Publishers always want to know about one thing: How impressive is your platform? Scot McKnight offers sage insight on the fascination and foibles of platforms:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/2013/12/16/platform-and-publishing/
Moore Engaging
How have we gotten so far away from the real mission? Since this is the way it is done, it would seem many would be left out…those who don’t pastor a church, many women, and those who pastor small congregations to name three. I recall decades ago the pastor of probably the largest church in the Phoenix area wrote a book. He was a truly gifted preacher, but he was not a writer.