Timothy's Thoughts (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
First, let me say that I’ve got nothing against Thomas Nelson. I have several of their books in my library and if they were to offer me a publishing contract, I would certainly consider it, but recently there has been some discussion about big name publishers like Thomas Nelson and Harlequin venturing off into the self-publishing business because that appears to be the wave of the future. The...
Environment II by mark andrew york (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
No, Steve McQueen isn't involved. To a question posed by Michael Hyatt President of Thomas Nelson Publishers, rendered in typical vanity press rhetoric on his blog: Sidebar: Take the imprint challenge. Go to a bookstore and ask one hundred shoppers—people who love books enough to make a special trip to a bookstore—to identify the publishers of the top ten New York Times Bestsellers. Report...
Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | yesterday
The PR firm hired to promote The Manhattan Declaration , a vow of disobedience to gay rights laws signed by about 150 Christian leaders, is the DeMoss Group , the wingnut outfit hired by Mitt Romney for his 2008 presidential campaign. From their about page: The DeMoss Group is the nation’s first and largest public relations agency exclusively serving Christian leaders, organizations and causes....
My Christian Fiction Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Skin by Ted Dekker Hardcover: 400 pages Publisher: Thomas Nelson (April 3, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 1595542779 From the back cover: A freak storm has spawned three tornadoes that are bearing down on the town of Summerville. Yet under the cover of the storm looms a much more ominous threat: A vindictive killer known as Red who's left a string of victims in his wake and is now bent on exacting...
The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
A complete audio version of the New King James Bible was released in October by Christian publishing company Thomas Nelson. A nearly four-year project , The Word of Promis e, all 98 hours and 79 CDs worth, uses more than 600 actors, plus full score and sound effects, to tell every story of the Old and New Testament.
Readin N Writin with Patricia (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
With the revised Google settlement , which has received preliminary approval for the judge overseeing the case, and the recent announcements by Harlequin (see yesterday's and earlier posts, if you haven't already), it's been an interesting week in publishing. I'm going to stay away from that stuff today. Literary agent Scott Eagan explains the difference between conflict and complications in writing....
Chip MacGregor .com (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Last month I talked about self-publishing, and today Mike Hyatt, the President of Thomas Nelson, asked, "Why are agents so opposed to self-publishing?" As an agent, who really isn't opposed at all to self-pubbing, I thought it was worth a...
Robin Lee Hatcher's Write Thinking (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
I am currently deep in revisions of the book that will be my next release (A Matter of Character). But even I cannot ignore the firestorm that has been stirred up with the announcement of Harlequin Horizons, soon to have a name change because of the firestorm, I believe. If you've been living in a bubble or on a south seas island without Internet service, here it is in a nutshell: Both Thomas Nelson,...
Readin N Writin with Patricia (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Forget the furor. The gloves are out and the battle is on! Harlequin launches what is now a to-be-named self-publishing imprint, originally called Harlequin Horizons. Romance Writers of American (RWA) calls a balk. (That's a baseball term for those who are unaware. Hey, the Yankees' World Series win is still fresh.) It seems Horizons is really a vanity press , meaning you pay to have them print your...
Writer Beware Blogs! (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Deep question number one: Why has the launch of Harlequin Horizons provoked such a gigantic firestorm of indignation, when the launch of West Bow Press (which is exactly the same sort of venture, except way more expensive and with a referral fee scheme thrown in) not only didn't cause a big outcry, but received some fairly positive mentions from industry...
Favorite PASTimes (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
A Lady Like Sarah By Margaret Brownley Thomas Nelson, December 2009 About the Book Sarah Prescott has never known a respectable life; just a hardscrabble childhood and brothers who taught her to shoot straight. Justin Wells left Boston in disgrace, heading out alone on the dusty trail to Texas. But when the once-respected clergyman encounters a feisty redhead in handcuffs with a dying US Marshall at...
Dystel & Goderich Literary Management (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Just breaking in to your regularly scheduled programming to let you know what to add to your holiday gift wish list: the LA Times Jacket Copy blog reports on an audiobook version of the Bible coming out from Thomas Nelson. Perhaps you have no interest in listening to the Bible or you’re already pretty sure you know how it ends, but can I persuade you with the news that Luke Perry will be reading...
Writer Beware Blogs! (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Hot on the heels of the launch of West Bow Press , Thomas Nelson's new self-publishing division, Harlequin Enterprises has unveiled Harlequin Horizons , a company that "that offers aspiring romance writers the opportunity to self-publish their work and achieve their goals." The official press release is here . Like West Bow Press, Harlequin Horizons...
How Publishing Really Works (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The news that Harlequin has teamed up with Author Solutions (owner of Author House, and several other pay-to-publish services) to create a new "self publishing" imprint called Harlequin Horizons is perhaps not surprising. A few weeks ago, Thomas Nelson transformed its existing West Bow Press imprint into a similar "self publishing" scheme alongside Author Solutions; earlier this...
Timothy's Thoughts (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
First Thomas Nelson and now Harlequin. A short time ago, Thomas Nelson announced that they are venturing into the self-publishing market. Now, Harlequin has announced that they will do the same. What’s the difference? Thomas Nelson will be putting out Christian books and Harlequin will be putting out Romance books. To tell you the truth, this whole thing is confusing me. In both cases the
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