Category Archives: Publishers Corner

Publishers Corner: Behind the Scenes at Zarahemla

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Chris Bigelow

First of all, I’d like to thank all the publishing folk who’ve taken time to write guest posts for this “Publishers Corner” category over the last year or more. We’ve had a good range, from Deseret and Covenant to some … Continue reading →

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Publishers Corner: The Disruptive Technology of e-Publishing

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Chris Bigelow

Guest post by Chris Schoebinger, Product Director/Creative Director at Deseret Book For Christmas my wife and I decided to get my 68-year-old mother an e-Reader. However, we were unsure about her reaction. She’s a voracious reader, but she’s never read … Continue reading →

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Publishers Corner: Introducing Strange Violin Editions

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Chris Bigelow

Guest post by Therese Doucet Strange Violin Editions is the new kid on the block in Mormon(ish) publishing, and since Chris Bigelow was kind enough to invite me to do a guest post for AML’s Publisher’s Corner, I thought I’d … Continue reading →

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Publishers Corner: Checking in with Signature Books

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Chris Bigelow

Guest post by Tom Kimball What a wonderful age we Mormons live in. Authors with LDS backgrounds like Elna Baker and Brady Udall are receiving national attention for their books, while Walter Kirn had Up in the Air turned into … Continue reading →

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Publishers Corner: Why Editors Have Claws

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Chris Bigelow

Guest post by William Morris Editors are evil. They’re monsters: vampires who suck the life out of your manuscripts; werewolves who tear your stories to shreds; zombies with vacant stares who repeat the same vacant phrases (Show don’t tell!) while … Continue reading →

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Publishers Corner: Part of a Painfully Dying Breed?

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Chris Bigelow

Guest post by Kathryn Jenkins, Managing Editor, Covenant Communications In the six years I’ve been managing editor at Covenant, there have been seismic changes in the publishing industry. According to a survey from Pew, in just the six months ending … Continue reading →

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Publishers Corner: Elizabeth Beeton of B10 Mediaworx

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Chris Bigelow

My name is Elizabeth Beeton, writing as Moriah Jovan, and I operate B10 Mediaworx (B10, Beeton, get it?), a publisher, ebook formatter, and provider of other author services. Please forgive my foray into my authorial history, but that’s where the … Continue reading →

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Publishers Corner: Advances in Mormon Publishing?

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Chris Bigelow

By Chris Bigelow In this post’s title, the word “advances” could mean two different things: a synonym for progress or a reference to the practice of publishers paying authors an advance on royalties. The second meaning is the one I’d … Continue reading →

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Publishers Corner: Resurrecting Old Books: A Short Introduction to the Mormon Texts Project

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Guest

by Ben Crowder We’re a bookish people. In this dispensation alone we’ve got the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, the Pearl of Great Price, and thousands upon thousands of other Latter-day Saint books — doctrine and theology, history, … Continue reading →

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Publishers Corner: Do Mormon Novelists Have a More Difficult Time Getting Published?

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Chris Bigelow

Guest post by Jana Riess Because I work in publishing, would-be authors sometimes ask me to explain how they can get an agent or editor to look at their fiction.1 It’s occurred to me over several years of having these … Continue reading →

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