Getting Yourself Noticed Part I

Guest blogger, Camy Tang, the master of marketing oneself, is here to help us get ready for the ACFW conference in a couple of weeks. Meeting editors and agents at conference The best place to meet editors and agents is at a scheduled appointment. Some conferences will schedule these for you, other times you must…

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Writing Meme

Cara tagged me with this… 1. What’s the one book or writing project you haven’t yet written but still hope to? A YA supernatural thriller, kind of like LOST meets troubled teens at BOOT CAMP. 2. If you had one entire day in which to do nothing but read, what book would you start with?…

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Sushi for One?

It is September 1st, time for the FIRST Day Blog Tour! (Join our alliance! Click the button!) The FIRST day of every month we will feature an author and his/her latest book’s FIRST chapter! This month’s feature author is: CAMY TANG and her book: Sushi for One? (Zondervan, September 1, 2007) ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Camy…

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Sushi For One?

It is September 1st, time for the FIRST Day Blog Tour! (Join our alliance! Click the button!) The FIRST day of every month we will feature an author and his/her latest book’s FIRST chapter! This month’s feature author is: CAMY TANG and her book: Sushi for One? (Zondervan, September 1, 2007)   ABOUT THE AUTHOR:…

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Quick Fiction Fixes – Distinctive dialogue

We’re all busy, whether working full-time or chasing/chauffeuring kids around all day. Yet we’re also writers, striving to get our words on paper and then polish it to a sparkle. This column gives quick fixes for fiction manuscripts specifically for busy writers. Pick and choose what works best for you! Make each character’s dialogue distinctive…

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Sh! My One Little Secret!

Have you ever met an online friend in person and then realized, wow, she’s not how I imagined? I’m afraid, that’s my one little secret.I’m not who you think I am.Now before I lose you all, take a deep breath. I’m NOT a 6 foot 4, 250 lb. con from Riker’s Island. Though if I…

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The Dead Whisper On

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing THE DEAD WHISPER ON (Bethany House July 1, 2007) by T. L. Hines ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Tony is the author of the acclaimed Waking Lazarus. He has been an advertising agency owner/principal, a trade amgazine editor, and now a novelist. He has been a professional writer…

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My Baby Boy has Grown Up

Timmy (7) came to me about two weeks ago and said, “Mom, I’m not your baby any more.” Then he smiled and showed me he just lost his first tooth. (Sniffle) I told him a while ago I’d stop calling him my baby when he lost his first tooth. The next day he lost his…

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New Beginnings

It’s hard to believe that my kids have been in school for two weeks. After three years of homeschooling, I finally felt a release to let them go. I knew it had to be God because despite all the struggles from year to year, I wanted them near, to have control of them and their…

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