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      Chip MacGregor

      When he was in first grade, Chip hurried home one day and announced to his mother, “When I grow up, I’m going to be a book guy!” He clearly could see the future —from high school literary magazine editor to writing bestselling books, from speaking at writing and publishing conferences to representing renowned writers, Chip MacGregor is a book guy.

      Latest posts from Chip MacGregor


      • April 20, 2013

        The Power of Words (a guest post)

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        A guest post by Karen Swallow Prior

        In Charlotte’s Web, the first hint Wilbur the pig receives about the odd spider’s true character comes when she tells him her name, Charlotte A. Cavatica. What an oddly beautiful name for a …

      • April 16, 2013

        Living the writer’s life.

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        Guest post with Philip Patterson

        I’ve been blessed. I’ll admit it. I broke in to both publishing and college textbook publishing when an unsolicited manuscript was opened, usually returned and sometimes had constructive comments scrawled on it. That’s a long …

      • April 15, 2013

        Why do we write?

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        I’m sorry to have dropped out of the teleseminar last week. If you stopped by and were expecting me, I apologize for doing a no-show. Knowing I was going to be talking with Michael Hyatt, I went to a Mexican …

      • April 6, 2013

        Guest Post: Vicki Hinze

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        Mailing Lists

        For decades, Authors have been told there are two things they really should do:

        1.  A website.

        2.  A newsletter.

        The website is self-explanatory, and I’ll discuss it in more depth in another article.  For now, it’s sufficient …

      • April 2, 2013

        Guest Post with Chad Allen

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        How to Be a Christian Author without Embarrassing God

        Tony Campolo wrote a book a while back titled Following Jesus without Embarrassing God. In it Campolo challenged Christians to let go of practices and attitudes that had very little to …

      • March 20, 2013

        Why did you become a writer?

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        Someone wrote to say, “I’ve never seen you answer this question… What moved you to begin writing?”

        I’ve always been a words guy — I started writing as a child and never stopped. My mom said that, when I was …

      • March 19, 2013

        Does a writer need a blog as well as a website?

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        I’ve been trying to catch up on questions people sent in about writing and publishing. For example, one writer wants to know, “Do I need both a website AND a blog? Or will just a website do?”

        That’s like asking, …

      • March 18, 2013

        How can I get exposure for my book?

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        A writer got in touch and asked, “Since it seems like anyone can get a book published today through self-publishers, how do I make sure my book gets the needed exposure?”

        As I’ve noted several times on this blog, the …

      • March 15, 2013

        New Book Release

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        Okay, so I have a new book releasing. My longtime friend, editor, and longsuffering co-worker Marie Prys and I were interested in the spiritual lives of our US Presidents. I suppose prayers have been uttered in the oval office since …

      • March 13, 2013

        Have you ever written a book?

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        Okay, so I have a new book releasing. My longtime friend, editor, and longsuffering co-worker Marie Prys and I were interested in the spiritual lives of our US Presidents. I suppose prayers have been uttered in the oval office since …

      • March 11, 2013

        What is "voice" in writing?

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        We’re continuing our “ask an agent anything” series, where I’m trying to offer some short answers to your general publishing questions. If you’ve got a question you’ve always wanted to ask an agent, send it to me or leave it …

      • March 8, 2013

        What first-person authors do you recommend?

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        We’ve been going through the hundreds of questions people have sent it, and trying to catch up. One person noted, “You’ve said that first person novels are hard to do well. Can you give some examples of successful books done

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      • March 6, 2013

        Are writing contests a good place to get noticed?

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        Someone wrote and said, “I noticed you mentioned an upcoming conference. Can you tell us which conferences you recommend for general writing? And for those of us who do inspirational writing?”

        Writing conferences are a great way to meet editors,

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      • March 4, 2013

        When does an agent want to see a book proposal?

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        I’ve been trying to answer a backlog of questions writers have sent my way, so we’re doing some short-answer blog posts for a while. For example, one person asked, “At what point in the process does an agent want to …