Contact: Bob Waymire, 530-467-5373, http://www.shepherdsofthevalley.com Etna, California, September 30, (Christian Newswire) –- At a time when many are looking for authenticity and purpose, yet shying away from the Church, author Bob Waymire offers a hopeful new book. “Shepherds of the Valley: How Love Looks in Shoe Leather” tells the inspiring story of Wendell and Marilyn [...]

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Navigating the vast seas of the mass media and delivering your message to the public can be a journey through uncharted waters. Your message is important.  It is God-given, God-inspired.  It is something that resonates deep within your soul and something you have carefully crafted.  Now you need to let people know, but how? Building [...]

Whether you pursue traditional royalty publishing or publish independently, a marketing plan is essential for your book to be a success. Gone are the days of “getting published” and relying solely on your publisher to market your book (if they ever really existed). Literary Agent Chip MagGregor just posted a 10 step guide to creating [...]

If you haven’t heard/read about Rick Warren’s contest to design his new book cover, well, it’s too late (the content ended Saturday). From the press release: Grand Rapids, Mich., September 17, 2009 — 99designs.com, the largest marketplace for crowdsourced graphic design, last night announced that best-selling author Rick Warren is running an open design project [...]

If you haven’t heard/read about Rick Warren’s contest to design his new book cover, well, it’s too late (the content ended Saturday). From the press release: Grand Rapids, Mich., September 17, 2009 — 99designs.com, the largest marketplace for crowdsourced graphic design, last night announced that best-selling author Rick Warren is running an open design project [...]

RT @mdemuth: For those of you who face #writing rejection. Even the greats experienced it: http://bit.ly/K0avE #fb # Publishers Lunch: Amazon Says That, Excluding Pre-Orders, Lost Symbol Sold More Kindle Units on Day One than Print Books # BelieversPress is looking for marketing/pr pros to help our authors. Must be Christian, and know how to [...]

Agent Kristin Nelson helps you interpret the letters you get from agents in response to your query/submission. Valuable advice on how to read between the lines! Form response: Don’t interpret anything. It could mean just about anything under the sun. Form response with personal comment Submission was interesting enough for the agent to make a [...]

Agent Kristin Nelson helps you interpret the letters you get from agents in response to your query/submission. Valuable advice on how to read between the lines! Form response: Don’t interpret anything. It could mean just about anything under the sun. Form response with personal comment Submission was interesting enough for the agent to make a [...]

Brian Clark at CopyBlogger compiled a list of 27 commonly misused words and how to use them correctly. Poor grammar and misused words are one of the main criticisms of amateurishly published books. With this list, some diligence, and the help of a good editor, you can stand out from the crowd of poorly written/edited [...]