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This Offer Does Not Expire
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 …
The Word from Texas (Part Two)
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. …
News You Can Use – Oct. 2, 2012
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 …
Zondervan and Thomas Nelson Fiction Merge
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 …
What Did You Do at the ACFW Conference?
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 …
The Word from Texas (Part One)
by Karen Ball
As many of you know, we at the agency were in Dallas, Texas this last week at the American Christian Fiction Writers’ conference. Folks told me it was too bad we had to go this time of year, that it was unbelievably hot and humid.
I wouldn’t know.
From the time I got to the hotel until I checked out, I never stepped a foot outside. Why, you may ask? Well, let’s see…
Redundant Redundancies
We all say them occasionally but should avoid redundancies in writing. I still see redundancies in query letters, and sometimes even in published novels -- and I don't mean an endearing speech marker a writer has bestowed upon a character. Here are just a few:
tiny little
add up
very unique
nodded his head
fiction novel
advance warning
close proximity
safe haven
hurry up
lag …
The Elephant’s Goin’ Down!
by Karen Ball
You remember the old adage:
Q: How do you eat an elephant?
A: One bite at a time!
As I’ve reviewed my calendar this week, I’ve realized that’s what I’ve got on the screen in front of me. An elephant.
Maybe two.
And they’re reaaaaallly big.
SO many things to get done before I board a plane early Wednesday morning and wing my way to Dallas for the ACFW conference. As …