Blogger: Mary Keeley
You’ve heard the axiom, plan your work and work your plan. Sound advice but so often glossed over or under-applied. Now is the time to begin thinking . . . and preparing. You have three months to set…
Read More...By Mary Keeley on Sep 28, 2012 in Awards, Blog, Book Proposals, Business of writing, Finding an Agent, Writer's Conferences | 54 Comments
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Book awards–even being a finalist–are an honor to receive, a reward for an author’s research, toil, and dedication to creating a gripping story or compelling nonfiction book. Award banquets provide authors the opportunity to gather and celebrate each…
Read More...By Mary Keeley on Jul 20, 2012 in Authors, Awards, Blog | 31 Comments
Blogger: Rachel Kent
As many of you know, Monday night the 2012 Christy Award winners were announced at the International Christian Retail Show in Orlando. My clients, Anne Elisabeth Stengl and Melanie Dickerson were both finalists in different categories. I’m so…
Read More...By Rachel Kent on Jul 18, 2012 in Authors, Awards, Blog, Contests, ICRS, Reading, Writing Life | 31 Comments
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Pretty much everyone just wants to be liked, right? Why, we’ve all taken to heart one sentence from Sally Fields’ earnest Academy-Award acceptance speech: “You like me, you really…
Read More...By Janet Grant on Jan 30, 2012 in Authors, Awards, Blog, Publishers, Writing Life | 21 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Home Office, Santa Rosa, CA
We’ve already talked about a nefarious way to break onto The New York Times best-seller list by buying copies of your own book, but what about writing a best-selling book. Is there a trick to…
Read More...By Michelle Ule on Oct 12, 2011 in Authors, Awards, Blog, Children's books, Writing Life | 6 Comments
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Main office, Santa Rosa, CA
Those of you who have been following my writing saga on the Books & Such blog may be interested in hearing the latest wrinkle. After releasing on September 1, 2011, A Log Cabin…
Read More...By Michelle Ule on Oct 10, 2011 in Authors, Awards, Blog, Business of writing, Christmas, Fiction, Publishing News, Reading, Writing Life | 14 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: From ICRS, Atlanta
Sunday– Four Meetings plus the Annual Books & Such Brunch. Plus the Baker-Bethany-Revell Dinner.
Monday– Ten Meetings plus the Gala Christy Awards
Condition: Totally Exhausted (but happy)
After a full day on the show floor today and ten…
Read More...By Wendy Lawton on Jul 12, 2011 in Awards, Blog | 9 Comments
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: mid-70s
As you could see from the list of ACFW awards for historical fiction in Monday’s blog, an author can approach writing stories set in the past a number of ways. Those awards…
Read More...By Etta Wilson on Sep 29, 2010 in Awards, Blog, Fiction, Reading, Writing Life | 15 Comments
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: Low 90s
Looking at the American Library Association’s lists of awards and prizes over the years, I see several authors and books from other cultures. The Mildred L. Bachelder Award for best work…
Read More...By Etta Wilson on Aug 26, 2010 in Authors, Awards, Blog, Children's books | 4 Comments
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville office
Africa has been popping up in one way or another during the past year for me. Last fall, I heard the organizer of the centennial for native Tennessean James Agee, who wrote the…
Read More...By Etta Wilson on Aug 23, 2010 in Awards, Reading | 19 Comments
