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Tamela Hancock Murray Named Agent-of-the-Year

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We are very excited to announce that during the recent ACFW (American Christan Fiction Writers) annual event, Tamela was named Agent-of-the-Year! ACFW has the largest gathering of Christan fiction authors in the country.

I can personally attest to Tamela’s abilities and her success. She is an extremely hard worker who loves her clients and her job. There are few in this industry who can match her understanding of the Christian romance genre. I am so proud to have her as part of our agency.

Join me in giving her hearty congratulations!

 

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Marketing vs. Publicity

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by Steve Laube

Recent I have run into a common misunderstanding. Some writers use the words "marketing" and "publicity" (or P.R. "public relations") as synonyms when actually one is a subset of the other.

There are marketing departments that have a publicity division or a marketing department that outsources their publicity. The two go hand in hand and should compliment each other.

The …

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Publishing is a Global Business

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Recently a list of the world’s largest publishers was posted by “Publisher’s Weekly.” It reminded me again of how large the publishing business really is and how easy it is to forget that fact. Below is the top ten listed along with their sales revenue. Rank 2017 Publishing Group or Division Parent Company Parent Country 2016 Revenue (in $M) 1 Pearson Pearson PLC UK $5,617 2 RELX …

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Fun Fridays – September 1, 2017

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Since this upcoming Labor Day weekend in many ways spells the official end of Summer I thought it appropriate to listen to a Beach Boys song! What makes this unusual is that what you hear is vocal only. All the instruments have been removed. Shows the beautiful genius of their voices. Enjoy “Wouldn’t it Be Nice?” [Trivia note: The late Glen Campbell was one of the greatest guitar …

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Fun Fridays – August 25, 2017

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This is a special fun Friday. Our youngest daughter is getting married today. This makes three married daughters. At the risk of making myself a puddle of sentimentality, I can only say that I am proud of all our girls. Today, for the last time, I will be walking a daughter down the aisle. She may be all grown up along with her sisters, but I will always carry the below photo in my wallet and in …

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Deadlines Born – Deadlines Made

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Deadlines. The bane of every writer’s existence. “A necessary evil.” “My nemesis.” I talked to an author who changed the internal time clock on his computer just so he could have three extra hours, claiming he was writing on the West coast (USA) instead of where his office was (East coast USA). Writing Without a Deadline (Deadlines Born) Not everyone, however, is …

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Fun Fridays – August 18, 2017

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A hilarious confrontation between an Elephant and a Goose. (It gets rather creative at the 30 second mark.) There has to be a metaphor somewhere in this video. Which one to do think is most appropriate? Publisher and Agent? (Which one is which?) A writers conference meeting in the hallway between a writer and an editor? Little Brother vs. Big Brother in Grandma’s backyard? Come up with your …

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