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Your Character’s Key Words

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon April 27, 2022
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We all need passwords to log onto websites that we can hope to remember, right? So we are likely to choose configurations that mean something to us but not to others. 

Here is a fun exercise you can use to think about your characters. Pretend your character needs a password, whether for a shopping site today or a safe stored under the floor in the year 1877. What word or number combination would she use? Why? The passwords your character creates say a lot about her. She’ll choose words and numbers she can identify with. Maybe:

Nana1999

50Mom

LoveytoHubs2010

70sBombshell

Fitness177

Knitter000661202

$$$$$$$Money$$$$$$$

If you try this exercise, you may gain new insights into your character.

Have fun!

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Category: Creativity

Maundy Thursday

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon April 14, 2022
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Today is Maundy Thursday. As you feel led, visit this passage regarding the Last Supper and meditate upon it. I can never read this passage without thinking about how often I have disappointed Christ. And no matter how much I deny it, no matter how much I wish I were perfect, I am not. I will wretchedly and miserably betray Him again. And yet He forgives. I am nothing without Him. O Lamb of God, …

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Category: Personal, Theology

Chemistry Matters

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon March 24, 2022
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We’ve all heard about the stars who turned down roles that turned out to become cultural icons. For instance, at least six actors turned down the part of Neo in The Matrix.  Perhaps those who turned down roles might say, “Wow, that could have been me! I missed a great opportunity!”  Maybe. Or maybe not. Why? Because those films wouldn’t have been the same with the other actors. Perhaps the …

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Category: Career

Not Only the Lonely

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon March 16, 2022
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Since many publishers ask that authors have a robust online presence, I’m revisiting a topic that, sadly, hasn’t gone away since I wrote about it a few years ago. This article is worth everyone’s time if I can save even one person from being scammed. Recently, I received a private message on Facebook from a man I didn’t know, saying that he liked my profile and would like …

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Category: Career, Social Media

Ode to the Hefty Book

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon March 3, 2022
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Readers who love long books might want to check out the classics. I’m catching up on the classics as I write this post, which may take some time. Currently, I’m reading An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser. Unfortunately, I could only get my hands on a mass-market, paperback size, which makes reading a book of that heft less pleasurable than it should be. The audiobook runs 34 hours and 12 …

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Category: Get Published, Pitch, Pitching, The Writing Life

No Need to Be Insulting

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon February 23, 2022
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Recently, my husband and I decided to sell his Lincoln sedan. The vehicle had been driven only a few miles and was barely out of warranty. The dealership always sent a valet to drive the 40-mile round trip for scheduled maintenance. Kept in a garage, the car had no ding or scratch; and the interior was spotless. Who wouldn’t want this fantastic car? I called up a local used-car dealership. They …

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Category: Pitching, Rejection

Ten Reasons to Read a Christian Romance Novel

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon February 10, 2022
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Since we’re on the cusp of Valentine’s Day, this is a great time to read a Christian romance novel. Here are a few good reasons, in no particular order: The characters are living with Christ as the focus of their world. You know the ending will be sweet. The story will be uplifting. You can root for the characters and their romance. You are invested in the characters’ problems and how they will …

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Category: Craft, Creativity

A Dozen Things to Do While You Wait

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon February 2, 2022
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Have you just submitted your New Year’s Resolution manuscript and now you’re waiting for a response? Do you feel adrift? Are you unsure what to do? Then it’s time to launch another ship! Years ago, I recall reading an article (probably in a writers magazine, and I apologize to the author and magazine for being unable to give proper citation now) suggesting that authors think of each project as a …

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Category: Career, Common Questoins, The Writing Life

Thank You for Your Submissions!

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon January 12, 2022
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Our office receives submissions every day, usually seven days a week, from authors hoping for representation. We know sometimes we take longer to respond than we’d like. For our delay, we apologize. We are well aware that writer time moves much more slowly than editor time or agent time. The rate of speed from manuscript submission to publication hasn’t improved much since writers mailed …

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Category: Book Proposals

Christmas Blessings to All Our Readers

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon December 16, 2021
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The Christmas season is a lovely time to bless and remember our blog community, to let you know how much your thoughtful comments have brought insight and pleasure over the years. Thank you for being part of our community. I pray that this next week of Advent is blessed as we all await in glorious anticipation to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I pray …

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