Had a Down-in-the-Mouth Week? Here's Your Bright Spot!

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Well, here in the Ozarks we’ve had our share of rain lately. Buckets of it, in fact. You may have heard about some of the flooding. *sigh*

Coupled with the latest changes in CBA fiction, this hasn’t been a banner week. It’s enough to leave us down-in-the-mouth. For those of us who write Christian fiction we’re upset and confused about yet more change.

Here’s the scoop on that:

Sadly, another Christian fiction line is closing shop–> Abingdon Fiction Axed Amid Poor Book Sales

What’s Going On With CBA Fiction?, an excellent run-down by agent Chip MacGregor, is a thought-provoking read on the state of the industry. Chip’s blog post hits some valid points. Christian readership is strong. Why then do markets continue to shrink? Well, he has some thoughts about that.

Now, we can sit back and wring our hands and bemoan the unfairness of it all or we can view change as opportunity—opportunity to grow in fresh, bold ways we hadn’t considered before.

Some of those ways might include:

–> Channeling our creativity into new projects

–> Considering an avenue outside our comfort zone

–> Asking a friend to join us on the journey

–> Reevaluating our craft and putting a fresh spin on it

The bottom line is none of this is a surprise to God.

Yes, there are things within our power we can do to advance our cause. Some things will work, some won’t. At the end of the day, God’s still in charge.

Regardless the state of the publishing industry or what “experts” predict, God’s the ultimate authority on the past, present, and future. He could decide tomorrow the experts’ predictions are wrong! (I love it when that happens. Don’t you?)

So—a lot to chew on here.

What about some good news?

Well, you’ve come to the right place.