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Today is National Buy-a-Book Day

By Steve Laubeon September 7, 2013
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 Philip Athans had a marvelous brainstorm and, together with other like-minded people, established September 7th as the annual Buy a Book Day. From their web site is the following explanation:

The National Buy a Book Day Foundation’s primary activity is educating the American people on the importance of books to our culture and community by encouraging citizens to go to any bookstore on September 7th of each year, which we hope to establish as National Buy a Book Day, and buy a book. By buying a book, as a community, every year on the same day, we come together in support of books, booksellers, authors, and publishers alike. This is the exclusive goal of the organization, and it is funded entirely from public and corporate donations.

Take up the challenge! Buy a book today either online or by visiting your favorite store.

Thanks for the tip and the above graphic: Sarah Bolme from her blog Marketing Christian Books

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Category: Reading, SteveTag: Books, Reading

Fun Fridays – September 13, 2013

By Steve Laubeon September 6, 2013
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Watch today's wonderful video about the writing life. "When its Done" is a parody of the famous song "Cups (When I'm Gone).
This was created by Sue Fleiss a children's book author. You can find her blog at "Saving the Rejects."

Thanks to Janet Ann Collins for the tip!

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How to Post a Negative Review

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon September 5, 2013
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Posting a negative review is not the same as trashing a book. Sometimes you really are doing a service to let prospective readers know the book in question may not be right for them. Here are a few tips:

Be sure you rarely post a negative review. If you make a habit of posting bad reviews, you'll be known as a grump who hates everything and your words will lose their power.

Approach from a …

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Category: Reading, Reviews, TamelaTag: Book reviews, Reading, Reveiws

Brainstorming: The Ground Rules (Part Two)

By Karen Ballon September 4, 2013
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Are you getting excited about brainstorming? I really hope so. There is so much to be gained from surrounding yourself with other writers ready and willing to share their creativity with you. And from being willing yourself to share with others. Writing doesn’t have to be a solitary task. Knowing you have a group of writers rooting for you, excited about and praying for your project as you’re …

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Category: Book Business, Career, Creativity, Karen, Writing CraftTag: brainstorming, Career, Creativity, Writing Craft

The First Novel I Ever Read

By Dan Balowon September 3, 2013
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It was the summer of 1970…I was dreading a long family car trip mainly because I was 14, I had braces on my teeth and was starting high school in the fall.  I was required to be full of dread.

The big hits on pop radio that summer were "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (Three Dog Night), "Close to You" (Carpenters), "Everything is Beautiful" (Ray Stevens), "The Long and Winding Road" by the Beatles, …

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Category: Dan, Personal, ReadingTag: novels, Reading, story

Avoid Trashing a Book Online

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon August 29, 2013
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When I'm thinking of buying a book, I do read the one-star reviews. There. I admitted it. But would I write one? No, and here are three reasons why:

The author is not a moneymaking machine, but a human. A mean reviewer won't see the fallout of posting a nasty review, but writers cry, get angry, sulk and fall into depressions over one-star reviews. It's not fair to use the Internet to vent at a …

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Category: Career, Reading, Reviews, TamelaTag: Reading, reviews

Home from Ghana

By Dan Balowon August 27, 2013
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I returned home two days ago after spending a week with publishers in the city of Accra, Ghana representing Media Associates International (www.littworld.org). The Ghana Publisher’s Forum included about thirty people from both Christian and general trade publishers, gathering for sixteen topical sessions over four days on subjects as wide ranging as Developing a Strong Publishing Program to Human …

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Category: Book Business, Dan, Get Published, The Publishing LifeTag: International, publishing

Fun Fridays – August 23, 2013

By Steve Laubeon August 23, 2013
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Having played so many pickup games I found this absolutely hilarious! Someday I get to be "the old guy" in this video. Enjoy.

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Success! Now What?

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon August 22, 2013
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Christian publishing professionals want to honor God with success. Sometimes God grants recognition quickly. Other times, He does not. And since Christians are human, it's hard not to be a little jealous of acclaimed authors.

But what about success? Are you ready for it?

Here are just a few concerns I've seen from various published authors:

1.) I'm nervous about my advance. What if I …

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Category: Book Business, Career, TamelaTag: Book Business, Career, Success

Brainstorming: The Ground Rules

By Karen Ballon August 21, 2013
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Thanks for your thoughts and comments last week. Loved seeing your excitement about getting into a brainstorming group. It really can be a blessing unlike any other. So how do you go about getting started? Well, first, let’s take a look at the ground rules for effective brainstorming. There are several of them, so this week we’ll consider the first three:

1. Steep your sessions in …

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Category: Career, Craft, Creativity, Karen, Writing CraftTag: brainstorming, Creativity, Writing Craft
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