Category Archives: Publishing

10
May

A few marginal comments on a sanity check for publishers

Joel J. Miller: Author of The Revolutionary Paul Revere-Sanity Check for Publishers. A few thoughts come to me, perhaps all of which are redundant with what Joel is saying. Consider this public print processing (and then say that three times … Continue reading →

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7
Aug

Today’s scribblings

Thanks to meeting my goal regarding wake-up time, I now feel cranky and uncreative. Getting started on my Ephesians commentary today seems impossible. I walked so so slow for thirty minutes that I am embarrassed to even mention I did … Continue reading →

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26
Feb

The hastening death of the theological journal

On my blog that I refuse to name or link from here any more, I mentioned something I think I can helpfully point out here. Jandy has a really helpful review of blogging and 18th-century periodicals. What I want to … Continue reading →

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23
Feb

Economic reality for authors

Chris, found this (I guess he checked his feed reader before I did) and it is quite educational. 1999: About $400, from Agent readers 2000: About $1000, from Agent readers 2001: About $1100, from Agent readers and a short story … Continue reading →

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19
Feb

Peter Leithart responds

On Vulgar Language No pastor has ever been accused of hording smut because he owned a dictionary. Peter’s blog entries do not remotely justify the accusations made against him. But there is no reason for me to belabor the point … Continue reading →

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19
Feb

If you’re looking for a publisher…

…I think this constitutes a pretty commonsense checklist. In the midst of making a deal, I think people often need common sense written down for them. I know I do.

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