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How to Write the Last 50 Pages of Your Book with James Scott Bell

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on June 22, 2021
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“The first page of a book sells that book. The last page sells your next book.” –– American crime novelist Mickey Spillane When you write a novel, you want your readers to be so thrilled by the ending of your story that they immediately buy your next book.  And then they tell all their friends […]

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31 Ways to Pray for Your Writing

By Bob Hostetleron June 17, 2021
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I consider prayer to be an important—indispensable, even—part of the writing life. I’ve written about that here, in fact. I’ve also written and published 31-day prayer resources (here and here). So, I thought I’d offer here a 31-day prayer plan specifically for you and your writing. See how nice I am? (Pray for me.) 1          “Alpha and Omega, First …

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Category: Encouragement, Inspiration, The Writing Life, Theology

Original Writing

By Dan Balowon June 16, 2021
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Several years ago, I reviewed a proposal on a subject commonly addressed in Christian books and quickly noticed it was not entirely original.  It wasn’t plagiarized from another author, but the proposed nonfiction book was comprised almost entirely of the best-thinking from other Christian authors on the subject. There was little original thinking by the author. The material quoted from other …

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Category: Book Proposals, Creativity, Get Published, The Writing Life, Writing Craft

Strategies to Self-Pity Proof Your Writing Life

By Guest Bloggeron June 9, 2021
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Today’s guest post is by Lori Stanley Roeleveld. She is a blogger, speaker, coach, and disturber of hobbits who enjoys making comfortable Christians late for dinner. She’s authored four unsettling books, including The Art of Hard Conversations: Biblical Tools for the Tough Talks that Matter. She speaks her mind at www.loriroeleveld.com and is represented by Bob Hostetler.   To persevere in …

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Category: Encouragement, Inspiration, The Writing Life

How to Write a Bible Study with Mindy Kiker

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on June 8, 2021
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You can listen to this episode How to Write a Bible Study with Mindy Kiker on Christian Publishing Show.
Perhaps you’ve considered writing Bible studies for your local church, or maybe you’re interested in writing Bible studies for publication. How do you write Bible studies that people want to read? We have a special guest with us today who is going to share her experience in writing Bible …

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How to Write a Bible Study with Mindy Kiker

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on June 8, 2021
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Perhaps you’ve considered writing Bible studies for your local church, or maybe you’re interested in writing Bible studies for publication. How do you write Bible studies that people want to read? We have a special guest with us today who is going to share her experience in writing Bible studies. She is co-founder of Flourish […]
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Knowing What to Expect

By Dan Balowon June 3, 2021
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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it (Spanish philosopher George Santayana). Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it (Winston Churchill). If you remember the past and learn from history, you can see some things coming a long way off (Dan Balow, Literary Agent). Books acquired by traditional publishers are a best-guess what readers will desire two to …

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What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon June 2, 2021
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Sometimes, interviewers ask when you first knew what you wanted to do in life. As a child, I remember aspiring to be a dancer because moving to music looked fun. But when I found this “magazine” I had made for my mother when I was ten, I realized my interests (aside from trying to get my mother to buy Cocoa Krispies cereal) tended toward my future reality. In the photo, notice that the lucky old …

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A Literary Agent’s Wish List

By Bob Hostetleron May 27, 2021
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People often ask me, “What are you looking for?” It’s a natural question to ask a literary agent, even when the questioner knows that the agent has offered a detailed answer on the agency website (here, for example). After all, something could’ve changed. I may, since updating my interests, have suddenly decided to get bold, branch out, and try to sell a systematic theology in iambic pentameter. …

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Category: Agents, Book Proposals, Craft, Grammar, Pitching, Platform, The Publishing Life, The Writing Life

How to Write a Query Letter with Mary DeMuth

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on May 25, 2021
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If you want to be traditionally published in today’s book market, you are going to need a literary agent. But you don’t just “hire” a literary agent like you would a plumber. Agents have a vetting process in which they decide if you and your book are a good fit for their agency. They want to make sure you have a unique idea, excellent writing, and a way to market your book to your readers (a …

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