A (Hope)ful Blog

Piggybacking off of our previous article on ageism in publishing, it seems quite a few isms have sneaked its way into the publishing model, particularly the traditional one, over the years. Especially in Christian publishing, a phenomenon of classism seems to have taken over the industry in the past few decades. Now, you may be thinking, "Wait a minute, Hope. Anyone can write a book no matter what their economic background. I've seen people with wealth and people without get

In publishing, we work with editors. I have done so for the seven books I have published or contracted, and have worked with 100+ authors on their own books, including New York Times bestsellers. Even though I've edited over one hundred authors, no one seems to agree on one point: when can I put my foot down? And when should I kill my darlings? Each author has a different tolerance level for what major overhauls they're willing to do. I discovered I had one this past week whe