Archive for February, 2010

Free Icons for Your Blog or Website

You can add visual appeal to your blog or Web site by downloading a free mini-icon set, courtesy of WinePress Design.
These icons are perfect for writers, readers, and book lovers. Free for personal or commercial use, these high-quality icons come in a wide range of different sizes spanning from 512px to 32px.
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Branding

Evelyn Geisler to Guest on ‘Off the Bookshelf’

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
10 a.m. ET (7 a.m. Pacific)
Evelyn Geisler, author of Touched by God, will be a guest on the radio show, “Off the Bookshelf” in Detroit with host Greg Bullen.
Here’s a bit about Evelyn’s book:
You’ve just been diagnosed with a mental illness.

How will your life change? What will people think of you?
Are you [...]

Author News

700 Club to Feature Author of Book on Homosexual Parenting

Monday, February 22, 2010
The 700 Club on CBN TV
Dawn Stefanowicz, author of Out From Under: The Impact of Homosexual Parenting, will guest on The 700 Club on CBN TV.
Dawn knows from personal experience that the environment in which a child is raised matters. Her story delivers a provocative, gripping, no-holds-barred account of what it was [...]

Author News

Author of ‘Conquering Pornography’ to Guest on Radio Show

Saturday February 20, 2010
4 pm ET
Dr. Dennis Frederick, author of Conquering Pornography: Overcoming the Addiction, will guest on Victory FM in Virginia. You can listen via the Internet at www.victoryfm.net.
Pornography is a major problem in nearly 50 percent of all U.S. homes. And when asked, more than 50 percent of Christian men have recently visited [...]

Author News

A Few Words on Manuscript Formatting

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.”
G. K. Chesterton (1874 – 1936)*
By Tammy Hopf
When you’ve finished writing (and rewriting, and rewriting, and rewriting) your book, the next step is to format your manuscript appropriately. It would be sad to have done [...]

Writing

Book Promotion Tip: Exhibit at a Conference

You would be amazed at how many conventions are held each year, all with exhibit areas where attendees browse resources to help them do their job better.
Most denominations have regional and national annual pastor’s gatherings. Associations have quarterly or annual training meetings geared towards equipping their membership with the means to best accomplish their mission.
Check [...]

Publicity, Special Events

Dan Kane to Guest on ‘Off the Bookshelf’ Radio Show

February 15, 2010
10 a.m. ET
Dan Kane, author of Is Yeshua The Prophesied Messiah of the Hebrew Bible? will guest on the Off the Bookshelf radio show with host, Greg Bullen. The show airs in the Detroit area.

Have you ever wondered if the prophesied Mashiach of the Hebrew Bible is the same as the Jesus [...]

Author News

Master Your Craft

I think the first duty of all art, including fiction of any kind, is to entertain. That is to say, to hold interest. No matter how worthy the message of something, if it’s dull, you’re just not communicating.
-Poul Anderson
By Mike Owens
God gives each of us unique gifts in the way we share  the message of [...]

Writing

Devotional for People Diagnosed with Mental Illness

Touched by God: A Devotional for Mental Illness, by Evelyn Geisler, was recently reviewed by Dawn Weber of KJAB radio in Mexico, MO.
Here’s information about the book:
You’ve just been diagnosed with a mental illness.

How will your life change? What will people think of you?
Are you labeled for life? Is there help out there for you?
Where [...]

Author News

Tips for Finding Keywords to Use on Your Web site

Because so many people use the Internet to search for answers to their questions, you have a wonderful opportunity for exposure if you use keywords effectively on your Web site and blog.
If your book is on parenting, for example, you’ll want to incorporate the following keywords into your written content:

Parenting
Child raising
Child rearing
Christian parenting
Raising godly children
Christian [...]

Publicity, Web sites