by Steve Spillman | Oct 19, 2017 | blog, Goals |
I had dinner last night with a couple who had some questions about the publishing process and what it would take to succeed as authors. He was a ministry professional and she was was a business professional, but still deeply involved in ministry. What I appreciated is... by Steve Spillman | Aug 30, 2017 | blog, Books |
I have a free gift for you (they won’t last long), but first I want to ask you a question Have you ever thought about what it takes to be a successful author? Chris Maxwell has written and published eight books, not including the more than twenty books he has... by Steve Spillman | Aug 22, 2017 | blog |
WARNING READ THIS FIRST Let me say one thing before we move on: A book is a trade commodity. It is meant to be shared. You can sell it, you can give it away, you can shoot it out of a cannon at half-time, but a book (and the message inside) exists to be shared. If... 
by Steve Spillman | Aug 15, 2017 | blog, Books, Goals, Marketing |
1. You haven’t finished writing it. Really? Of all the authors I spoke with about their “in-process” manuscript, a year, or two years ago, you’d be surprised how many of those manuscripts are still “in-process” today. I know there is a time and season for everything,... 
by Steve Spillman | Aug 11, 2017 | blog, Goals, self-publishing |
You have a story to share with the world. Writing and publishing your book may be one of the most important things you will do in your life. As an author, you may have one book inside or several. Some of our more popular authors have written and published more than a... 
by Steve Spillman | Aug 1, 2017 | blog, Books |
Former football player and sports ministry veteran Norris Blount signed a book deal with True Potential last month. I received his manuscript today. Loved it, loved it! Pure Norris Blount. If it crossed your mind that “Norris Blount” may sound just... 
by Steve Spillman | Jul 27, 2017 | blog, Books |
One of our new authors, Trudy Colflesh, shared something with me yesterday that I thought was powerful enough to share with you and every other believing author. It’s from a book of prophecies written by Bill Yount, published in 2004. I Heard Heaven Proclaim:... 
by Steve Spillman | Jul 21, 2017 | blog, Books, Marketing |
Sherrie knows how to sell books Sherrie Rice Smith is a retired nurse (RN). She has more than four decades in nursing, which includes work in medical-surgical, home health, and hospice care. Sherrie is also an authority in the field of “Emotional Freedom Techniques.”... 
by Steve Spillman | Jun 22, 2017 | blog, Goals, Marketing, self-publishing |
Self-Publishing is up. Book sales are down. Hmmm…. The number of self-published books entering the market each year has exploded. According to Bowker (the company responsible for issuing ISBN’s – a book’s identification number) more than 725,000 self-published... 
by Steve Spillman | Jun 8, 2017 | blog, Books |
A local newspaper featured new novelist Sigrid Fowler after she signed a publishing agreement with True Potential in May. Her first of two novels in a series, Don’t Tell the Rabbi, Book 1: Three Men and an Old Lady is due to launch later this summer. Fowler, a... 