I recently read an interesting article by David Brooks, at The New York Times website. What follows is an excerpt:

One of my lifelong loves has been reading great books. I lament the decrease in the number of Christians who are avid readers. We seem to be more interested in television, movies, popular culture, and all kinds of trivia than in great books. And we are leading our children and grandchildren into functional illiteracy, shallowness, and superficiality.

Randy Alcorn answered a variety of questions at the 2010 C.S. Lewis SW Regional Retreat and Writers Workshop. In this clip, he answers the question, "What do you see for the future of Christian fiction?"

Randy Alcorn answers the question, "With a growing number of ways for people to access books and content online, are Christian bookstores still relevant?" Filmed at the 2010 International Christian Retailers Show.

Randy Alcorn answers the question, "Are there ways that Christian bookstores can be helpful to churches?" at the 2010 International Christian Retailers show.

Does Randy Alcorn work on more than one book project at a time? What is his writing process like?

First of all, go to any Christian bookstore and look in the front of books related to the subject you’re writing on and gather names and addresses of the publishers you want to pursue. I suggest you send two or three sample chapters, not the whole book.

It takes about 1.5 to 2 years to write a book. Assuming you have a publisher interested in your book, the book would need to sell between 10-12,000 copies in order for the publisher to break even.