft / Sally Stuart -- Driving backwards on the road to freelance success / Dennis Hensley -- Thinking beyond the book / Lyn Cryderman -- Researching the details that build a book / Tracy Groot -- A hard look at self publishing / Carmen Leal -- Small houses take on big roles / Judith Markham -- Section III: Meet the pros : dissecting the Christian novel -- Dissecting the Christian novel / Jack Cavanaugh -- Writing as listening / Charlene Ann Baumbich -- Ideas, revision, craft, and name recognition / Angela Elwell Hunt -- Following God in Christian fiction / Terri Blackstock -- The learning never stops / James Scott Bell -- Section IV: Hit the issues : meeting culture without cowardice -- The risky business of suspense / Brandilyn Collins -- Finding the hot-button issues / Julie Ann Barnhill -- Sex jumpstarts a new conversation / Lauren Winner -- The dirt on writing about sex / Justin Lookadoo -- Laugh it up : writing with humor / Lorilee Craker.
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Christian literature--Authorship. Christian literature--Publishing.