Creative Leadership. Heroic Living. Story
Creative Leadership
One of the most essential leadership traits is the ability to ask great questions. I learned this when I was in a college class that regularly featured key business leaders from the country. There were 40 top business students in this class. We were graded in part on if we asked a question and how good the question was. With 40 … [Read more...]
Story
A savvy literary agent is worth his or her weight in gold. I know many excellent agents. But finding the right book agent for you largely depends on you asking the right questions. To help you in this process, here are eight key questions to ask potential agents: 1) How many authors do you represent?, 2) What is the average number … [Read more...]
Story
Would you like to become a published novelist? Have questions about how we decide to publish stories? Next week, I'll be speaking with the writers' group that meets monthly at B&N Cool Springs. Open to the public, 7pm on 8/24. First ten people to come and mention this post will receive a free advance readers copy of one of … [Read more...]
Heroic Living
My son and I were watching a superhero cartoon where an alien came to earth and fell in love with a girl. Only problem was the alien was huge and quite destructive. So the hero had to save the day. During the battle, the alien declared, “I fight for love.” The hero’s bold retort: “You fight for love, but I fight to win.” … [Read more...]
Story
The percentage of e-books sales continues to grow at an exponential rate. Physical book sales continue to decline. This is even more true in the Fiction category. A year ago, Thomas Nelson Fiction e-book sales were around 6% of total sales. Twelve months later, the percentage is above 30% and growing. Is that cause for fear or … [Read more...]
Allen loves great stories, passionate conversations and authentic living. As Senior Vice-President and Fiction Publisher at Thomas Nelson, he spends his days acquiring, reading and publishing world class adult and young adult fiction written from a Christian worldview. A veteran of the publishing industry since joining Thomas … [Read More...]
