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Archives for January 2015

Fun Fridays – January 9, 2015

By Steve Laubeon January 9, 2015
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Three cheers for these students from Mount Desert Island High School!
We too are “All about those books.”

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Tamela’s Year – 2014

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon January 8, 2015
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Once again, the Lord has blessed me with much more than I deserve. My family and I are healthy and happy and He continues to provide abundantly. I am grateful to you, my readers, and so to help you, I offer my perspective on the business: Heartsong At the start of 2014, I happily represented a robust list of Heartsong authors. As we all know, the line is poised to shut down this year. I appreciate …

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Category: AgencyTag: 2014, Agency

Start the New Year Right

By Karen Ballon January 7, 2015
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I must have started this blog fifteen times. I’d write a word or a line, then delete it. All because I’m trying to think of something new and clever to say about the fact that we’re facing a new year. But you know what? There isn’t really anything new to say. Sure, publishing has changed, and will continue to change. Yes, books are being published and will continue to be published. How that …

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Category: Art, Career, The Writing Life, Writing CraftTag: story, The Writing Life

Bestsellers Thirty Years Ago

By Dan Balowon January 6, 2015
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We hop back into our “way-back machine” for our twice yearly trip to the past and see what books were selling before I started losing my hair and life was comparatively simple. January 6, 1985…thirty years ago today, here are the New York Times bestseller lists: Fiction The Talisman, by Stephen King and Peter Straub. (Viking) The Sicilian, by Mario Puzo. (Linden Press/ Simon & Schuster) Love …

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Category: Book Business, The Publishing LifeTag: Bestsellers

2014 – A Year in Review

By Steve Laubeon January 5, 2015
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Another year has passed. Another year full of thrills, chills, and bills. Like in past years (2013, 2012, 2011, 2009) I’d like to take a look at what has transpired and put things in perspective. The Agency Another stellar year for our agency. We finished with nearly 100 new contracts which include over 150 future books. It is exciting to note that eleven of those contracts were for debut …

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Category: AgencyTag: 2014, Agency
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