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How to get your Christian book Published in 10 simple steps

By Jeremy Myers
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How to get your Christian book Published in 10 simple steps

Do you want to get your Christian book published? I know the secret to doing so, and it only takes 10 simple steps. Here they are, in order:

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10 Simple Steps to Getting Your Christian Book Published

1. Have some HUGE sins in your past. The worse the better. Like a devil-worshipping, drug addict, psycho-killer porn star.

2. Plant a mega church. You probably need a minimum of 4000 people attending your 17 weekend services.

3. Become best friends with Rick Warren, Joel Osteen, and Oprah.

4. Write a blog that gets about 2 million pageviews a day.

5. Get 5,000,000 of your best friends to “Like” your page on Facebook.

6. Ask 10,000,000 of your friends to follow you on Twitter.

7. Get interviewed on a couple Morning News shows and Late Night Comedy shows.

8. Write a book that is absolute crap. It should say nothing, mean nothing, and challenge nothing. Just make sure it has a bunch of tear-jerking stories with a few funny stories mixed in for good measure. To make the book “Christian” through in some remarks about Jesus, a few Bible quotations, and a crap-load of Christian platitudes and clichés (How about some of these?)

9. Send a query letter to an agency or publisher talking about #1-8.

10. Get published and enjoy the glory of being a Christian author. Seriously. People will think you’re Jesus.

Does all that sound impossible?

Well, publishing these days is not quite as hard as that. I have recently started seeing books get published by authors who skip steps 1-7 and just focus their hardest on Step 8. They’re quite successful at it too. Then they get published and people think they’re Jesus … and they think it too.

Christan book published in 10 steps

Ok, ok.

I’m just having a little fun with the Christian publishing industry. There are lots of really great books out there, and you can’t fault the publishing industry for only publishing books that sell in a day when people are reading only 2 or 3 books a year.

Having said that, I still sometimes scratch my head when I see what they are publishing. I occasionally read a book that “sells,” and I think, “Why does this book sell?”

Of course, now I’m a bit worked up.

So let me rant a little bit…

While I am on the subject of the publishing industry, let me make one little tiny suggestion to publishers and book agents: Please, out of respect and courtesy to the authors who submit books to you, don’t you think it would be wise to create a little form letter that you send to authors whose books you reject? These authors slave over their books, and then put them out there with fear and trembling hoping they picked for publishing, and when you reject their manuscript, you don’t even have the courtesy to send them a letter which says,

Thanks for sending in your book. We looked it over and have decided that it does not fit our publishing needs at this time. Best of luck in your future publishing efforts!

No, that would be too hard and too kind. Instead, on your websites you say, “If you don’t hear back from us in 8 weeks, just assume that we don’t want to publish your book.”

WHAT? Really? That is how you treat authors?

No wonder so many of us are deciding to just self-publish. It would not be that hard to send out a simple form letter to all authors whose books you reject. It’s the least you could do for the, rather than leaving them in rejection limbo land.

And they wonder why the publishing industry is in trouble … between crap books and publishers who just don’t give a crap, it’s a wonder they’ve survived this long.

End rant.

But not the end of my attempt at humor…

Now that I’ve trashed the publishing industry, let me show you that I know what I’m talking about. Here are my own writing credentials:

Jeremy Myers is an internationally unrecognized Bible scholar, the leading theology expert in his own family, author of many #1 best-selling books (in the category of “Books by Jeremy Myers), and his podcast was recently voted the best Bible teaching podcast of 2016 by his wife and three daughters. Rick Warren recently said absolutely nothing about Jeremy Myers, and N. T. Wright has never consulted Jeremy about anything. Jeremy also writes a blog, along with every other person on planet earth.

(N. T. Wright, by the way, writes very, very good books. There is never any crap in his books. I doubt he has ever even written the word “crap.” I’ve written it 6 times in this one post. So I guess that just goes to show that I also write crap. There’s 7.)

As a side note, you might have noticed that my personal blog post quality has slipped over the past couple months. The post above is a perfect example. Ha! This is because I am working on something very big, quite exciting, and extremely time-consuming. It is something I have wanted to do for a very long time, and am finally taking the plunge. I will share more in the weeks ahead. Stay tuned!

(Oh… by the way, if you want to self-publish your book, I lay out exactly how I do it in my Book Publishing Instructions. I published this book for me so I don’t forget how. Seriously. I have a copy next to my desk which I work through every time I publish a book. But you are welcome to get a copy for yourself as well. There are more than 10 steps though…)

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Today is the LAST DAY to download my newest eBook!

By Jeremy Myers
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Today is the LAST DAY to download my newest eBook!

Book Publishing InstructionsI know I have talked about my newest eBook A LOT this week. Sorry about that.

Actually, no, I am not sorry.

I try not to push my books too much on my blog. I figure that if you like what I write in my blog posts, you are smart enough to buy some of my books if you want to.

I don’t like to pressure anyone into buying my books.

But this week I have put on a lot of pressure. Why? Not because I want you to buy my book, but because I DON’T want you to buy it. I want you to get it for free!

I Don’t Want You to Buy My Book

Seriously, the reason I have written five blog posts this week about my newest eBook is because I don’t want you to have to pay for it.

It has been available on Amazon all week as a free download, but after today, it will never again be free, and I want you to get a free copy before the offer is gone for good.

Download my ebook now for freeEven if you don’t think you would ever read this book, or don’t think you ever want to publish a book of your own, go download it anyway. That way, if you ever decide to publish a book, you will have one to read.

Or if you ever have a family member who wants to get published, or if your pastor at church decides to pursue publishing, you will have a book to let them borrow.

I would hate it if next week your neighbor came over to you and said, “I want to get my book published. Do you know of any good books that can give me some suggestions on how to proceed?” and you had to tell them to go buy my book because you neglected to download it when it was free.

Look, I am not going to lie… I like it when people buy my books. I do. It helps pay the bills and cover all the costs of publishing a book like this.

But I also love to give my books away for free when they first come out. Most authors try to rack up as many book sales as possible during that first week of publication, but I try to give away as many books as possible. I can’t apologize for trying to give my books away.

So go download my book on Amazon right now
Download my ebook now for freeAlso, invite others to do the same using the Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ buttons below. Thanks!

Don’t wait until tomorrow because this free giveaway on Amazon ends tonight, January 3, 2014!

If you want to get future eBooks for free, make sure you sign up for the email newsletter!

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10 Reasons You Should Download My Book Publishing Instructions TODAY

By Jeremy Myers
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10 Reasons You Should Download My Book Publishing Instructions TODAY

Book Publishing InstructionsMy newest eBook came out on Amazon this week. It’s called Book Publishing Instructions.

If you have already started reading it, would you mind leaving a review of the book on Amazon? Just click the link above and then click the button on that page to leave a review. Thanks.

But what if you have not yet downloaded the book?

Gasp!

Well, what are you waiting for? If you are waiting till it is not free any more so you can pay $9.99 for it, that’s cool with me, but seriously, here are 10 reasons why you should go download this book today:

  1. It’s FREE! (But only for another 36 hours or so)
  2. In the book, I tell you where and how to get a FREE manuscript template.
  3. I also share tips and suggestions for writing your manuscript to save you dozens of hours down the road.
  4. I show you how to typeset your book so that it looks professional and polished.
  5. I provide you with ideas for editing your book and getting it edited by others.
  6. I give you tools and advice for designing your cover.
  7. I provide step-by-step instructions for publishing your book as an eBook with Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google, and Apple.
  8. I give you detailed instructions on publishing your book as a paperback book with Amazon and Ingram.
  9. I provide ideas and suggestions for getting your book into people’s hands.
  10. Did I tell you the book is FREE?

You know what to do: Go download it now.

PS., I am sorry to keep writing posts about this free offer this week… I feel a bit like a salesman. Thankfully, I am not selling anything. I just don’t want you to miss out on getting this book for free. I don’t want others to miss out on it either, and you can help me spread the word by sharing this post using the buttons below. Thanks!

God is Uncategorized Bible & Theology Topics: book publishing instructions, Books by Jeremy Myers, ebooks, free download, free ebook, publishing

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Why pay for it when you can get it for free?

By Jeremy Myers
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Why pay for it when you can get it for free?

Last week I found a website by a person who who was offering a particular service for $1497. This was a discount from the $2497 they usually charged…

My question is… why pay that much money when you can get it for free?

Yep, my newest eBook is free this week on Amazon, and I don’t want you to have to pay for it. 

…What did you think I was talking about?

 The normal price for this eBook is $9.99, but this week only, I am offering it as a free download at Amazon. So go download it now! 

FREE Book Publishing Instructions

Book Publishing InstructionsMost of what I have learned about publishing books was learned through lots of trial and error, buying and reading similar books by others (none of which are as complete as this book), and spending hundreds of hours reading and deciphering thousands of blogs posts and instruction guides from the internet. I boiled all that information down into 184 pages of step-by-step Book Publishing Instructions.

As indicated above, I found a website last week which will help you publish your book on Amazon, Apple, and Barnes & Noble, for about $1500.

I completely agree that such a service is worth that amount of money. It literally takes scores of hours to turn a manuscript into a publishable book and then prepare it for distribution on Amazon, Apple, and Barnes & Noble.

So I think you will agree that the $9.99 price I set for this eBook is a screaming good deal.

But you want to know what is even a better deal?

free ebooks

Fifteen years ago when I first started pursuing publishing, I probably would have been glad to pay $1497 for all the information I have packed into Book Publishing Instructions.

You want to know why I didn’t? Two reasons:

  1. I was dirt poor (Our total income was less than $10,000).
  2. I don’t think such information was available back then.

Today, while the information is probably worth $1497, I still probably wouldn’t pay that. Why not? Two reasons:

  1. I am not really “poor” but I don’t have $1497 to spend on publishing a book (or anything else for that matter… I don’t own a cell phone, pay for cable TV, or go out to eat).
  2. Why pay $1497 when I can get the same information for less than $10….

Or better yet…

free ebooks

OK, OK, I won’t show that annoying graphic again…

Look, Book Publishing Instructions contains everything I have learned so far about publishing books on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google, and Apple. It also teaches you to publish your book as a paperback. It is incredibly valuable information, and I am giving it away for free this week only. 

Book Publishing Instructions is primarily written for people who want to self-publish their book, but even if you are pursuing traditional publishing with an established publishing company, this book will provide valuable insight and resources for helping you prepare your manuscript and build your reading audience so that you have a better chance of getting your book picked up by a publisher. 

As for me, I always self-publish my books (though that might change in the future) because traditional publishers would never allow me to give my books away for free, and right now, that is something I really enjoy doing with all the books I write. 

Giving away my books doesn’t make much sense (or cents!) from a business perspective, but I try to write and publish my books from a Kingdom perspective, which for me (this doesn’t mean this way is for everyone!) means that I initially give every new book away for free. (If you want to get notified of future book giveaways…. and immediately get a second free eBook, make sure you subscribe to my free email newsletter.)

free ebooksSo anyway, while most of my books deal with Scripture and theology, this current free eBook is intended to help you get your books into print as well. I want you to be as successful as possible in getting your words and your ideas into the minds and hearts of others…. do these three things:

  1. Go download my free eBook of Book Publishing Instructions.
  2. Read it.
  3. Get published. 

P.S., If you have already downloaded it… Thanks! Would you mind inviting others to do the same using the share buttons below? Double Thanks!

God is Uncategorized Bible & Theology Topics: book publishing instructions, Books by Jeremy Myers, ebooks, free download, free ebook, publishing

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Everything I have learned about Publishing… for FREE!

By Jeremy Myers
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Everything I have learned about Publishing… for FREE!

Books by Jeremy MyersI don’t know how many books I have written. Twenty or so….

Nine have been published.

Like most authors, I have about 97 other book ideas on my computer that I want to write. This is part of the reason I struggle so hard to finish books. I get half-way through, and then a new book idea comes along which I just have to work on right now!

As I mentioned a few months ago, I am half-way through three big book projects… and as you can see, I put them all aside to write this current book which I am giving away for free this week… At least I finished this one though. Now I hope I have the perseverance to get back to one of the others.

My Publishing Experience

Over the last ten to fifteen years of writing, I have learned a lot about publishing. I wrote a few books, got published in a few theological journals, worked for a publishing company, wrote a few more books, and even started my own publishing company (more on that at a later date).

This book I am giving away for free this week contains all the information I have pulled together over the past fifteen years of writing. Book Publishing Instructions contains almost everything I have learned about publishing. I am sure I will learn a lot more in the future as I continue to write and publish books, but this book contains what I know up to this point.

And I want to give you a copy FOR FREE.

Download Book Publishing Instructions for Free

How can you get it? Easy. Just go to Amazon and download a copy for yourself. You can read it on a Kindle or any computer, phone, or eReader with a free Amazon Kindle App.

Here is a screenshot of the table of contents so you can see roughly what sort of information the book contains.

Book Publishing Instructions Table of Contents

Does this new book look boring?

Be honest…

Of course it looks boring. It’s a “How to” book! It’s definitely not full of intrigue, suspense, and plot twists. But the information this book contains is invaluable.

Frankly, $9.99 is a fantastic deal for this book. But this week, you get an even better deal. You can download it for free.

So don’t delay. Go download it now:

Book Publishing InstructionsHow about telling others on Facebook and Twitter to go download it as well:

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