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Christmas

Christmas Memories in the Making

December 25, 2016 //  by Janet Grant//  12 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

I posted this blog in 2010, commemorating the sweetest moments of our family’s Christmas celebration that year. But,well, that was five years ago.

I actually had forgotten about the joys of that particular Christmas. Revisiting them …

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Take a Break

December 20, 2016 //  by Wendy Lawton//  18 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

A couple years ago, our colleague, Rachelle Gardner, sent us a fascinating article by Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries in the Harvard Business Review. It has become a favorite. In it he makes the case for …

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The Gift of Secret Giving

December 12, 2016 //  by Wendy Lawton//  36 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

It’s Christmastime and I can’t help but think about the frenzy of getting gifts for those we love. And even for those we feel we “must” gift. We often ask many questions in order to get just …

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Deck the Halls

December 5, 2016 //  by Wendy Lawton//  38 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

I was poking around in old blog posts and saw this one from six years ago. You know what’s funny– almost nothing has changed. This is still the way I deck the halls– even though we’ve added …

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Good Girl Books

December 29, 2015 //  by Wendy Lawton//  21 Comments

Blogger:  Wendy Lawton

Our Books & Such offices are closed for Christmas Break. We decided to choose some oldies but goodies to re-blog. This is a blog post I wrote several years ago but I still think about some of …

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Favorite Christmas Book to Read with a Child

December 18, 2015 //  by Rachel Kent//  33 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

My daughter and I are always reading together and this time of year she has two favorite Christmas books. Honestly, both are a little young for her now, but sometimes by the end of a very long …

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Gifting at Christmas

December 15, 2015 //  by Wendy Lawton//  36 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

I addressed this a few years ago but the question that often comes up this time of year is this: What is appropriate in the way of gifts for agents, editors and those on your publishing team?…

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Rocky Road

December 8, 2015 //  by Wendy Lawton//  31 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

I’m working from the East Coast this week so I decided to pull up one of my classic blog posts just in time for you to do some Christmas cooking. A few years back I shared about …

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How to Write Awesome Acknowledgments

November 15, 2015 //  by Janet Grant//  47 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

I love to read book acknowledgment pages. I feel as if I’m peeking into the Who’s Who in the creation of the work. But the acknowledgments I like best are those in which the author shows …

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Flash Fiction Contest

September 30, 2015 //  by Janet Grant//  25 Comments

Guest Blogger: Meagan Briggs

Show us your flash fiction skills.

Splickety Prime is hosting a nano fiction contest, and we want your entries. In 100 words or less, write a story that encompasses our holiday theme (see below) and meets …

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