“Science fiction author Cathy McCrumb wrote her debut novel, Recorder, on a hand-me-down Kindle Fire. McCrumb, who lives near the Rocky Mountains and uses a pen name, regularly emailed the file to herself, then edited it at a library computer station. McCrumb knew there was zero interest among secular ­publishers for science fiction written from a Christian perspective. More surprisingly, though, she found near-zero interest among Christian publishers, too. Her only opportunity to pitch her creation to a traditional Christian publisher was at a conference called Realm Makers where, in 2020, McCrumb finally landed the publishing contract of her dreams.”

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