• A Woman Author by Trade, A Woman Author At Heart - Xulon Press

    A Woman Author by Trade, A Woman Author At Heart

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    When it comes to encouragement, optimistic writers of faith are what move me most towards a positive mindset regarding life. Any book, including several from our beloved Xulon authors, that prompts more faith and trust in the Heavenly Father always push me, the voracious reader, to “gobble” up the literature and ingest its principles for future use in my life. However, it has become clear to me over the years of reading faith-based encouragement books that there is a definite difference between how women and men write tomes of encouragement. Men tend to write motivational books as more of an…

  • Xulon Press author Mark Batterson

    Mark Batterson’s publishing journey started with Xulon Press

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    A message from New York Times bestselling author, Mark Batterson: “The first book you publish is always the hardest and most important one. Why? Publishing transforms you from the would-be writer into the published author you were always meant to be. I honestly believe that most people have at least one book in them. The problem is that many people go to the grave with their book still in them. Why? Nine times out of ten, they never finish the book because they never start it. Ten years ago, I went from being a pastor, harboring a secret 13-year dream…

  • Sketched by Design, Xulon Press Author Lon Jordan

    Author of the Month: Lon Jordan

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    Our Xulon Press Successful Author Spotlight is honored to feature entrepreneur, rapper, inspirational/motivational speaker, TV writer/producer, actor, comedian and author Lon Jordan, who wrote the book “Sketched by Design: Discover Your Unique Design in the 21st Century Marketplace” [...]

  • Womens History

    Call Her George: Women Writers with Male Monikers, Part 2

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    What do the names George Elliot, Ellis Bell, Isak Dinesen, George Sand, and J.D. Robb all have in common? These are all names women writers have used to publish their books. In honor of Women’s History Month, this blog invites you to gain perspective on the female writer’s motives behind using a male pseudonym. So why would a female writer use a male name? Looking at this from a sociological perspective, some female writers felt their female identities prevented them from being taken seriously. Using a male name ensured a female writer was taken seriously, and invited the then male…