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Barb Roose

The Ideal Client: Three Qualities that an Agent Looks for in a Client

April 28, 2021 //  by Barb Roose//  27 Comments

For the past week, I’ve interviewed some fabulous future authors who participated in the Publishing in Color Conference, a Christian writers’ conference for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous People of Color) Christian writers. More than once I was asked, “What are you …

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Knock That Book Off Its Pedestal: Five Ways to Use Your Story to Make a Difference Without Traditionally Publishing a Book

April 18, 2021 //  by Barb Roose//  5 Comments

I’ve lost count of the number of times that someone has told me, “Everyone tells me that I need to write a book about what I’ve been through.” There’s nothing wrong with writing a book to capture your story, but …

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Getting an Agent to Read Your Entire Query

March 17, 2021 //  by Barb Roose//  8 Comments

As a literary agent, I love seeing stacks of queries in my inbox. Like the other agents at Books & Such, I enjoy discovering unique book ideas, moving memoirs and fresh new voices. However, all literary agents must balance limited …

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Carving Up Your Popular Content to Reach and Satisfy Your Audience

February 24, 2021 //  by Barb Roose//  7 Comments

Right now, imagine your popular podcast episodes, blog posts or keynote messages as a delicious, juicy turkey sitting in the middle of the table at Thanksgiving dinner. Like that turkey, developing your podcast, blog or keynote required a lot of …

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Platform: Staying Positive and Productive as You Build Your Audience!

February 3, 2021 //  by Barb Roose//  17 Comments

“I’d love to hear from you once your platform reaches the level that traditional publishers are looking for.”

That’s so frustrating, isn’t it? You’ve crafted a great book proposal and your critique group assures you that your writing is strong. …

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Surviving the Threat of Social Media Nuclear Meltdown

January 13, 2021 //  by Barb Roose//  16 Comments

“Duck and Cover.”

This was the name of a 1950’s animated movie featuring “Bert the Turtle” and he taught American school-age children how to respond to a nuclear bomb attack. Bert the Turtle taught the kids to drop to …

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Does Your Writing Career Need a Diet?

January 4, 2021 //  by Barb Roose//  20 Comments

Does your writing career need to go on a diet so that it can get stronger again? 

It’s no secret that losing weight is one of the most common new year’s resolutions. The resolution is triggered by an ah-ha moment …

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Treat Yo’ Self – A Christmas List of 2021 Christian Writers’ Conferences

December 14, 2020 //  by Barb Roose//  20 Comments

On the iconic episode of “Parks and Recreation”, characters Tom and Donna announce their inaugural event known as “Treat Yo’ Self Day.” In what’s become an annual event on the show, they allow themselves to indulge in massages, mimosas and …

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VIDEO INTERVIEW: Embracing Color and Culture in Christian Publishing

November 23, 2020 //  by Barb Roose//  22 Comments

I’m thrilled to share a conversation with fellow Books & Such author, Robin W. Pearson, 2020 Christy Award in the First Novel category for her novel, Long Time Comin’ (Tyndale 2019).

Since Robin is one of the few traditionally-published Christian …

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Three Words to Overuse This Week

November 1, 2020 //  by Barb Roose//  16 Comments

It’s T-Minus 24-hours until God-Only-Knows-What will happen next. I couldn’t write this week’s blog without acknowledging the impending election that some feel defines our lifetime.

Election or no election, life will go on. Even if the very worst happens by …

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