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Fun Fridays – Oct. 12, 2012

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Baptist Children’s Books

FakeJDGreear and ChurchCurmudgeon had a good time this Summer with their series, Baptist Children’s Books. Too much fun.
(HT: Trevin Wax)

  • Charlie Spurgeon and the Chocolate Factory
  • Green Eggs and NAMB   (North American Mission Board)
  • Danny Akin and the Dinosaur
  • Goodnight Lottie Moon
  • Chick-Fil-Little: The Biblical Definition of Marriage is Falling
  • Harry Potter and the Not-Really-Blood Communion
  • Platt the Bunny
  • Douglas J. Can Moo, Can You?
  • Charles Deacons’ A Tale of Two Committees
  • Nancy Drew and the Mystery of Male Headship
  • Are You My Mohler?
  • Oh, the Places You’ll Boycott!
  • More Wrinkles in Time
  • The Really Fat Cat in the Hat
  • Huckabee Finn
  • One Fish, Two Fish, Roy Fish, Go Fish
  • Hardy Boyce
  • Michael Horton Hears a Who

What can you add to the list?
From your denomination? (Remember this is for fun, not trying to make doctrinal points.)

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Handling Criticism

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Recently I received criticism about myself. I didn't like it. Like all humans, I prefer praise. However, the points made were from someone (not connected to the publishing industry) I know has my best interests at heart, so I stepped back, tried to review the criticism without emotion, and I hope I learned from it. I can say I learned enough to take steps to improve.

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Who Lives on Your Desk?

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Have you ever wondered what books are sitting on your editor’s desk? What titles fellow writers refer to over and over? What new gems your agent has discovered? Well, I thought I’d share some of my tried-and-true “friends” with you, along with some that I’m just getting to know.

First, let me confess that my desk is a disaster. At least, that’s how it looks to anyone who comes in. Books and …

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News You Can Use – Oct. 9, 2012

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Waterbrook Launches Christian Fiction Reader Hub - Check out Novel Crossing a very exciting and dynamic new site for all readers of Christian fiction. To quote their mission statement, the site "is dedicated to bringing Christian fiction readers the latest news, book releases, author commentary and reviews from a range of writers including authors, professional reviewers, fiction book editors and …

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This Offer Does Not Expire

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During a conference many authors ask , "How long do I have to submit my manuscript to you?" In other words, "Is there a time limit?"

The simple answer is, "The offer to submit to me does not expire."

Why? Because I like to find new authors and develop, nurture, and encourage their work. My goal is to create a career for that writer. This philosophy is one of the reasons we are so …

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The Word from Texas (Part Two)

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Last week I let you in on a few of the things I learned from editors and writers at the American Christian Fiction Writer’s conference in Dallas. This week I want to share what I heard from my fellow agents.

One of the silver linings of writers conferences is getting to spend time with folks who not only understand what you do, but who do it! As you all know, writing is a solitary endeavor. …

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News You Can Use – Oct. 2, 2012

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Why is the new J.K.Rowling e-book priced at $17.99? - This brief article presents some succinct economic details to help you further understand how this industry works.

Penguin Sues Authors for Advances Paid - There are at least two sides to every story, but this appears to be a number of cases where a writer signed a contract, accepted a sizeable cash advance, and never delivered the …

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Zondervan and Thomas Nelson Fiction Merge

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by Steve Laube

You may have read about some of the reorganization that has begun after the sale of Thomas Nelson to Harper Collins, which already owned Zondervan. This past week there was a new development that touches the fiction publishing programs. Instead of two separate entities, there will be one fiction division moving forward. Zondervan’s editorial team of Sue Brower and Becky …

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What Did You Do at the ACFW Conference?

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by Tamela Hancock Murray

As most of you know, I am just back from the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) conference, held in Dallas this year. Attendance was nearly 700 this year -- amazing in this sluggish economy. People are still buying books, which means authors keep writing, and publishers are acquiring. That's the good news.

Contrary to the opinions of bloggers who make …

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