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Hope to See You at a Conference This Year

By Steve Laubeon January 18, 2016
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We are often asked which conferences we will attend and where. Below is a list for each of us with a link to each event. We all hope to see you in person some time this year. Someone from the agency will be in nine different states and Canada and in all four time zones at some time this year.

Steve Laube:

Feb 4-7 – Hershey, PA – Writer to Writer Conference

March 18-22 – Mt. Hermon, CA – Mt. Hermon Christian Writers Conference

May 22-26 – Ridgecrest, NC – Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference

June 8-11 – Wheaton, IL – Write-to-Publish Conference

June 27-29 – Cincinnati, OH – ICRS (International Christian Retailing Show – an industry event, not a conference)

July 28-30 – Philadelphia, PA (Villanova University) – RealmMakers (for writers of speculative fiction)

August 25-28 – Nashville, TN – ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) Conference

 

Tamela Hancock Murray:

February 24-28 – Leesburg, FL – Florida Christian Writers Conference

March 18-22 – Mt. Hermon, CA – Mt. Hermon Christian Writers Conference

May 22-26 – Ridgecrest, NC – Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference

June 23-25 – Toronto, Canada – Write Canada

August 25-28 – Nashville, TN – ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) Conference

 

Karen Ball:

January 30 – Phoenix, AZ – CWOW (Christian Writers of the West) one-day mini conference

August 15-18 – Portland, OR – Oregon Christian Writers’ Summer Conference

 

Dan Balow:

June 8-11 – Wheaton, IL – Write-to-Publish Conference

June 27-29 – Cincinnati, OH – ICRS (International Christian Retailing Show – an industry event, not a conference)

July 7-9 – Grand Rapids, MI – Speak Up Conference

 

 

 

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What Keeps You from Following Up?

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon January 14, 2016
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You’ve been to a conference, probably at great expense and some trouble. You’ve met a few agents and editors. And you probably got at least a couple of requests to follow up with a manuscript. Now you’re home. And it’s time to follow up. Will you? If not, why not? Fear Fear is a natural emotion. In fact, if you don’t feel any fear, maybe it’s time to be scared. Or at least, worried. When you …

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Category: ConferencesTag: Conferences, Follow Up

Don’t Let an Editor Ruin Your Book!

By Karen Ballon January 13, 2016
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I’ve worked in almost all the different aspects of publishing. Editor, writer, agent. Seen and done almost all there is. And it’s always fascinating when I hear writers talk about editors as though they’re these mean, rigid despots who just want to ruin their books. That is SO not who I, or the other editors I’ve known all these years, are like. We don’t want to ruin anything. We want to help. But …

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Category: Craft, Editing, Writing CraftTag: Editing, Writing Craft

Practice Makes…More Practice

By Dan Balowon December 15, 2015
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Before musicians perform, they practice, and then practice some more. The best musicians might practice eight hours a day, every day, for many years. Then maybe, just maybe they get paid to perform, which rarely makes up for the thousands of hours they practiced for free. Before an artist paints or sculpts or creates anything, they practice and practice some more and throw away many of the things …

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Category: Career, Craft, Writing CraftTag: Craft, Practice, Writing Craft

First Line Fun

By Karen Ballon November 18, 2015
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We all know how important first lines are in our writing. Those lines set the stage for the readers, creating a sense of dread or anticipation, excitement or contemplation. First lines can capture and transport, or convict and challenge. When I start a book and the first line grabs me, I always get a bit of a charge. If the first line is that good, I have great hopes that the rest will be great. …

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We’re Stylin’ Now! – A Style Sheet Template

By Karen Ballon November 11, 2015
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As promised last week, here’s the template for the style sheet I use. Feel free to change, add, and adapt as you wish! Have fun. STYLE SHEET Title: Author: Updated: I find it’s a good idea to put the date I’ve updated the sheet to ensure I send the most recent one with my manuscript.  These first sections are for fiction and nonfiction Source Materials This is where I list my primary sources, such …

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Category: Craft, Editing, Writing CraftTag: Editing, Style Sheets, Writing Craft

Style Sheet: Don’t Let Your Manuscript Leave Home Without It

By Karen Ballon November 4, 2015
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Okay, everyone sing it with me… “We’ve got trouble, folks. “Right here in Laube City. “With a capital T and that rhymes with E and that stands for EDITOR!” Ah, the joys of being edited. How often have you received a manuscript back from an editor only to find that this person changed elements of your manuscript that never should have been changed? That she “corrected” terminology specific to an …

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Category: Craft, Editing, Writing CraftTag: Editing, Style Sheets, Writing Craft

Lessons from Halloween

By Karen Ballon October 28, 2015
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(First, one ground rule: This blog isn’t about, nor is it the forum for, either the debate on the origins of Halloween and whether or not Christians should celebrate it, or for the magic vs. no magic issue. Okay, on with the blog…) I used to love Halloween. Loved helping my mom decorate the house and make popcorn balls, the treat she always gave out to costumed munchkins at the door. Which …

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Where is the Romance?

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon October 22, 2015
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When I talk with authors about their stories, sometimes they’ll say. “Yes, there’s romance. But it doesn’t happen until chapter five.” That’s when I look at the story and try to give advice on how they can change that. Granted, not every novel is a genre romance, nor should it be. And introducing the love element earlier shouldn’t turn the story into a genre romance. A more likely scenario? The …

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Category: Craft, Romance, Writing CraftTag: Craft, Romance, Writing Craft

Harvest Haiku

By Karen Ballon October 21, 2015
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I just realized that we haven’t had a writing blog for some time, so what better time to correct that situation than autumn, when the air is pregnant with possibilities and the fragrance of change. I admit it, autumn is my absolute favorite time of year. I love the colors, the holidays, and the cooler weather. The way the birds are more active and the breeze more crisp. So come, you writers. Share …

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