Webinars



Go Indie
presented May 4, 2024   

Click here to purchase video replay and PowerPoint

You CAN get your book in print!

"For such a time as this" God has provided the technology to indie publish. But is this the best option for you? How can you avoid making a costly mistake? Click here to purchase this 90 minute video webinar. If you prefer not to use PayPal (you do not need a PayPal account), you can mail a check payable to Marlene Bagnull to 951 Anders Road, Lansdale, PA 19446.
 

Go Indie Webinar Outline

Traditional vs Indie?
   Advantages / Disadvantages
   Why go indie?

Cautions
   https://victoriastrauss.com/writer-beware  
   https://justpublishingadvice.com

Cooperative, Subsidy, Hybrid?

 Go Indie – Do it yourself or build a team?
   Christian Indie Publishing Association - https://cipa.podia.com

 How-to & cost – See https://writehisanswer.com/booksforwriters, Indie Publishing

     Study the craft
  
       Books, courses, coaches
         Don’t run ahead of the Lord

     Critiquing
        Christian Writers Market Guide
        Write His Answer Ministries – Thursday morning & evening group meets every other week

     Editing 
         Self-edit - Christian Writers Manual of Style and Editing Secrets of Best-Selling Authors
 
        Create a style sheet / check-off list
         Hiring a professional editor is NOT optional - Christian Writers Market Guide

    Typesetting & layout
         Tips         
         https://www.bookdesigntemplates.com
         Scrivener, Vellum (MAC), InDesign, Quark . . . 
         Books - How to Format Your Book in Word (Important to use Word’s “Styles”)
         Amy Deardon - https://www.ebooklistingservices.com 

    Proofreading - Multiple eyes needed!
        Book - Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors

    Cover design (front and back)
        Do it yourself cautions
        Recommend https://99designs.com and do Google search

    Obtain ISBN & bar code
        Bowker Identifier Services - https://www.myidentifiers.com         

Set price – Factor in cost of above plus
      Printing - https://kdp.amazon.com, https://www.ingrampublisherservices.com
          eBook, POD, offset printing     
          Binding – saddle stitch, perfect bound, wire bound
     Shipping
     Distributor cost / discount
     And critical to include cost of marketing

     Marketing – Important, do NOT wait until publication to build your platform
         See https://writehisanswer.com/booksforwriters, Marketing
         Website, blog, flyers, postcards, trailer, ads . . .
         Courses - Obscure No More – Thomas Umstattd Jr.

Q & A


Writing Personal Experience Stories 
Click here to purchase video replay and PowerPoint slides for only $17.95


In addition to publishing 13 books, I praise God for the over 1,000 sales I've made to Christian periodicals. The bulk of my writing has been from personal experience. In this 90-minute webinar you'll learn the essentials and pitfalls of writing life-changing personal experience stories God can use to change lives.

If you prefer not to use PayPal, you can mail a check payable to Marlene Bagnull to 951 Anders Road, Lansdale, PA 19446. 




Go, Grow & Write through the Hurts
Video replay of 60-minute Zoom webinar
including PowerPoint slides and handout.

Click here to purchase for only $17.95!


As the director of Christian writers' conferences for 39 years, I've found many come because they want to write about the heartache they have experienced. This 60-minute webinar provides biblical principles for those times that stretch our faith and later become grist for our writing mills. You'll discover how to use your life experiences to help others.

If you prefer not to use PayPal, you can mail a check payable to Marlene Bagnull to 951 Anders Road, Lansdale, PA 19446. 


Hook Your Readers from the Get-Go; 
Hold ’Em to the End 
                               

90-minute Zoom Webinar     
Click here to purchase video replay and handout for only $17.95   


With other 1,000 sales to Christian periodicals, I have developed a checklist to help you create, rewrite, and edit your nonfiction (articles and first chapters) so you can be certain you’ll hook ‘em from the get-go and hold ‘em to the end. If you prefer not to use PayPal, you can mail a check payable to Marlene Bagnull to 951 Anders Road, Lansdale, PA 19446.

 

 


Coming soon

Put Your Best Foot Forward       



To make a good impression on an editor, start on your best foot by using the proper manuscript format, knowing the twelve rules for the use of Scripture, and writing effective cover and query letters.

You'll be encouraged by Marlene's hilarious how-NOT-to examples.

Someone has called mistakes "unplanned learning experiences." Marlene has made many, but she persevered and has sold over 1,000 manuscripts to Christian periodicals.

 

 

 

Trust in the LORD with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.
Seek his will in all you do,
and he will show you which path to take.

Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT