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Laura Ingalls Wilder and Racism

July 11, 2018 //  by Janet Grant//  43 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

Last week the American Library Association (ALA) announced that the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, a prestigious children’s literature prize, would henceforth be called the Children’s Literature Legacy Award. You can read the announcement on the award’s …

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Professional Jealousy

May 12, 2016 //  by Mary Keeley//  24 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

This is the time of year when contests will be won and awards will be announced. A few will get the prize; most will not. Since I am out of the office attending BEA this week, I …

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Trade Show Overview

July 2, 2015 //  by Mary Keeley//  30 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

The 2015 International Christian Retail Show, ICRS, held in Orlando, came to a close yesterday. This annual trade show is a switch in gears for agents from the writers conferences we attend during the year. Instead of …

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Contests: To Enter or Not

May 28, 2015 //  by Mary Keeley//  34 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

Over the holiday weekend I spent time debriefing after serving on faculty at the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. Up until now, I’ve had vacillating opinions about the long-term value published and unpublished authors reap from …

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The Best Best of the Worst

April 22, 2014 //  by Wendy Lawton//  69 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Last week I invited you to come up with the worst first sentence with which to open a book in our Best of the Worst Contest. Goodness! You are a creative community indeed. We had 206 entries …

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The Best of the Worst

April 15, 2014 //  by Wendy Lawton//  208 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

One of the things you may not know about me is that I won the infamous Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest in 1999 for the worst first line in children’s literature.

My line read:

The greedy schoolbus crept through …

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The Author-Agent Partnership: Finding the Right Fit

April 3, 2014 //  by Mary Keeley//  72 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

What should a writer look for in an agent? What does an agent look for in a client? It’s tempting for a writer to go with the first offer of representation because it means you’ve crossed the …

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Professional Jealousy: Immunize Yourself from Its Bite

October 3, 2013 //  by Mary Keeley//  78 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

At one point or another we’ve all been bitten by that green-eyed monster, otherwise known as professional jealousy. Ever hovering, seeking whom he may devour, he attacks by surprise at an unfortunate moment when defenses are weakened.…

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How to Set Your Writing Goal for 2013–and Achieve It

September 28, 2012 //  by Mary Keeley//  54 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

You’ve heard the axiom, plan your work and work your plan. Sound advice but so often glossed over or under-applied. Now is the time to begin thinking . . . and preparing. You have three months …

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Why Awards Are Important but No Guarantee of Sales

July 20, 2012 //  by Mary Keeley//  31 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

Book awards–even being a finalist–are an honor to receive, a reward for an author’s research, toil, and dedication to creating a gripping story or compelling nonfiction book. Award banquets provide authors the opportunity to gather and celebrate …

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