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Grace Personified: My Friend, Ernie Owen
Posted by: | Mar 02 | CommentsOn Tuesday the world lost the presence of one of its most important citizens. Ernest E. (“Ernie”) Owen stepped onto the streets of gold and Heaven gained the presence of one of its most important examples of the personification of grace. There… Read the rest
Top Posts of 2011 – #1
Posted by: | Jan 27 | CommentsThis week we are re-running our top three posts of 2011. Here’s #1:
The Professional Literary Agent in Christian Publishing: Good or Bad?
Because my entry into publishing had been through representation of a publishing company as its general… Read the rest
Top Posts of 2011 – #2
Posted by: | Jan 25 | CommentsThis week we are re-running our top three posts of 2011. Here’s #2:
Who Owns the Pastor’s Sermons? Part 1
In 1979 I was asked by the pastor of a large church to help him deal with a dispute that had… Read the rest
Who Owns the Pastor’s Sermons? Part 3
Posted by: | Jul 19 | CommentsThis post was originally published on April 5, 2011, and has been one of our most visited. It is the third in a three-part series we are republishing over the next several days, which will end with a new installment… Read the rest
Who Owns the Pastor’s Sermons? Part 2
Posted by: | Jul 15 | CommentsThis post was originally published on February 9, 2011, and has been one of our most visited. It is the second in a three-part series we are republishing over the next several days, which will end with a new installment… Read the rest
Who Owns the Pastor’s Sermons? Part 1
Posted by: | Jul 13 | CommentsThis post was originally published on February 8, 2011, and has been one of our most visited. It is the first in a three-part series we are republishing over the next several days, which will end with a new installment… Read the rest
The Professional Literary Agent in Christian Publishing: Good or Bad?
Posted by: | Jan 28 | CommentsBecause my entry into publishing had been through representation of a publishing company as its general counsel, and because of my work for more than 16 years as outside general counsel to the trade association of Christian publishers,… Read the rest
The Birth of Modern-Day Christian Publishing
Posted by: | Jan 27 | CommentsI previously wrote here and here of my experience in becoming the first literary agent in the Christian publishing marketplace. What is interesting as I look back now from my current vantage point, having served Christian authors… Read the rest
The First Literary Agent in Christian Publishing, Part 2
Posted by: | Dec 07 | CommentsYesterday I shared how I came to meet Ken Gire and how he asked me to review his book proposal. After I read the materials, I called Ken and asked him to meet with me again. When we met I told him… Read the rest
The First Literary Agent in Christian Publishing, Part 1
Posted by: | Dec 06 | CommentsAs I shared in my first blog post, as a young attorney I had been introduced to Christian publishing in 1973 when I was asked to mediate a management dispute and deadlock within a Christian publishing house… Read the rest
