OverviewA frank and honest discussion of the 8 reasons most musicians fail to build a long-term, music career and the proven “real world” skills and principles of business that are rarely taught to people in “the arts.” It is full of usable tips and tools about finance, marketing, sales, communication, strategy, goals and people that can be applied directly to their music career. When they finish the book, readers will have a written plan based on who they are, the things they want to do, and the life they want to live.The Book• Introduction - why musicians must look to the “real world” of business for how to succeed in “the arts.”1. I Thought Talent Was Enough (The many things needed for success) - talent is a given, it’s everything else that makes the difference in building a successful career.2. I Thought I Had Enough Talent (Self-development - you can learn it all) - everything outside of talent and musical skill can be learned. Successful people do it everyday.3. The Company I Kept (You can’t do it alone - Networking and crabs in a bucket) - success is a team sport. Association with the right people is the foundation to a successful career - and life.4. How I Kept My Company (You own a business and it’s YOU!) - musicians are much too close to their art to make the right career decisions. That’s why they have to act like CEOs.5. My Attitude (The power of belief) - whether a person believes they’ll fail or succeed, they’re right.6. I Was Dreaming (Is what you want real? Make sure.) - the only thing worse than failing is to succeed in the wrong thing.7. I Was Hoping (The power of a right goal.) - most people spend far more time planning vacations than they do planning their lives.8. I Wanted to be a STAR (What you want is a LIFE!) - why the “why” is the most important element in success. The reason to succeed has to be bigger than the pain of overcoming failure.9.You, Inc. - how to put everything in the book into a usable plan that is actually used.• Resources - where and how to learn moreBioSteve Grossman is a husband/father, a businessman and an encourager who is passionate about living fully alive and helping others do the same. Following a 20 year career as a Grammy award winning drummer, he joined and climbed the corporate ladder of a privately held firm in the Automotive Industry. Now well into his third career as an author, speaker and consultant, Steve encourages individuals and businesses to uncover what it is they're meant to do and how to do that well. He currently lives in Smyrna, TN with his bride of 25 years and their two children.

Why I FAILED in the Music Business: and How NOT to Follow in My Footsteps

Business & Money

Grossman, Steve

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

WordCrafts Press

Signed or indie; beginner or seasoned pro; whether you are an artist, author, actor, promoter, or even a church hosting an event - you have something, or someone, that needs to be promoted.
That someone might even by you!
Whether your platform is national or local, chances are the lion's share of the promotional activity will be on your shoulders. In today's ultra-competitive marketplace, Christian creatives must be heavily involved in in promoting themselves and their works.
You CAN build your business and develop your career...without selling your soul!

Shameless Self Promotion: and Networking for Christian Creatives

Self-Help

Martin, Torry

Parker, Paula K.

Parker, Mike

Motivational

Illumination, in art, refers to the decoration of ancient sacred manuscripts and books with colored, gilded pictures. The illuminations in these ancient parchments often appeared as involved miniatures, decorative initials or ornamental border designs. They were intended to add beauty and reverence to the Holy text. The illuminations in this book are also designed to add beauty and awe to your devotional time as your draw closer to God.

Illuminations

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

When Jesus wanted to impart a particularly important spiritual truth, He rarely just came right out and said it. Instead He told stories, although we usually refer to them as parables. Jesus- follower Don McCain always figured if it was good enough for Jesus, it was good enough for him. After more than four decades in the Gospel ministry, he has gained a reputation as a story teller, and is often referred to as ‘The Story Man.’In Chronicles of a Believer Don tells his story. It’s a story about love and loss, powerful enemies and more powerful allies, simple faith that moves mountains and simple faith that accepts when mountains won’t move. And it is a true story – a story about the full life that is available to everyone who believes. For as Don so often proclaims, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever!”Don McCain is a believer. He has served God’s church in all of the five-fold ministries as apostle, evangelist, pastor, teacher and prophet. He lives in Smyrna, Tennessee with his wife Patti and their son Benjamin.

Chronicles of a Believer

Biographies & Memoirs

McCain, Don

Leaders & Notable People

Donkey Tales brings to the forefront the often overlooked role of the donkey in Bible stories. Ten chapters highlight and explore spiritual truths with the donkey as the star. Some of these donkeys you may already find familiar, such as Balaam’s donkey or the donkey Jesus rode into Jerusalem. However there are also the not so familiar donkeys such as the donkeys of Anah and Abigail or the donkey that stood against a lion. These are just some of the donkeys taking center stage in Donkey Tales.This book offers Bible Study teachers, Sunday school teachers, book clubs, or anyone desiring to learn or teach a fresh approach to better understanding God’s word. Both young adult and adult markets representing both male and female will find it easy to engage with these stories.

Donkey Tales: Exploring Perspectives of the Bible’s Stubborn Creatures

Alexis, Keith

“Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations.”When Jesus issued what is now known as the Great Commission, it wasn’t a suggestion - it was His final command to His disciples. Over the past 2,000 years the Church has gotten pretty good at getting people born again, but accepting Jesus Christ as your savior is not the same thing as being a disciple. Jesus- follower Don McCain points out this one particularly important, yet often overlooked spiritual truth:Disciples are made, not born.In bygone days, master craftsmen took apprentices under their mentorship. By consistent instruction, training, practice and oversight, the apprentice gradually grew into a master craftsperson in his or her own right.Each of us are called to be both an apprentice and a master craftsman, for we all are in need of being crafted into the image of Christ, and we all have something to give to those coming behind us. In Crafting a Disciple, Don issues a call to community, to mentorship and to discipleship. If you heed the call, get ready to invest some time getting to know your Lord better. As Don says, “Disciples are made, not born.”

Crafting A Disciple

When Summer Ends, The Dark Days BeginWhosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.Matthew 12:32Jeffrey Conley sits beside Aunt Jenny at Sunday evening service, the hard wooden bench serving as security in the midst of chaos. He has come home - to a land of loss. Parents, dead. Grandparents, dead. Twin brother, dead two hours after birth. Great-aunts, great-uncles, Aunt Jenny’s husband Lawton, all dead. All decaying in their graves.But something lives. Something dark. Something evil.And it wants to drag Jeffrey Conley to Hell.

Unpardonable Sin

Literature & Fiction

Potts, Michael

Genre Fiction

Man in the Moon is a beautifully illustrated story about an inquisitive little girl who reaches for the moon and finds a friend. This sweet rhyming tale follows our young heroine on a magical journey as she learns that any acquaintance can easily become a friend and no matter how small you may feel (especially compared to the great big moon) you are special to someone.Man in the Moon is a rhyming picture book written in 267 words, complete with soft, watercolor illustrations that vividly bring the story to life. Children will love the sing-song verses and discovering new objects and characters in the multi-layered pictures.Man in the Moon is the first in a series of Evie & Knox night time story books.

Man in the Moon (Evie & Knox Stories)

Children's Books

Erin the Great

Young-Silverman, Kelly

Pro-: A prefix of priority in space or time having especially a meaning of advancing or projecting forward. An adverb indicating positive assent to a motion, idea or course of action.Verb: A word that serves to indicate the occurrence or performance of an action.Pro-Verbs: Positive action words. A book of practical applications of the principles of God's word."This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth; but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you might be careful to do according to all that is written in it. Then you will make your way prosperous and then you will have good success."Joshua 1:8

Pro-Verb Ponderings: 31 Ruminations on Positive Action

Boyd, Rodney

“Philosophy begins in wonder.”-AristotleRemember when you were a child and incessantly asked your parents “Why?” You still had that childhood gift of wondering about everything from the simple “Why can’t I touch the stove eye when it’s red?” to the most profound questions people can ask “Why can’t I see God if He’s real?”A common perception of philosophers is of the wizened old guru, sitting on a mountain top contemplating his navel; or worse, a stodgy, boring intellectual that everyone avoids at parties. But philosophy, at its best, is a joyous profession. Philosophers never stop wondering, why? They ask the most profound and universal questions: “Why am I here?” “Does life have a meaning?” “Is there a God?” “Do I have an immortal soul?” “What happens when I die?” Philosophers have the joy of re-living the wonder of a child.Aerobics for the Mind: Practical Exercises in Philosophy that Anybody Can Do is a book for anyone who still has that unique, childlike sense of wonder.

Aerobics for the Mind: Practical Exercises in Philosophy That Anybody Can Do

Politics & Social Sciences

Potts Ph.D., Michael

Philosophy

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