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Author, Check Your Online Presence

May 3, 2017 //  by Mary Keeley//  27 Comments

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When your book proposal interests agents and editors, the first thing they’ll do is investigate your website, blog, and social media activity. That’s why it’s so important that each area of your online presence compliments the others …

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How to Get the Most from Your Beta Readers

April 19, 2017 //  by Mary Keeley//  21 Comments

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I highly recommend participating in a critique group. You can improve your own craft as you critique your partners’ work often as much as you can by receiving their feedback on your work. But this can’t replace …

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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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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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Hook Readers in the First Few Pages

October 13, 2016 //  by Mary Keeley//  12 Comments

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We humans like variety. We have four hundred sixty real dog breeds to choose from according to the American Kennel Club. Fashion trends change every season. Some people read mostly nonfiction while others prefer fiction, and we …

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Building Muscle for Your Brand

January 28, 2016 //  by Mary Keeley//  37 Comments

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The subject of author brand brings up guttural sounds of anxiety from many writers. Why? Because they are new in their career and haven’t yet put their finger on what their unique author characteristics are. Or, because …

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Beta Readers

November 19, 2015 //  by Mary Keeley//  39 Comments

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Conversations with several clients in the last couple of weeks had one thing in common. All of them were waiting for feedback from their beta readers. Music to my ears. I highly recommend participating in a critique …

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Celebrating Writers

March 12, 2015 //  by Mary Keeley//  44 Comments

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Writing is a life-long learning process. Just ask veteran authors and they will tell you. Call it the Writing-LLL course. I’m devoting today’s post to celebrating writers.

Maybe it’s that the scent of spring is finally in …

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Demographics and Diversity Present Opportunity

March 5, 2015 //  by Mary Keeley//  96 Comments

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The challenging events in the publishing industry oblige authors and publishers to think differently about how they can reach new readers. Two studies offer insights that may stimulate ideas for books and marketing for those willing to …

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