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Career

Reactions to Your Career

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon November 29, 2012
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Often, strangers ask me what a literary agent does. Once I tell them, they’ll want to share with me that they are writing a children’s picture book. Or an aunt, cousin, or friend, is writing one. I think a lot of parents write read-aloud books because they are part of the bedtime ritual with their own children and perceive that the volume of books published means the market is vast. Unfortunately, it is not, as I discovered when I wrote three of my own, never-to-be-published children’s picture books. But I digress.

When I said that I present books to editors, an auto mechanic asked, “So you are teaching the editors how to read?”

Most people understand what I mean when I say I’ve written Bible trivia books, but conversations can get more lively when I tell them I’m the author of Christian romance novels. One recent reaction was laughter. And more laughter. I think he may have even pointed at me.

Another response: “Like, in the ads where you see ‘Meet Christian Singles’?”

To my surprise, a churchgoing relative asked, “What are those? Christians having a romance?”

I’m always amazed by how many Christians are not even aware of Christian books. That’s something we as publishing professionals need to change.

Your turn:

Would you like to share any interesting or unusual responses when you say you are in Christian publishing or a Christian writer?

How would you define Christian romance novels?

What do you think we can do to bring more potential readers to our book shelves?

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Category: Agency, Book Business, Career, TamelaTag: Career

The Elephant’s Goin’ Down!

By Karen Ballon September 19, 2012
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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 …

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Category: Book Business, Career, Writing CraftTag: Career, Time Management

Rejuvenate!

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon September 6, 2012
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By Tamela Hancock Murray

Of late, several popular Christian and secular bloggers have posted about unplugging for a time. I have enjoyed reading their ideas because I realize the importance of rebooting every once in awhile.

Years ago I read an article that said if being laid up with a broken ankle for six weeks sounded good to you, then you are too stressed out. At that moment, I knew I …

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Category: Book Business, Career, Creativity, Personal, TamelaTag: Career, Rejuvenate

Can You Plagiarize Yourself?

By Steve Laubeon July 9, 2012
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by Steve Laube

Recently John Lehrer of “The New Yorker” was discovered to have reused past material for his articles and his bestselling book Imagine: How Creativity Works.  Here are links to the articles unveiling the controversy. From Jim Romenesko, Jacob Silverman, and Edward Champion. There has been considerable outrage and a genuine apology from John Lehrer.

This incident begs the …

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Category: Book Business, Book Business, Career, Contracts, Steve, Writing CraftTag: plagiarism

Are We Speaking the Same Language?

By Steve Laubeon March 21, 2012
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by Karen Ball

I love languages. I started studying French in the 7th grade (“Bonjour, Monsieur DuPree. Comment-allez vous?), and by the time I had my double college degree in multiple-languages and journalism, I’d studied French (12 years), Spanish (5 years), and Russian (1 year). But I confess, I never expected to have to learn a new language when I entered the publishing …

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Category: Book Business, Career, Communication, KarenTag: Career, Communication, Editing, Language

Your Brand is Not a Limitation

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon January 19, 2012
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It is All About Expectations What if you bought a recording from a music group expecting their usual collection of ballads, only to hear guitar anthems? Or what if you picked up a book with a pink cover that promised a love story but ended up reading a novel where hapless and nameless victims suffered gunshot wounds on every page? You’d be disappointed, right? I would be. You don’t …

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Category: Book Business, Book Business, Branding, Career, Get Published, TamelaTag: Book Business, Branding, Marketing, Tamela, Writing Craft

Don’t Quit Your Day Job

By Steve Laubeon October 27, 2011
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I’ve been talking with writers who have another job as well as their writing to see how they juggle doing both. I was a social worker before my daughter was born and started writing soon after, but now that my youngest is off to college I’ve thought about getting back into the work force. I just don’t know how I’d balance the two yet.

The first thing I thought of was that I’d have to do some …

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Category: Book Business, Career, Get Published, Writing CraftTag: Book Business, Career, Writing Craft

To Pay or Not to Pay: For Your Own Media Travel Costs

By Steve Laubeon August 29, 2011
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I have had the privilege of knowing Ellie Kay since I first found her book proposal in the slush pile while an editor at Bethany House. That proposal became the first of her fourteen published books. I later became her literary agent and together we have seen her wrestle with a number of issues related to a growing platform. From those humble beginnings in the late 90s Ellie has been on nearly …

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Category: Book Business, Career, Guest Post, MarketingTag: Book Business, Marketing

A Defense of Traditional Publishing: Part One

By Steve Laubeon April 12, 2011
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INTRODUCTION

There has been a plethora of new developments in the publishing industry causing the blogosphere, writers groups, and print media to light up with opinions, reflections, and advice. Some of it has been quite brilliant, other parts, not so much.

I would like to attempt to address the positive elements of traditional (or legacy) publishing as a defense of the latest …

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Category: Book Business, Career, Defense of Traditional Publishing, The Publishing LifeTag: Book Business, Digital Books, E-Books, Get Published, rumors, Traditional Publishing, Writing Craft

Book Tour Lesson: Listen to Publisher

By Steve Laubeon January 10, 2011
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Melanie Benjamin, author of Alice I Have Been, reflects on book tours, in an article for the Huffington Post.  Especially the difference between the one she put together herself several years ago and the one she is currently doing with the help of her publisher.
"I've also learned to listen to my publisher. When a bookstore contacts me personally about an appearance, I pass the request on to my …

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Category: Book Business, Career, MarketingTag: book tours, Marketing, publisher
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