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ICRS

Out of Office

June 26, 2017 //  by Wendy Lawton//  16 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

As you read this on Tuesday I’m on an airplane winging my way to ICRS– the International Christian Retail Show in Cincinnati.

I’m guessing that when clients call or email and get their agent’s out of office …

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Don’t Believe Everything You Hear

July 5, 2016 //  by Wendy Lawton//  52 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Unless you live in a cave you have been bombarded with negative, anxiety-producing information of late.  Brexit marks the end of the EU. The stock market has never been so volatile. The upcoming United States election promises …

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The Listening Tour

July 21, 2015 //  by Wendy Lawton//  52 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

I’m just back from a ten-day, twelve-event Lauraine Snelling Book Tour. We drove 1585 miles, made hundreds of connections and listened to just as many stories. As I posted several of the events on Facebook many commented …

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Trade Show Overview

July 2, 2015 //  by Mary Keeley//  30 Comments

Blogger: Mary Keeley

The 2015 International Christian Retail Show, ICRS, held in Orlando, came to a close yesterday. This annual trade show is a switch in gears for agents from the writers conferences we attend during the year. Instead of …

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Gripe Session

June 23, 2015 //  by Wendy Lawton//  154 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

I think it’s time for a group gripe session. Let’s get it off our chests.

dreamstime_xs_38066728Gripe #1: My first gripe is that my blog always follows Janet’s blog day and she tends to blog about really important …

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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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A Writer’s Mission Statement

June 24, 2014 //  by Wendy Lawton//  45 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

The first page of my journal is never cycled out with the addition of new pages for a new year. On it is my mission statement, developed on May 6, 2001 when I was writing and working …

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Will Readers Attend a Book Convention? Would You?

June 16, 2014 //  by Janet Grant//  35 Comments

Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant

The problem of connecting readers with books continues to nag at publishing, but two book trade shows are trying to aid making “matches.” Organizers for the general market’s national convention for industry professionals (BEA) have tried …

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The Psychology of Submission Timing

May 6, 2014 //  by Wendy Lawton//  92 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

Recently I found myself explaining to a client that I am in a bit of a press to get submissions out. “I feel like I only have six good weeks until every publisher sort of mentally shuts …

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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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