by Ben Wolf | Sep 22, 2019 | Editing, Money, Speculative Fiction, Storytelling, Writing
September 20th, 2019 marks the end of my 10th year in the world of professional publishing.As such, I thought it would be fun to do a “by the numbers” post to count up what all I’ve achieved, what has happened, and perhaps even what I’ve learned during that time.Hope...
by Ben Wolf | Jun 17, 2019 | Editing, Money, Speculative Fiction, Storytelling, Strategery, Writing
A sickness has infected the Christian creative community, and it’s especially prevalent in Christian writing and publishing circles. I call it the “Good Enough” Fallacy. And it’s a fatal sickness. The “Good Enough” Fallacy, defined simply, is the theory that as...
by Ben Wolf | Jun 14, 2018 | Editing, Money, Speculative Fiction, Storytelling, Strategery, Writing
Late last night I started a conversation with a friend of mine who also writes speculative fiction–specifically, he writes Christian spec fic. I used to classify myself and my writing using similar vernacular, but I have since changed my approach. My friend...
by Ben Wolf | Mar 10, 2017 | Editing, Money, Storytelling, Strategery, Writing
Authors nationwide (and beyond) rejoiced when Tate Publishing (which hilariously only has ten likes on its Facebook Page) announced it was closing. Yet the devastation Tate left in its path is no laughing matter. But Tate wasn’t the only publisher that authors...
by Ben Wolf | Feb 5, 2015 | Editing, Money, Speculative Fiction, Storytelling, Writing
A friend of mine recently posted 5 issues he had with hiring an editor to help him hone his writing in response to this admittedly sardonic post by my good friend and colleague Avily Jerome. His concerns are valid, but rooted in what I would consider either faulty...
by Ben Wolf | Jan 26, 2015 | Money, Movies, Speculative Fiction, Strategery
Do you know who Luc Besson is? If not, you should. He’s the mind behind great films like Leon: The Professional, Taken, and The Fifth Element. Unfortunately, everything I’ve seen from him recently has been utter garbage. In the last few months I’ve...