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ACFW = A Successful Conference

By Steve Laubeon September 29, 2014
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We have all just returned from the ACFW conference in St. Louis where is “all fiction all the time.” It is a wonderful and unique experience to have over 600 novelists in one building all “making stuff up.”

Every agent from our agency was there. And we had nearly 40 of our clients in attendance.

I taught two classes (one co-taught with Tamela and another on contracts with the lawyer/author Rick Acker). In addition I spent eight hours, over two days, in a small room taking 15 minute pitch appointments. We all did, as a matter of fact. If you count the hallway serendipities, the meal times talking with authors, the appointments, etc, I would guess that our agency, as a whole, spoke one-on-one to nearly 200 authors. Exhilarating and Exhausting.

The awards banquet on Saturday night was fun. One of my clients, Patrick Carr!, Won for best speculative fiction. Congratulations Patrick!

If you are an aspiring novelist and can make the trek, we highly recommend you consider joining ACFW and also consider attending a future conference. Next year will be in Dallas.

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Category: ConferencesTag: ACFW, writers conferences

Travel Woes? It Will be Okay!

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon September 18, 2014
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As I prepare to attend the ACFW conference, I recall how many things can go wrong on travel. They can, and they do. But the world will not end. Please remember this. How do I know? Because I used to consider myself indispensable. But the graveyards are filled with indispensable people. And I must remember that the world will not end if something goes wrong. For example: 1.) I missed my flight. …

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Category: Career, ConferencesTag: Career, Conferences, travel

The Morals of the Story

By Karen Ballon July 30, 2014
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As promised, here are the morals—and names—of the story of our young writer from last week. If you missed the post, please go back and read it. The young writer? None other than the gifted Lori Benton. Her second novel, The Pursuit of Tameson Littlejohn, released in April 2014. The first editor, who read her story from far, far away, and then became friends with Lori? Yours truly. But Lori isn’t …

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Category: Awards, Career, Conferences, Creativity, Get Published, Writing CraftTag: Career, Get Published, Writing Craft

One Author’s Journey: A Tale of Publishing

By Karen Ballon July 23, 2014
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With all this talk of publishing and where it’s been and where it’s going, I thought I’d tell you a story. One that happened not years ago, in the much ballyhooed Golden Age, but recently. So gather round, settle in, and listen… Once upon a time, there was a young girl who wanted to write, who grew up to be a young woman who did write, creating stories she loved. Stories that made her heart soar. …

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Category: Career, Conferences, Creativity, Get Published, Writing CraftTag: Get Published, perseverance, Writing Craft

When Your Agent Appointment Flops

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon July 17, 2014
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In keeping with my conference posts, I want to talk a little today about agent appointments. I’ll use agents as the example for brevity but this post can also apply to editor appointments. That is, what if the agent or editor doesn’t like your work? Don’t despair. Seriously. Here’s why: 1.) If you feel you stuttered or stammered, or otherwise weren’t at your best, …

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Making Friends at a Writers Conference

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon July 10, 2014
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Conference time is exciting for everyone, especially those who are looking forward to meeting people they’ve only met over the Internet and reconnecting with old friends. For certain, strengthening relationships is one of the best benefits of any conference. But what about the person who’s new, who hasn’t had a chance to make lots of friends yet? What about the shy person who …

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Category: ConferencesTag: Friends, writers conferences

Yes I Said That, But…

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon July 3, 2014
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In light of the fact that many of us are getting ready to go to conferences, or have just been to conferences, I thought I’d spend the next couple of blog posts on conferences. Today I’d like to talk about what you hear, what you think you hear, and applying what you hear. I love talking to writers and I love it even more when all of my appointment slots are filled at a conference. …

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The Writer’s Pod

By Karen Ballon April 30, 2014
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When I was at the Mount Hermon Writers’ Conference a week or so ago, I went to one of my all-time favorite places: The Santa Cruz Wharf. It’s one of the best places to see the sea lions, which are draped all over the pilings of the wharf, as well as swimming and playing in the water around it. A few years ago, I saw something I’d never seen before. A group of sea lions all floating together. Come …

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Category: Career, Communication, Conferences, Creativity, Karen, Platform, The Writing LifeTag: Community, Conferences, The Writing Life

A Weekend with C.S. Lewis and Friends

By Steve Laubeon November 11, 2013
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by Steve Laube

This past weekend I had the privilege, once again, to attend and participate in the C.S. Lewis Foundation’s Fall retreat in Houston.

Not a typical writers conference it focuses on the extraordinary contribution of Lewis and his fellow Inklings and ultimately a celebration of the Arts in light of the incarnation of Christ. The speakers were extraordinary. They included:
Devin …

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Category: Conferences, Get Published, Personal, SteveTag: C.S. Lewis, Conferences, Get Published

Five Myths About an Agent’s Rejection

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon October 31, 2013
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1.) The agent hates me. Unless you approached her and said something along the lines of, "You and your kids are ugly and you have lousy taste in manuscripts," a rejection shouldn't be personal.

But if you are worried that you unintentionally offended an agent or other publishing professional, take action. Email to let him know you have been worried about why you may have been the cause of …

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Category: Book Proposals, Conferences, Craft, Get Published, Rejection, Tamela, Writing CraftTag: Agents, Get Published, Rejection
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