The Business of Christian Fiction
Business:Entrepreneurship
Ep 14: From Writing Comic Books to Sci-Fi Novels with Ben Avery
Today’s guest, Ben Avery, has spent years working with a spectrum of publishers from starting his own independent comic publisher to working with Marvel Comics and Zondervan(as well as many different publishers in between). Now he’s in a new phase of his writing career as he gets ready to self-publish a Sci-Fi novel! And he’s sharing about all of it with us in today’s episode. **** CHECK OUT BEN’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL, Strangers & Aliens ✅CLICK HERE 👉 http://youtube.com/strangersandaliens
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📒 Show Notes and Resources 📒
About Ben Avery
As a comic book writer, Ben has worked with a number of publishers, from Marvel to Zondervan, most recently working on Bible story adaptations for Kingstone Comics. He currently works as a children's pastor in Nappanee, IN and hosts a couple different podcasts about pop culture (Welcome to Level Seven, Strangers and Aliens, and Comic Book Time Machine). Recently he has decided to self-publish a science fiction novel and is in the middle of figuring that out, and has started putting out Youtube videos about Christian science fiction books that are actually worth reading.
📘 Connect With Ben
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https://www.facebook.com/benaverystoryteller
➡️ http://youtube.com/strangersandaliens
➡️https://benavery.com
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Welcome! Here on The Business of Christian Fiction podcast, we’re diving into what it takes these days to make an impact and an income as a Christian Fiction Writer. Each week, we talk about the creative process of writing a novel from the lens of business decisions and marketing strategies while keeping rhythms of rest a priority. If you are a Christian, write fiction, and want to understand how to publish a novel–and make money from it–you are in the right place.
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