The Dirty Secret of "Christian" Publishing
But seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. – Matthew 6:33 The other day Rachelle Gardner blogged about preparing for success in publishing . The point of the post was that once an author signs a contract with a publisher there will be demands placed on the author’s time. Near the middle of her post she writes: Do you participate in several church or social activities (Bible study, weekly golf date, book club, whatever)? Understand you may need to curtail them for a season... or permanently. First, let me say that anyone who chooses to write is not going to be able to do that without changing one’s schedule. If nothing else, an author will end up watching less television or reading fewer books. That goes with the territory. The problem I see here is the recommendation that a Christian author remove herself from church activities, including Bible study, “for a season…or permanently.” We could say that this is a matter of prio...