Publish with consistent, quality care.
A reader can't separate your message from the object carrying it. Clean files, real editing, and a cover that doesn't apologize are part of the stewardship.
Pillar three · The Caretaker
Publishing + Business — systems that send it into the world.
Alright, you finished your book. Now what? Time to send it out. Then repeat the process — again and again, to increase your impact for the gospel.
Whether you're just starting out or twenty books in, these are the actionable systems that help you publish and profit without the guesswork.
What this pillar covers
Let's empower your publishing + business life
Finishing your book is just the start. Now you've got to prepare it to fly and sing in the world — then do it again. These are the actionable insights that empower you to publish and profit.
Chart a pipeline — then fill it with books.
One book is a project. A pipeline is a body of work. Knowing what comes after this one changes how you write and release the current one.
Plan for the future, track the past.
You're running a business whether you named it one or not. Numbers you actually look at are what turn guesses into decisions.
Create beautiful books — time and time again.
The first one is hard because everything is new. The tenth is manageable because you built a process. That process is the actual asset.
Featured tools + training
The publishing path, in order
If you're publishing books and making sales, here's the newsflash: you're also an author entrepreneur. And if you want to succeed as a writer for the sake of the cross, you need certain systems in place to get gospel results and sustain the work.
Write. Refine. Release.
You did it — you showed up, wrote faithfully, and finished your draft. Keep the momentum going by editing and publishing your book to ignite faith in your world.
Fast Guide to Publishing Your Book
Set up the complete publishing platform you need to launch your book into the world — in the time it takes to bake a lasagna. Whether you're starting out or going wide, this takes the stress out of the process.
KDP Setup in a Flash
Stop one on the publishing train is Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing. This walks you through everything you need to set up your Amazon platform and get your passion project in front of the largest book retailer in the world.
Who's teaching this
Hey there — Jeremy here. 👋
My work is to empower GospelWise Authors like you to wield the power of the pen for the sake of the cross, through training and resources that upskill and inspire — with room left over for your own style and creative freedom.
Former pastor and Capitol Hill minister, indie authorpreneur, developmental editor, eighteen years in Christian publishing. Proud husband and dad. Vintage jazz vinyl enthusiast. Apple fanboy before the cool kids were. More about the studio →
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Insights + skills + inspiration
Actionable publishing advice for the GospelWise Author™
The internet is chock full of advice from this and that guru promising bank for following their formula. Not here. Just insights and inspiration to grow your skills and empower your author journey.
Article
A Christian Author's Guide to Publishing
The overview: what the routes actually are, what each one costs you, and how to choose without regret.
VideoHow (NOT) to Publish a Book!
There are lots of ways to publish. There's also an absolutely wrong way — and this one insight will save you thousands of dollars.
Video5 Author Business Habits for Success
Meet Robert Heinlein — or at least his rules for author success. They're what I've followed for a decade across 50+ books.
Keep going
The other three pillars
Publishing sends it out. Here's the rest of the journey.
Mindset + Motivation →
The floor under everything else.
Writing + Craft →
Practice is what wins the story day.
Marketing + Sales →
Connecting your book to the readers who need it.
All for God's glory and your neighbor's gospel good.