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Identify Your Book’s Unique Angle: One Approach

January 25, 2017 //  by Mary Keeley//  42 Comments

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Last Sunday a church friend and I found ourselves in a conversation about the recent presidential election and potential ramifications thereof. They’re hard to avoid lately unless you’re a mole. The service was about to begin and …

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Signs

January 18, 2017 //  by Mary Keeley//  33 Comments

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With the promise of hope that a new year holds, I start pretty quickly to look for signs that my hopes have grounding. Happily, there are several already. The genre news won’t make every author’s hopes soar …

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Great Books to Read in 2017

January 8, 2017 //  by Janet Grant//  43 Comments

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As is my tradition over the last several years, today I’ll showcase some of the great books I read in 2016. Pull out your To Be Read List so you can make some additions!

I’ll give …

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Engaging Our Culture–Part 2

December 8, 2016 //  by Mary Keeley//  18 Comments

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As promised in last week’s blog post today I’ll give you Michael Boyle’s last four charges on engaging our culture. The gulf between a Christian worldview and the prevalent views on life, culture, and biblical truth seems …

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Engaging Our Culture

November 30, 2016 //  by Mary Keeley//  35 Comments

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Unless you’re an ostrich or a hermit it’s been impossible to ignore the plethora of cultural differences being expressed this year. Opposing worldviews are at the root of the divergence. Michael Boyle, Associate Professor of Pastoral Studies …

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Deciding on Your Manuscript’s Structure

November 28, 2016 //  by Janet Grant//  16 Comments

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A strong structure invites the reader into your book. Your table of contents is a big selling point–not only for readers, but even before you reach that stage, for agents and editors too.

How do you …

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The Right Angle

November 9, 2016 //  by Mary Keeley//  15 Comments

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I recently picked up a novel for a light-reading break, but also to research competition for several of my clients. A traditional CBA publisher had published the book a few years ago. Although I’d never read any …

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Your Brand: Define, Refine, and Tag

November 2, 2016 //  by Mary Keeley//  75 Comments

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We all have our favorite brands, from toothpaste to cars, and we recognize their packaging when we see them. Almost automatically, subconsciously, our brains send quick reminders of the reasons we prefer them to other similar products. …

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Resiliency, the Mother of Ingenuity

October 26, 2016 //  by Mary Keeley//  29 Comments

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My daughter made up a crazy, mixed-up story for her two young children. My granddaughter laughed with delight at the silliness of a school bus taking her to her brother’s school and the messed up order of …

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Build Your Platform, Grow Your Audience

October 20, 2016 //  by Mary Keeley//  10 Comments

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I am traveling from the Books & Such bi-annual retreat for clients today and won’t be able to respond to your comments. Today’s blog was originally posted over a year ago and ignited a great conversation. I …

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