Some days you just have to take a break and do something fun. That’s what we’re doing today with Wordle. Just hop over to the website (www.wordle.net) and have at it!
Below is a Wordle for one of Steve’s keynote speeches:
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Christian Book Awards
Congratulations to our client Mesu Andrews (represented ) for winning the 2012 Christian Book Award for best New Author!
Here is the list of winners:
CHRISTIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR
Nearing Home, Billy Graham (Thomas Nelson)
Category: BIBLES
ESV Student Study Bible (Crossway)
Category: BIBLE REFERENCE
Dictionary of Christian Spirituality, Glen G. Scorgie …
News You Can Use – May 1, 2012
Amanda Hocking is Happy with her Publisher – An update from the woman whose self-published ebooks garnered a monster traditional deal.
10 Best First Lines in Fiction - Chosen by editors at the Guardian (UK). Do you agree or disagree?
How We Will Read in the Future - An excellent interview with Maria Popova, the curator for the great BrainPickings blog. (The article is about 2,500 words long …
Blood, Guts and Peanuts: What it’s Like Writing with Ted Dekker
Guest blog by Tosca Lee
Our guest today is Tosca Lee, author of Demon: A Memoir and Havah: The Story of Eve. She is also the co-author with Ted Dekker of the NYTimes bestseller Forbidden. The next book in that series will be out this Summer. A sought-after speaker and former Mrs. Nebraska, Tosca was a senior consultant for a global consulting firm until turning to writing full-time. She holds a …
Fun Fridays – April 27, 2012
How many book characters do you count in this short video? And what are their names?
On Reading the Classics
“A classic is a book which people praise and don't read.”
This quote attributed to Mark Twain made me think of classics I didn't enjoy, but also those I did. I have a lifelong habit of choosing classics for my leisure reading.
When I was in the seventh grade, I enjoyed Gone with the Wind so much I read it a second time. Unfortunately, this intense involvement in the full story caused me to …
Romancing the Readers
I had a conversation with a writer friend a few weeks ago. She was telling me that the book she’s writing is, at the core, a romance, and no one was more surprised than she. “I don’t know a thing about writing romances,” she confessed. “Any tips?” I sent her an email with my thoughts, and that was that. Then she emailed me a few days ago:
“I just re-read this [email] as I'm still struggling …
News You Can Use – April 24, 2012
How to Pay a Ghost - Great post on how ghostwriting works.
A Noah's Ark for Books! - Brewster Kahle is storing a copy of every book ever published. Spending millions on storage and scanning. Fascinating.
Search Google by Reading Level - Refine your searches! Who knew Google could do this too?
Yet Another Supreme Court Case Concerning Book Sales - This time dealing with the "grey" market …
Fun Fridays – April 20, 2012
An appropriate caption for this cartoon could be "What every author wishes they could say to an editor."
The Mystery of the Slush Pile
When you submit a manuscript or query to an agent, you may wonder what happens to it, and what our thought processes are regarding the properties we offer to represent versus those we must respectfully decline. Every agent is different, but you may find learning about my process helpful.
I have a very smart assistant. When she reviews my slush pile submissions, she goes through a winnowing …