Selecting Manuscripts: Say No to Good Articles to Say Yes to the Best
How do you choose which articles to include in your magazine? Do you have a manuscript selection process, or do you simply accept any well-written article? [...]
Conducting Effective Interviews
Interviews can be a source of anxiety for the interview subject as well as the interviewer. How do you create an environment to help your [...]
Mission Drift: Protecting What Matters Most
Mission drift happens and can happen to your ministry. The non-profit landscape is littered with organizations that no longer embrace the Christian principles on which [...]
Launching a Publication
Will your new magazine be successful? Learn about three resources that must be maximized to ensure success: money, strategy, and people. Discover how to overcome [...]
Typography: The Essential Art for Great Design
Typography is more than typing words on a page. Each letter and word (and spaces in between) need to be finessed to achieve great design. [...]
Print to Digital: Thinking Differently About the Same Story
How do you craft a voice that will be heard by your peers? It's not easy. When readers are busy, sometimes bored, and cynical about [...]
Tools for Editors
Fill your editorial "tool box" with free online tools that will save you money, make you more efficient, and help you improve your craft as [...]
Writing features that entertain, delight, and, sometimes, inform
Explore strategies to move your routine article from the valley of boredom to the thoroughfare of fun. Anecdotes and color are the main tools writers employ to [...]
Working with People
The people who work with you on your magazine are your publication’s most important asset. Give your team clear direction, respect, and useful evaluations so [...]
Casting a Larger Net: Utilizing Multiple Platforms to Build a Larger Audience
Are you connecting with your readers in multiple ways? Your magazine's content must be present across multiple platforms like Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Amazon, and more. [...]
Magazine Design: Doing a Lot with Just a Little
Making the best design choices when working with a small team and a small budget is difficult, but it can be done. Working on the [...]
Dealing with moral issues in publishing
Ethics are the moral principles that guide the practice, decision-making, and relationships of the publishing team. Learn about some of the codes of ethics that inform [...]
Writing the Personal Experience Article
Everyone has a story to tell. But how do you communicate it in a way that touches the lives of readers? Writing the personal experience [...]
Visual Storytelling: Using Comics in Your Publication
Comics are an effective way to tell your story visually, and can be a strong communication tool in your magazine's arsenal. You can make use of this popular [...]
Moving to a Mobile Age: 8 Things You Must Know
Are you doing everything you can to get your magazine's message directly into your readers' pockets? It is time to take advantage of mobile technology, [...]
