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A Blessed Christmas Celebration

By Steve Laubeon December 23, 2024
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May you have a wonderful week leading up to Christmas Day.

May His peace and joy be integral to your daily life now and forevermore.

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No new posts for the next two weeks. We all are taking a short break for the holidays.

Back in the saddle starting January 6th!

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Category: Personal

Fun Fridays – December 19, 2024

By Steve Laubeon December 20, 2024
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Today’s video is a marvelous a cappella version of “Angels We Have Heard on High.” Turn up the volume, close your eyes, and let the beauty wash over you.

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Category: Fun Fridays

The Greatest Story Ever Told

By Lynette Easonon December 19, 2024
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Hello, my friends and fellow word-crafters, I’m taking a short break from writing posts on craft to celebrate the season of Christmas and offer you a bit of encouragement. As writers, we are in the business of storytelling—crafting worlds, creating characters, and weaving plots that resonate with readers. Or, if we’re nonfiction writers, putting together words that offer help, advice, and hope for …

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Category: Inspiration, Personal

My Christmas Prayer for You

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon December 18, 2024
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The Christmas season is a lovely time to bless and remember our blog community and 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 as we move through Advent that you and your loved ones are blessed as we all await in glorious anticipation to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of our Lord …

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Attend the 2025 Write to Publish Conference

By Steve Laubeon December 16, 2024
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If you are thinking about attending a Christian writers conference in 2025, I’d like to encourage you to consider Write to Publish (WTP), held in June in Wheaton, Illinois. This conference has been in operation for over 50 years. Our agent Dan Balow (who lives in Wheaton) continues his directorship responsibility for WTP and has put together a stellar group of faculty members. Registration for the …

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Category: Christian Writers Institute, Conferences

Fun Friday – December 13, 2024

By Steve Laubeon December 13, 2024
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This came out in 2011 and is still one of my favorite commercials of the Christmas season.  

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Secrets of a Successful Author Aren’t Secret

By Dan Balowon December 12, 2024
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Because being a book author is more of a self-taught profession, those who are successful at it are often analyzed by aspiring authors to find out how they did it. Sometimes even asking, “What’s your secret?” If an author responds honestly, they will reveal that their pathway to success is not secret, nor does it contain shortcuts or easy-to-follow checklists. I remember watching a documentary …

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Category: Book Business, Common Questoins, Get Published, The Writing Life

An Agent’s Christmas List

By Bob Hostetleron December 11, 2024
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You may be one of those strange and wonderful people who by this time in the holiday season has finished all of your Christmas shopping. Maybe even wrapping. Well, bully for you. I’m not that person. I still have a ways to go. I have a few things yet to get on my list. Among those outstanding items are things I wish (and pray) for my clients, writer friends, and readers of this blog, such as you. …

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How to Become a Better Novelist With Brad Pauquette

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on December 10, 2024
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Imposter syndrome sometimes tells you the truth. Sometimes, you really do need to get better at the task in front of you to succeed. Many gurus will tell you that you already have everything you need. You just need to pay them money so you can be successful. But in the real world, success requires the hard work of improving your craft. Now, it’s true, sometimes imposter syndrome lies; but …

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Category: Craft, Writing CraftTag: Writing Craft

The 2025 Christian Writers Market Guide Is Here!

By Steve Laubeon December 9, 2024
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What are your writing plans for 2025? Is there a new publication where you want to send your article or devotion? Is there a conference you’d like to attend, virtually or in person? Do you need a freelance editor or a literary agent for your project? Experience has taught us that things can change suddenly. The publishing industry is no different. Each year, dozens of agents and editors move …

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