tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76933533041619269192024-03-05T21:52:19.145-08:00Check ThisGutCheckPresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949220221412457467noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693353304161926919.post-74843856930085171672014-12-10T19:14:00.001-08:002014-12-10T19:14:46.680-08:00Gut Check PODCAST, BABY!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ted and Zach have launched the GUT CHECK PODCAST. Every week or every other week or whatever, they will riff about all manner of things, including (but not limited to) publishing, cigars, energy drinks, and social media.<br />
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You can find all TWO episodes <a href="http://www.gutcheckpress.com/podcast">here</a>. (You can also subscribe via RSS or iTunes).<br />
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GutCheckPresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949220221412457467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693353304161926919.post-59641346370884160122013-09-09T07:17:00.000-07:002013-09-09T07:17:46.871-07:00New Gut Check Smackademic White Paper!Remember that one book that every high school and college-aged Evangelical female read during the nineties, called <i>I Kissed Dating Goodbye</i>? Remember <i>Seinfeld</i>? Ever wonder why no one had tried to combine them?<br />
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<a href="http://www.gutcheckpress.com/LanieGoodbye.pdf">Click here</a> to read our white paper, <i>I Kissed Lanie Goodbye: What Evangelicals Can Learn from the Relationships of </i>Seinfeld’s <i>Elaine Benes.</i><br />
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GutCheckPresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949220221412457467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693353304161926919.post-67478583596236670172013-09-02T11:57:00.001-07:002013-09-02T11:58:06.871-07:00The Smoking Companion Is Now Available!!<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Christian-Gentlemans-Smoking-Companion/dp/0983078351/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378148189&sr=8-1&keywords=the+christian+gentleman%27s+smoking+companion">Click here </a>to buy it.<br />
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<br />GutCheckPresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949220221412457467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693353304161926919.post-84837910266054909712013-07-11T09:27:00.001-07:002013-07-11T09:27:25.038-07:00Smoking Book Available for Pre-buy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You can now <a href="http://www.gutcheckpress.com/smoking/" target="_blank">pre-buy</a> <i>The Christian Gentleman's Smoking Companion</i>. It is a book full of humor, theology, information, and meditation about the gentle art of cigar and pipe smoking.<br />
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From Spurgeon to Bach to the Newsboys, you may be surprised at the role that smoking has played in the lives of well-known saints and how the camaraderie of leisurely smoking is even today drawing people together for accountability and Bible study and even leading them into relationships that result in repentance and faith.<br />
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<a href="http://www.gutcheckpress.com/smoking/" target="_blank">Click here</a> to see the pre-buy page.GutCheckPresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949220221412457467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693353304161926919.post-37264842729347365792012-12-15T11:59:00.004-08:002012-12-15T12:01:27.371-08:00End of the World Sale!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Go out laughing!</span>GutCheckPresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949220221412457467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693353304161926919.post-61751876736196042922012-07-07T14:09:00.000-07:002012-07-07T19:15:58.212-07:00Get Raptured...for $2.99It’s finally available! Just $2.99 will get you all 27 chapters of our hysterical (in both senses of the word) end-times satire<i> Beauty and the Mark of the Beast.</i> It’s dispen-sensational and you can get it now by clicking <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beauty-Mark-Beast-ebook/dp/B008IB14IK/" target="awseomeness">here</a>.<br />
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<ul><li>Chapter 13 of our free, online, end-times satire is now up. Dr. Zack Van Shrimpy is loose in the HVAC system and Tim Strongbow is squirming his way out of a really awkward situation. Oh, and the rapture’s coming. Check out <a href="http://www.gutcheckpress.com/rapture">Beauty and the Mark of the Beast</a>.</li>
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<ul><li>The release of Ted Kluck’s hilarious and long-awaited book on the strange world of “Contemporary” “Christian” “Music” is just around the corner. Pre-buy page will be up soon. You will not want to miss <em>To Hell With the Devil: My Year of Tuning In, Dropping Out, and Letting the Devil Have All the Good Music. </em></li>
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<ul><li>And to celebrate this thus-far crowing jewel of the Gut Check Empire, we will be blowing your brains out (metaphorically) with GUTSTOCK 2011, a release party like nothing you've ever encountered. Fifteen bucks will not only get you access to all the delicious vittles (compliments of Saucy Broad Catering), but a signed copy of the book, a Gut Check bumper sticker, and more. And, yes, by “more,” we <em>do </em>mean a real live CCM artist sharing whacked-out tales from the studio and the road, door prizes, a DJ, horrible Chrisitian music karaoke, merch table, childcare, and even stinking <em>more!</em> Stay tuned.</li>
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I listened to the first four of them on my Walkman (because I was hammering traffic counting hoses into the road for a living and, having already exhausted all of my good books on tape, started borrowing from others), and spent the duration keeping score between three teams: Bad Theology, Bad Story Telling, and Downright Boringness. (Bad Theology won by a nose.)<br />
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Well, it's been almost fifteen years since they made a splash, but some of us still aren't over it. And so, the Gut Check Army has started the serialized dispensational end times blog-novel, <em>Beauty and the Mark of the Beast: A Dispensational Thriller</em>.<br />
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<em>Why even bother to parody a genre that peaked in 1997</em>, you might ask?<br />
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There are several valid answers to this question, as follows:<br />
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1. We’re a little bit lazy. When you parody a living, growing, changing phenomenon, you have to stay on top of the latest developments. And it pays to work fast in such circumstances. Having already done satires of more recent phenoms (e.g. the emergent church and the New Calvinism), we thought we’d take a little break and just kick a dead horse while it’s down.<br />
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2. It’ll be back. Soon. Mark my words. Then we’ll appear to be way ahead of our time.<br />
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3. To us, pop dispensationalism kind of stands in for everything that’s tacky, embarrassing, and mockable about modern day Evangelicalism.<br />
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</div><span style="font-size: large;">On December 15, 2010, Gut Check Press will be releasing three new books. We've been working hard on these three titles for quite some time and are very proud to present...</span><br />
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<ul><li><i><strong>Younger, Restlesser, Reformeder: A Good-Natured Roast</strong></i> - Just how reformed do you think you are? With clarity of insight that comes only from firsthand experience, the authors of <i>Kinda Christianity</i> take on their own cultural-theological movement, offering tips and tricks for all you New Calvinists. From what to wear to who to marry (and how to court them) to what to read, Ted Kluck and Zach Bartels help you work out your reformedness with fear and trembling. Foreword by Frank Turk.</li>
<blockquote>“<i>This is one of those seminal works that embodies a significant portion of our Reformed theological heritage. We all should rejoice to see this material finally available in English!</i>” <b>—Cory Hartman, age 12</b></blockquote>
<li><i><strong>Saucy Broad: A Culinary Manifesto of Hope</strong></i> - One of our facebook fans recently pointed out how ironic it was for Gut Check to do a cookbook. We can explain. You see, after completing the <a href="http://www.gutcheckpress.com/tyson/" target="tyson"><i>Facing Tyson</i> Audio Project</a>, we were beginning to feel like we were neglecting the fairer sex. The next project, we decided, would be a cookbook. <br />
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If you’re gonna build a time machine, you might as well make it a Delorean, and if you’re gonna publish a cookbook, you might as well make it the Saucy Broad. She may not have a television show, a research budget, a world-famous blog, a hair and makeup expert, or a huge ego (yet), but she blends creative recipes, enaging narrative, and general thoughts on cooking and life into a tangy marinade of awesomeness. Bonus essays by Ted Kluck.</li>
<li><i><strong>42 Months Dry: A Tale of Gods and Gunplay</strong></i> - For more than three years, the kingdom of Ephraim has been in the paralyzing grip of drought. Tempers flare in the oppressive heat. Water rations are running out. Even a benevolent breeze only stirs up dust and disquiet. The masses are growing restless, while the entire kingdom sits on the brink of political implosion. And the only man who can bring rain is the one who stopped it in the first place. <br />
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Get ready for a prophet you can't ignore. Angry, arrogant, and armed to the teeth, Eli Tishbi is ready for his next assignment. He may not look like a divine messenger, but his god is sending him to settle a score with the king of Ephraim. This supernatural thriller will blow your freaking mind. Or, to put it more eloquently...</li>
</ul><blockquote>“<i>I gripped my seat, gnashed my teeth, slow-clapped, and even shed a tear . . . In a word: whoa.”</i> <br />
<b>—Ann Mulia, Comic Book Artist, author of <i>Psychoteers</i> and <i>Paladin</i></b> </blockquote><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Gut Check Press would like to say, <em>Merry Christmas</em> and <em>You’re Welcome!</em></span><br />
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It came to my attention recently that there are <a href="http://site.cruciformpress.com/Home_Page.php">other publishing companies </a>popping up like ours, who intend to change the publishing business by publishing e-books, audio books, and real books. <br />
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My first thought, (after thinking that they might fail because they're not Gut Check), was that in five years you'll be able to swing a cat in any direction in Colorado Springs, Wheaton, and Grand Rapids and hit a semi-famous author and his editorial friends who have teamed up to do this sort of thing. There will be out of work Managing Editors shuffling around Chicago streetcorners, holding up signs that say things like "Will Sit in Meetings All Day for Food" and "Help Send Me to a Conference." Sad, but most likely true. <br />
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Anyway, just remember that Gut Check was first. And to these companies, we wish you the best (translation: "We must break you." - Drago). <br />
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And without further delay, here are five reasons why you need to <a href="http://www.gutcheckpress.com/tyson">buy Facing Tyson immediately: </a><br />
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5. If you don't, Gut Check Press will eat your children. (Not really...it's a quote from Tyson, from the book.) <br />
4. Facing Tyson isn't $70, like Kevin McBride's slippers. (It's actually only <a href="http://www.gutcheckpress.com/tyson ">$12.99</a>, for five plus hours of entertainment.) <br />
3. If you don't download Facing Tyson, you might get gutted like a fish. (Also from the book.) <br />
2. Because buying the book will make you believe in the Willie...Cus D'Amato believes in the Willie...I believe in the Willie. <br />
1. Because <a href="http://www.gutcheckpress.com/tyson/buy/">buying this book</a> will teach you how to talk to these people.GutCheckPresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949220221412457467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693353304161926919.post-4986688850729230742010-09-09T14:42:00.000-07:002010-09-09T14:42:58.106-07:00Gut Check Press Releases "Facing Tyson" Audio BookThank you for your interest in Gut Check’s <a href="http://www.gutcheckpress.com/tyson">first downloadable audio book</a>. Facing Tyson: Fifteen Fighters, Fifteen Stories, was my first book, published in 2006 by The Lyons Press, and published internationally by Mainstream Publishing in 2007. To this day, it is my favorite book. It has been said that boxers are the best interviews in sports, and I wholeheartedly agree. I conducted interviews in cars, in locker rooms, on seedy streetcorners, in boxing gyms, and at ringside. I feared for my life more than once. I made friends with the boxers. I care about all of them, and wanted to honor them through these stories. Their unique perspectives paint a different picture of Mike Tyson than any painted before. <br />
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That said, the text is raw, gritty, and honest (read: there’s some profanity, and even a couple of f-bombs). If you’re sqeamish about this, I don’t blame you— I am too. But I wanted to maintain the authenticity of the work as much as possible. These guys are all great communicators. Enjoy their stories. Included are interviews with Marvis Frazier, Tyrell Biggs, Evander Holyfield, Lennox Lewis, and many more. <br />
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Facing Tyson is easy to <a href="http://www.gutcheckpress.com/tyson/buy/">purchase and download</a>. The book is comprised of 21 MP3 files, which can be played on your computer, transfered to an iPod or other listening device, or burned to CDs. <br />
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This audio book is more than five hours long. Because audio quality is of utmost importance to us, the bundled book is 507 megabytes. High speed Internet connections can handle this file in about twenty minutes. For dial-up users, the download would be prohibitively time-consuming. Everyone in between, use your best judgment, and feel free to contact info@gutcheckpress.com with any concerns or download problems.<br />
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Special thanks to William Colin at <a href="http://www.wacpro.net">WAC Productions</a>, for all of his hard work mastering and perfecting the finished product, and Zachary Bartels at Gut Check Studios for his technical expertise. See below for editorial reviews on the original release of the book, and enjoy! <br />
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Best,<br />
Ted A. Kluck <br />
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“In Facing Tyson Kluck tells [the fighters’] stories with skill, insight, and extraordinary compassion.”<br />
- Schuler Books <br />
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“Facing Tyson by Ted A. Kluck is subtitled Fifteen Fighters, Fifteen Stories, and there the author lets himself down. There are a lot more than 15 stories, because in each case we get not just the boxer’s journey but the tales of those who travelled with him: parents, family, trainers and promoters.”<br />
- London Telegraph <br />
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“Kluck masterfully weaves profiles of all of these men, adeptly relating all he writes about them to their fight(s) with Tyson. It is no easy task, but Kluck does a commendable job.”<br />
- The Sweet Science.com <br />
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“Kluck writes with insight about a sport that is often maligned and misunderstood, and finds a way to humanize its warriors.”<br />
- Lansing City Pulse <br />
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“Kluck presents a raw, vulgar yet consistently riveting look at boxing as seen through the eyes of Tyson’s contemporaries—the effect is fascinating.”<br />
- Tampa Tribune <br />
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“What we get are 15 fascinating stories that capture the Tyson era—mainly from the loser’s point of view—far more than any self-serving autobiography could.”<br />
- The Sunday Business Post, DublinGutCheckPresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949220221412457467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693353304161926919.post-37144950315739638272010-08-31T11:21:00.000-07:002010-08-31T11:21:17.570-07:00A Gut Check Call for InternsWhile we've been busy producing and marketing <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kinda-Christianity-Generous-Free-Range-Authentic/dp/0615364977">Kinda Christianity</a>, and putting the finishing touches on the <a href="http://www.gutcheckpress.com/books.html">Facing Tyson audio book</a>, it occured to us that Gut Check Nation needs to grow. We need some new lieutenants in the Gut Check Army. Specifically, we need a couple of interns to help us produce and market our 2010/2011 product line (including Saucy Broad; Younger, Restlesser, Reforemeder; and Paper Tiger). <br />
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Here's what we're looking for: <br />
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Page Design/Layout: We need somebody creative, artistic, skilled in the graphic art of...well...graphic art, and willing to do the opposite of stuff like <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Love-Comes-Softly-Book/dp/0764228323#reader_0764228323">this</a>. You'll do page layouts and cover mock ups for our books. You'll be compensated in coffee, energy drinks, and the rush of goodwill that comes from being a part of the Gut Check Army. We'll write a letter (on letterhead) to your advisor, and work on getting you college credit. We'll write a sterling letter of recommendation to future employers. You'll also be the envy of all your friends. <br />
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Sales/Marketing: This position is a bit more, um, nebulous. The Sales and Marketing intern will be responsible for lighting up the blogosphere for Gut Check...getting our books blogged-about, getting us on radio shows, and even setting up consignment agreements with local bricks and mortar booksellers. (See above re: compensation and being the envy of all of your friends.) <br />
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Special consideration will be given to Ted's current/former students at Cornerstone, and current/former members of Spartan Christian Fellowship. And by "special consideration" I mean that if you don't fit into one of these categories, we won't hire you. <br />
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Miscellaneous:<br />
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Must be willing to take company meetings in smoky back-rooms of various Lansing and East Lansing establishments. <br />
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Must read and become familiar with everything at <a href="http://www.gutcheckpress.com ">www.gutcheckpress.com</a>. Must think it's awesome. <br />
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Must be interested in/excited about changing publishing forever. <br />
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If interested, please email us at info@gutcheckpress.com.GutCheckPresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949220221412457467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693353304161926919.post-73682319309375893852010-08-11T14:12:00.000-07:002010-08-11T14:12:10.463-07:00Free Download from Gut Check Press!As we anticipate the forthcoming release of the <i>Facing Tyson</i> audio book, Gut Check Press is pleased to bring you the first in a line of amusing and free “academic papers” for your enjoyment. <br />
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The first offering from our Gut Check Smackademic line is entitled “Everybody Can Change: A Critical Cinematic, Philosophical, Socio-Political, Theological Literary Analysis of Sylvester Stallone’s Seminal Work, Rocky IV.” Click the below graphic to download it.<br />
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You’re welcome.<p> <br>GutCheckPresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949220221412457467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693353304161926919.post-8383805024123245762010-08-05T18:11:00.000-07:002010-08-05T18:11:47.417-07:00Calling All Corporate Sponsors (provided you're a cigar, coffee or energy drink company)Dear Corporate America, <br />
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I don't know if you've noticed or not, but Gut Check Press is really huge. Do something for me, Corporate America. Open up a browser, and go to Google.com. Have you done that? Good. Now, type in the word "Gut" and notice that the first thing that comes up is "Gut Check Press." That's how huge we are. Next, type in the word "Kinda" which is the first word in the title of our first book. Notice that the first thing that comes up in the autofill is "Kinda Christianity." Again, our book! Convinced yet? We've got several other book and multimedia projects in the works, including an audio version of Ted Kluck's critically acclaimed first book, Facing Tyson: Fifteen Fighters, Fifteen Stories. <br />
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Here's what we're proposing: Your company can be a "Presenting Sponsor" for GutCheckPress.com. Meaning that our website will say GutCheckPress.com presented by ___________ (Your Company Name Here). We may also write about your company/product in some of our books because that's how much we love cigars and energy drinks. We'll also feature your product prominently on the Gut Check Press facebook page, and at our bi-monthly Together for Gut Check (T4GC) Conferences. <br />
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So here's what we need, from you: A quantity of your product each month. For cigar manufacturers, that equates to small bundle. For energy drinks, how about a case of product and a t-shirt or two? <br />
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What I'll do now is hit "Publish," and then watch the offers roll in. Get ready to open up a whole new market for your product. Send a note to <a href="mailto:info@gutcheckpress.com">info@gutcheckpress.com</a> to make an offer. <br />
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Best,<br />
The ManagementGutCheckPresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949220221412457467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693353304161926919.post-22737138608562111152010-07-01T14:06:00.000-07:002010-07-01T14:06:36.286-07:00Gut Check Press Partners with Ronnie Martin of Joy Electric (and Other News)For Immediate Release, July 2, 2010<br />
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Gut Check Press is pleased to announce that it will publish a rock memoir from Joy Electric frontman Ronnie Martin in 2011. <br />
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"Ronnie wrote the foreword for a forthcoming book on music that I did for Moody Press, and the relationship just sort of grew from there. He asked if there was anything he could do to help grow the Gut Check Empire, and I told him he could write a book for us," says Gut Check Co-Founder and Secretary of the Interior Ted Kluck. "He agreed, enthusiastically, and he's writing now. Right now. As I speak." <br />
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Gut Check Press, which released its debut title, <em>Kinda Christianity</em> in April 2010, will release an audio version of Ted Kluck's first book, <em>Facing Tyson: Fifteen Fighters, Fifteen Stories</em>, in August. The company has also reached an agreement with Pastor Cory Hartman to publish <em>On Freedom and Destiny</em> under the Gut Check Academic imprint. It will also publish a cookbook, called <em>Saucy Broad: A Culinary Manifesto of Hope</em> in the Fall. <br />
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For more information on Gut Check Press and its products, visit <a href="http://www.gutcheckpress.com/">http://www.gutcheckpress.com/</a>. While you're there you really should buy a t-shirt and show the world that you're <a href="http://gutcheckpress.spreadshirt.com/t4gc-official-conference-tee-A5962476">Together 4 Gut Check</a>.GutCheckPresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949220221412457467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693353304161926919.post-66195382989587363682010-06-16T12:28:00.000-07:002010-06-16T12:28:20.152-07:00Gut Check Press featured in the Grand Rapids Press!On June 12, 2010, Gut Check Press was featured in a large story on the front page of the Grand Rapids Press's Religion section. You can read the article <a href="http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/06/gut_check_press_founders_relea.html">here</a>.GutCheckPresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949220221412457467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693353304161926919.post-91755691208509335512010-05-14T18:40:00.000-07:002010-05-14T18:40:08.042-07:00"Pastor Zach's Basement" Teaser TrailerThis summer, Gut Check Press is pleased to collaborate with WAC Productions to bring you the first few episodes of the new web series, <em>Pastor Zach's Basement</em>. <a href="http://www.gutcheckpress.com/basement/">Click here</a> to view the teaser trailer.GutCheckPresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949220221412457467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693353304161926919.post-242481299749424812010-05-12T07:25:00.000-07:002010-05-12T07:25:13.923-07:00Kinda Christianity Now Available for Kindle!<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kinda-Christianity-Free-Range-Authentic-ebook/dp/B003LO1GLY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273674116&sr=8-2">Click here</a> to purchase <i>Kinda Christianity</i> for the Amazon Kindle for a mere $3.50.GutCheckPresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949220221412457467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693353304161926919.post-60088038227191323412010-04-29T13:02:00.000-07:002010-04-29T13:03:33.792-07:00Strong Launch for "Kinda Christianity"On 4/28/2010, <i>Kinda Christianity</i> reached <a href="http://www.gutcheckpress.com/kinda/amazon" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: red;">#2,655</span></a> on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="amazon">Amazon.com</a>, and landed at <a href="http://gutcheckpress.com/kinda/amazon" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: red;">#2</span></a> in its category (Humor: Religion). The book remains in the top 5.GutCheckPresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949220221412457467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693353304161926919.post-5416167723832201212010-04-28T08:03:00.000-07:002010-04-28T08:03:25.182-07:00A New Twist on "Pyro" MarketingGut Check Press title <em>Kinda Christianity</em> has been featured on the excessively popular Pyromaniacs blog. <a href="http://teampyro.blogspot.com/2010/04/kinda-christianty.html">Click here</a> to read the article.GutCheckPresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949220221412457467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693353304161926919.post-31624268827882268662010-04-11T20:55:00.000-07:002010-04-12T16:37:17.916-07:00Interview with Frank Turk<a href="http://twelve60.blogspot.com/2010/04/interview-with-frank-turk.html">Click here</a> to read a blog interview with Frank Turk, touching on his role in the first title from Gut Check Press, <em>Kinda Christianity</em>.GutCheckPresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949220221412457467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7693353304161926919.post-33716955678162217172010-04-09T12:20:00.000-07:002010-04-09T12:47:29.834-07:00Gut Check Press. Man Up.Dear Readers,<br /><br />I've really done it this time. After idly threatening to create my own publishing company for years, I went ahead and did it this Spring. You may be asking yourself, "But Ted, don't you already have enough to do without adding Big Time Publishing Mogul to your already not-unsubstantial plate of responsibilities." <br /><br />(Places wing-tip-shod feet up on desk, lights expensive cigar.) <br /><br />My answer to that is "sort of." Here are, in no particular order, the reasons why I decided that April, 2010, was the right time to launch Gut Check Press (a subsidiary of the K-D empire). <br /><br />1. I wanted to create t-shirts, which are available for purchase here: <a href="http://gutcheckpress.spreadshirt.com/">http://gutcheckpress.spreadshirt.com</a><br /><br />2. I finally, officially joined forces with Pastor/Creative Genius Zach Bartels. Zach has literally dozens of readers at his blog, and I have literally dozens of people who buy my books. When two forces of that magnitude collide, good things happen. The first good thing that happened is that Zach designed a killer logo and set up this website: <a href="http://www.gutcheckpress.com/">http://www.gutcheckpress.com</a> <br /><br />3. Zach and I wrote a satirical book together. You can learn more about it here: <a href="http://www.gutcheckpress.com/books.html">http://www.gutcheckpress.com/books.html</a> <br /><br />Typically when you write a book with someone and pitch it to a traditional publishing house, it takes about eighteen months for said house to have committee meetings, conduct feasibility studies, go to conferences, make up minds, change minds, leave you twisting in the wind, and not be there when you call, before finally publishing your book (if you're lucky). By that time, the thing that you're satirizing (in our case, Brian McLaren's book "A New Kind of Christianity") will have already jumped the proverbial shark. Our book will go from idea to finished product in about eight weeks. This accelerated timeframe seemed like fun, and a nice break from the norm. <br /><br />4. Middle aged women pretty much run Christian Publishing. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but we thought it would be cool to have a company run by youngish guys (us) that would produce books that our mom's wouldn't like. No offense to our mothers. <br /><br />So here's what you need to do: Go to <a href="http://www.gutcheckpress.com/">www.gutcheckpress.com</a> - make yourself at home, look around, buy a t-shirt, and wait patiently for <a href="http://www.gutcheckpress.com/books">"Kinda Christianity: A Generous, Fair, Organic, Free-Range Guide to Authentic Realness"</a> to drop in a week or so. The book asks the probing question, "What would Christianity look like if we were all college sophomores." I know, it's deep. <br /><br />We'll check in again next week when the book drops, and we'll probably ask you to interview us on your blog and/or radio program. No blog and/or radio program is too small, so fire up the hype machine now. Until then, I'll keep busy buying and selling people. <br /><br />Yours, In Publishing,<br />Ted A. Kluck<br />Co-Founder, Secretary of the Interior<br />Gut Check Press<br /><a href="http://www.gutcheckpress.com/">www.gutcheckpress.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.tedkluck.com/">www.tedkluck.com</a>GutCheckPresshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17949220221412457467noreply@blogger.com