CFBA: Christian Writer's Market Guide by Sally Stuart

Song Stuck on the Brain: Hello Goodbye by the Beatles. Yesterday's Byrds' song must have triggered a 60's marathon. It's been one right after the other.

This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing the Christian Writer's Market Guide by Sally Stuart. WaterBrook Press; Pap/Cdr edition (January 16, 2007)

ABOUT THE BOOK:
For more than twenty years, the Christian Writers’ Market Guide has offered indispensable help to Christian writers. This year, for the first time, this valuable resource comes with a CD-ROM of the full text, so you can search with ease for topics, publishers, and other specific names.

The 2007 edition also includes up-to-date listings of more than 1,200 markets for books, articles, stories, poetry, and greeting cards, including information on forty new book publishers, eighty-three new periodicals, and thirty-four new literary agents. Perfect for writers in every phase, this is the resource to get noticed–and get published.

It contains listings for: 695 periodicals, 228 poetry markets, 355 book publishers, 133 online publications, 29 print-on-demand publishers, 1185 markets for the written word, 321 photography markets, 31 e-book publishers, 122 foreign markets, 112 literary agents,and 59 newspapers.

It also gives you comprehensive lists of contests, writers groups and conferences, search engines, pay rates and submission guidelines, editorial services and websites.

Christian Writers’ Market Guide is a "must have' for any serious Christian writer that is looking to get published!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Sally E. Stuart is the author of thirty-four books and has sold more than one thousand articles and columns. Her long-term involvement with the Christian Writers' Market Guide as well as her marketing columns for the Christian Communicator, Oregon Christian Writers, and The Advanced Christian Writer, make her a sought-after speaker and a leading authority on Christian markets and the business of writing. Stuart is the mother of three and grandmother of eight.

MY TAKE:
Getting to 'review' this book has been a great opportunity for me as a writer. The guide has so much invaluable information in it, and it's easy to use. The accompanying CD rom is a nice touch as well. Very handy.

A.

Is it Monday... Again?

Song Stuck on the Brain: Turn, Turn, Turn by The Byrds. This would be thanks to Stacy, the leader of our little on-line Bible study group. We've been discussing joy and the different ways to find Joy in your relationship with Jesus. Today she brought up the scripture in Ecclesiastes where it describes all the things that have a time and season. That of course triggered the song. At least I know all the lyrics to this one. :)

We've been snowed upon again. About five inches over a little ice. Not too bad this go round. I didn't get stuck on my way to work and I only fishtailed a couple of times. That's a good snow fall for us. It's a really pretty snow too. Fluffy, like mounds of potato flakes and powdered sugar. (Hmm, must be hungry - that's a lot of food references.)

I wanted to stay home today, but I couldn't bring myself to play hooky. I've been so not in the mood for work lately. At least not my paying job work. I swear I feel like I've been here a week already and it's only Tuesday. That does not bode well for the rest of the week.

What I'd really like to be doing is reading. I'm in the middle of Randy Ingermanson's Double Vision and I really want to go home and finish it. Then, I want to get to writing some more. I've been working on one project, Burning Justice, for a long time. I had intended to try and enter it in a couple of contests this year, but I just discovered that the first chapter is all wrong as the first chapter. I know what I need to write, but I'm suddenly feeling very burnt out on this story. I'm just too close to it right now. So, I've decided to set it aside for a little while and try to focus on something completely different.

There are several other projects to chose from. A Science Fiction series, a middle grade kids novel, and a Romance just to name a few. I think I'm going to start with the kids book though. It's shorter, I've never done a middle grade before and I really like the story. I have an outline, but nothing else. I've got to get rolling on it, before it drives me nuts. I'm going to add my WIP word counts to the side bar, maybe that will get me motivated. (Yeah, Right.)

Don't forget, today is the last day to enter the drawing to win an autographed copy of Abiding Darkness. Contest is open to US and Canadian residents only and ends tonight at midnight.

Good Luck!
A.

And the Grammy goes to...

This is the song now stuck on my brain. It's by far my favorite from the new album. If you watched the Grammy's last night, then you know what I mean when I say, watching him perform is to know that you are in the presence of a gifted man. That boy has more talent in his pinkie than I could ever dream of having. Loved his performance. I would have liked to see him win album of the year, but he got 2 awards out of his four nominations, so that's not too bad.

I was really impressed with the fan collaboration at the end. Robyn Troup was a natural on stage. Great voice, great presence. I was impressed with how cool and collected she was on stage. Some of the pro's don't handle Grammy pressure that well. I'll be shocked if she doesn't get a music contract out of this somehow.


Play Justin Timberlake’s “'What Goes Around...Comes Around' Preview”

Carrie Underwood and Rascall Flatts blew me out of the water too. Carrie has got to be one of the best new voices in a long time. I think she can sing anything and make it sound fabulous.

Gnarls Barkley was fun. I like Crazy. He scared me a little when he stumbled, but he covered well. Christina Aguilera wailed like the old soul that she is. I may not always appreciate the choices she makes, but there's no doubt she can sing like nobody's business. Her Back To Basics album is really good.

I was actually pleasantly surprised by this years Grammy's. All the performances were well done and entertaining. I have to take exception with their promoting the Red Hot Chili Peppers performance as being the one every one would talk about Monday. It was not high on my list. But then again, I am mentioning it, even if not for the reasons they'd expect. So I guess they get the last laugh after all.

The contest is still up and running for a free AUTOGRAPHED copy of Abiding Darkness. Please enter ONLY if you live in the US or Canada. Click on the book cover at the top of the side bar to email your entry. And stay tuned for more autographed books coming soon.

Have a great Monday everyone,
A.

New Contest - win an AUTOGRAPHED copy of Abiding Darkness by John Aubrey Anderson

Song Stuck on the Brain: Smell the Color Nine by Chris Rice

NEW CONTEST ALERT!!!

This go round I have an autographed, hardback copy of Abiding Darkness by John Aubrey Anderson.

This book was featured as part of the FIRST blog tour and I posted chapter one and an author bio on February 1, 2007. Check it out for more info.

RULES: Just one - you have to live in the United States or Canada. I love that I have readers in other parts of the world, but my pocket book can't afford to mail globally. I hope our worldwide friends will continue to visit Projecting A.

This contest will close midnight February 13, 2007. So hurry and get those entries in!

A.

Paperback Swap

Just an interesting little tidbit for readers out there. I found this really cool program on line called Paper Back Swap. It's cheap and they have a huge listing of books. It's free to join and your only expense it the cost to mail your book to the person requesting it (about $1.59). If you want to check it out here's the link:

http://www.paperbackswap.com

I've also included the link in the side bar under Just For Fun. I just signed up myself, so I'll update you later on how it's going.

A.