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Fiction

Getting an Agent to Read Your Entire Query

March 17, 2021 //  by Barb Roose//  8 Comments

As a literary agent, I love seeing stacks of queries in my inbox. Like the other agents at Books & Such, I enjoy discovering unique book ideas, moving memoirs and fresh new voices. However, all literary agents must balance limited …

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Fiction Giveaway Time!

February 8, 2021 //  by Rachel Kent//  29 Comments

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I was struggling to find a blog topic, but then my eyes fell on a stack of beautiful novels. I have an extra copy of each of these books by my clients …

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Story–The Common Ground Between Fiction and Nonfiction

June 22, 2017 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  44 Comments

Story–The Common Ground Between Fiction and Nonfiction

By Cynthia Ruchti

Story old and newIn a January 16, 2011 post for Psychology Today, Dr. Pamela B. Rutledge expounded on “The Psychological Power of Storytelling.” She focused on the concept as it relates to changes …

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What’s the Story on Backstory?

March 7, 2017 //  by Rachelle Gardner//  30 Comments

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One of the biggest challenges for novelists—new and seasoned alike—is avoiding too much backstory in the opening of the book. A lot of people ask me questions about backstory, and often argue with me about it. So …

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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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Controversial Issues: Engage or Avoid?

September 22, 2016 //  by Mary Keeley//  51 Comments

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Most writers and bloggers are averse to broaching controversial issues. We would prefer to avoid polarizing subjects because we want to be popular, and writers surely don’t want to lose followers, especially readers. But the truth is …

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Voice Quiz

July 21, 2016 //  by Mary Keeley//  36 Comments

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An author’s unique voice is a big part of his or her brand identity. While reviewing a client’s new manuscript this week, I was struck by how well this author has mastered this area of craft. It …

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10 Tips for a Clean Manuscript

June 16, 2016 //  by Mary Keeley//  26 Comments

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Writers have so much craft or technique to master. If you are a novelist, you’re consumed with things such as adding more tension or deepening the character development. If you write nonfiction, you’re concerned with organizing your …

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An Author’s Unique Voice

June 9, 2016 //  by Mary Keeley//  33 Comments

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I had the blissful pleasure of reading two novellas on the drive to visit out-of-state family over the weekend. What else does one do sitting in the passenger seat while husband extraordinaire is at the wheel and …

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Agents Are Not to Be Feared

May 5, 2016 //  by Mary Keeley//  57 Comments

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Next week I’ll be at Book Expo America (BEA) in Chicago. This annual trade show is the general market’s equivalent of the Christian market’s International Christian Retail Show (ICRS). BEA is the largest book and author publishing …

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