Here at Lucid Books, we help Christian writers build strong platforms for the messages that God has given them. We go beyond editing, marketing, and publishing your book. At Lucid Books, we offer thoughtful, faith-driven support to help you, your mission, and your faith flourish. In addition to the support we give our faith-based authors, […]
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When I hear authors say, “I think I’ll go the self-publishing route since it’s free,” I like to tell them the tale of the first-time, self-published author. It goes like this: There once was a writer. He spent countless hours at his writer’s desk, in his writer’s cave, making words come alive on the page.
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We have added a new member to our team at Lucid Books. Well, she isn’t exactly new, so much as she has taken on a new role at our company. Sammantha has been with Lucid Books since October working on content creation as well as administrative tasks. When our former Project Manager Marissa Torres decided
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Most writers find the submission of the concept/proposal/manuscript to the publisher daunting. The good news is that Lucid Books is not a traditional publisher. For one thing you don't need a literary agent to get a meeting with us. Nor do you need a completed manuscript, though it makes the process easier. We want to
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Every book and every author is different. There is no “right” choice when it comes to publishing your book, but there are choices that are better for you than others. In the end you need to choose the publishing path that is right for who you are as an author. Today we will be comparing
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What was your New Year’s Resolution? Was it to finally write that book? Maybe it was to find a publisher for the book/manuscript you’ve already written. Or perhaps it was just to find someone who could tell your story. Have you kept it? Statistically speaking 25% of people abandon their New Year’s Resolutions in the
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When I started this company in 2006, part of my hope would be that I would have an avenue to publish my own works. However, one thing I did not take into consideration was the amount of time it would take to write a book along with travel and speak, and now pastor a church.
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There was a great post last week on the PLoSBLOGS site. They gathered writing tips from a group of 23 accomplished authors and compiled them in one huge post. We picked out the top ten tips listed in the article and added some of our own advice to them. 1. Write Every Day. This is valuable advice, and
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Great post from Tim Challies on where we buy books, what kind of books we buy, and what we read. Ebooks keep taking a larger piece of the pie, and there are a lot of ways to optimize your book to take advantage of the e-revolution. Be sure and check out Challies post, and if
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I have been a fan of Ricky Jay’s work for a long time. He is the most talented close-up magician still performing, but he is also the preeminent collector of all things odd and unusual.There are few authors who care about their work as much as Jay. Every word is carefully selected, each picture is
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