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A Complicated Genre– Telling Your Own Story

April 9, 2013 //  by Wendy Lawton//  61 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Last week at Mount Hermon Christian Writer’s Conference I was surprised by the number of writers who came with their own story– either memoir or narrative nonfiction. At meal after meal someone at the table would invariably …

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Helpful Books for the Writing Process

June 25, 2012 //  by Michelle Ule//  45 Comments

Blogger: Michelle Ule

Janet’s traveling to various publishing houses this week; so I’m filling in for her while she’s in all-day meetings.

Last week I wrote about the genres you should read as a writer (all of them); this week …

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What You Can Do when You Can’t Write

April 27, 2012 //  by Mary Keeley//  62 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

Recently I’ve heard several writers comment they are frustrated because they can’t maintain their desired writing schedule. Life happens. When family crises, health issues, nurturing small children, or necessity to keep your day job take priority, you …

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Outlook: Sunny Persistence in a Stormy Industry

January 26, 2012 //  by Mary Keeley//  4 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

Location: Books & Such Midwest Office, Illinois

As we concentrate on positive outlooks, this week, let’s tackle our persistence barometer. Some people just seem to have a sunny disposition no matter what life throws at them. For …

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Favorite Five: Nonfiction Books

August 19, 2010 //  by Wendy Lawton//  7 Comments

Blogger:  Wendy Lawton

Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office

This one is a little easier for me since one of our criteria is books that changed our lives. Here are my five:

Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis— This …

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The Challenge of Selling the Nonfiction Book

February 8, 2010 //  by Wendy Lawton//  16 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Location: Central California Office of Books and Such

I’ve been preparing the sessions I will be teaching at the Mount Hermon Christian Writer’s Conference Career Track on writing the nonfiction book.  Janet Grant and I led a …

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