by David Morris | Faith Deconstruction, Lake Drive Books News, Publishing
It was good recently to see that the publishing industry’s flagship trade magazine, Publisher’s Weekly, offered a brief but significant story on books about faith deconstruction. This term or phrase is new for so many and may appear to some as nothing more...
by David Morris | Publishing
DIY publishing or self publishing means more than you might think. But you still could probably use some professional help. Remember when Home Depot first opened a store near you? In northern New Jersey in the mid-1990s, one of their home improvement superstores...
by David Morris | Publishing
Friends, this Tuesday, July 12, marks a milestone for this new book imprint, Lake Drive Books, as our first book (not counting my own) will go live. So I wanted to take a moment to offer five thoughts on what this new venture, almost two years in the making, is about....
by David Morris | Publishing, Spiritual Writing
On a recent and rare shopping mall trip where I live in Michigan, I stuck my head into the attached chain bookstore. I often do this as a publishing person just to get an impression of the whole of the offerings to readers in religion and spirituality through a retail...
by David Morris | Publishing
I often hear this from authors: “Back in the day, an author didn’t need a platform.” Authors, I’m here to tell you that you are right. That said, a book “back in the day” still had a platform. Maybe you just didn’t realize it, but it was the publisher’s...
by David Morris | Publishing
If you listen and watch carefully to what’s going on out there, you can figure a lot out, no matter where you are. So here are some interesting things I’ve heard and seen from where I am in my experience as a publishing executive and now publishing entrepreneur,...
