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Writer's Conferences

Writers’ Conference Follow-Up

October 9, 2015 //  by Rachel Kent//  37 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

The ACFW conference has come and gone, and I know many of you attended this year. I have heard glowing reports from my clients who were in attendance. For any conference, there are things you can do …

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A Book that Influenced My Life

May 29, 2015 //  by Rachel Kent//  47 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

It’s almost summer! Many of you have children starting summer break already. The beginning of summer is a great time to talk about reading since we’ll all be taking books with us out to the pool and …

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Pitching in Person

May 22, 2015 //  by Rachel Kent//  34 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

I am diving in now to my preparations for ICRS at the end of June. ICRS is a wonderful place for agents to meet face-to-face with editors to talk about our clients’ projects. There’s great benefit to …

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The Benefits of Smaller Writers’ Conferences

March 20, 2015 //  by Rachel Kent//  57 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

There are many benefits to attending large writers’ conferences like ACFW, but smaller conferences have some great perks, too!

First is cost. The big conferences have to bring in a large faculty from all over to a …

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Is “Branding” a Four-Letter Word?

December 28, 2014 //  by Janet Grant//  8 Comments

Blogger: Janet Grant

Our office is closed for the holidays so we can spend the holidays with our families. This post is from our archives, and is one of our “Best of.” We’ll return with new posts when the office …

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After the Conference

September 30, 2014 //  by Wendy Lawton//  62 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

We’ve had a number of posts about how to get ready for a writing conference but having just landed home after attending the wonderful ACFW (American Christian fiction Writers) Conference in St. Louis, I thought now would …

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Making Conference Connections

September 19, 2014 //  by Rachel Kent//  57 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Many of you are gearing up to attend the ACFW (American  Christian Fiction Writers) Conference next week,and I’m sure some of you are nervous about the conference.

Will you be able to meet with that editor or …

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Interview with Rachel Kent

March 21, 2014 //  by Rachel Kent//  36 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

I am looking forward to the Northwest Christian Writers Renewal Conference in April, and I was asked to participate in an interview as a personal introduction for the conferees. Kirk Kraft, the interviewer, told me that I …

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Why Do Agents Attend Writers Conferences?

February 14, 2014 //  by Rachel Kent//  54 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

I just bought my plane tickets for my trip up to Seattle for the Northwest Christian Writers’ Renewal Conference in April! I’m excited to get to be a part of their conference this year. I went to …

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Pitching a project: What makes your book unique?

June 28, 2013 //  by Rachel Kent//  46 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

ICRS was a success! As Rachelle shared, each of us presented our clients’ projects to editors while we were there. It was so insightful for me to listen to Janet, Mary, Wendy and Rachelle give their presentations …

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