For authors
Resources for authors
Practical help for Christian writers, from what Bart saw as a bookstore buyer and what we do at True Bearing Press.
Is Your Manuscript Ready?
A checklist for Christian nonfiction writers before they send a book to a publisher or publish it themselves.
Read it →The Four Kinds of Editing (and Why Proofreading Comes Last)
Developmental editing, line editing, copyediting and proofreading: what each one does, and the order they happen in.
Read it →How to Write a Book Proposal
What goes into a nonfiction book proposal, and what a publisher is really asking when they ask for one.
Read it →Before You Self-Publish
What Bart learned as a Christian bookstore buyer about self-published books, updated for how he sees it now.
Read it →Small Ships, Small Churches, and the Authors I Want to Publish
Who we’re looking for, and why every good book starts with the reader.
Read it →Author community
Interested in writing, but don’t know where to start?
Join other Christian writers for conversation, advice on editing and publishing, polls and resources. It’s free, by application.
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We publish Christian nonfiction, and we don’t charge authors to publish.