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Yes Lord!

March 20, 2023 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  7 Comments

I waited with anticipation for the movie, The Jesus Revolution, to release and hit the local theaters. I sat in the cushy reclined theater seat, popcorn in hand, antsy to get past all the movie  previews. The movie did …

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Be sure your proposal and manuscript are ready to send!

March 13, 2023 //  by Rachel Kent//  3 Comments

Last time I blogged I wrote about query letters. This time I’d like to focus on proposals and manuscripts.

Recently, I’ve received a few query letters for top-notch ideas, but when I look at the proposal or manuscript, I realize …

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Four Things Agents Look for When Checking Out Your Website

March 5, 2023 //  by Barb Roose//  7 Comments

While social media seems to be where everyone is gathering online, your author website is still important for your writing career. Social media is like the car you drive around in to invite people to join you on the journey. …

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Time for Writers to Retire

February 26, 2023 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  31 Comments

retire automobileYes. It’s time for writers to retire (cough) a few old favorite but now worn-out words, methods, habits, phrases, and punctuation marks.

“But my high school English teacher told me…”

Is your high school teacher in publishing? Makes a difference.…

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How to Avoid the Historical Fiction Wall-Banger

February 19, 2023 //  by Wendy Lawton//  31 Comments

Let’s talk about what makes an historical novel a wall-banger. That’s what author Elizabeth Chadwick calls the kind of book that annoys the reader enough to chuck it at the wall in disgust. Medieval mysteries have been my dessert reading …

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AI and Publishing’s Future

February 12, 2023 //  by Janet Grant//  29 Comments

About a month ago, one of my daughters, who works for an online security company, startled me by the question she posed, “What is publishing doing to prepare for people who use AI to write books?”

I hadn’t paid much …

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Bring Back the Joy of Writing

February 5, 2023 //  by Debbie Alsdorf//  11 Comments

Most of us have heard of Marie Kondo–the organizational guru who wrote about sparking joy by getting rid of things. She’s recently changed her mind about things and being tidy with children under foot. We can laugh at the irony …

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Sending Book Query Letters in 2023? This post is for you.

January 30, 2023 //  by Rachel Kent//  3 Comments

If you are getting ready to send out your query and you are considering sending to Books & Such, this post is for you. I’d like to walk you through the behind-the-scenes process of what happens to your query letter …

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Four Priceless Perks of Attending a Writer’s Conference

January 22, 2023 //  by Barb Roose//  5 Comments

One of my favorite comments to hear as an agent during a writer’s conference is when a first-time attendee says, “Oh wow. I’ve gotten way more out of this than I expected!” Signing up for a writer’s conference can be …

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Writer Office Gossip

January 15, 2023 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  16 Comments

I remember the day I gave up gossip.

Writer Office Gossip girlsFor me, it was part of my spiritual journey. Every time I saw gossip in a list with murder, adultery, stealing, and other vile practices, I felt smugly “safe” from all the …

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