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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.

      April 20, 2010

      NEWSDAY TUESDAY

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      P4110239SOME FUN NEWS

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      My son (aka Abe Lincoln) and his 3-4-5 grade classmates wowed a crowd of 300+ guests last week with their orations and period dances during the performance of a Civil War Peace Cotillion. 


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      Until the day of  dress rehearsal, my son wouldn't let me hear his oration of The Gettysburg Address nor watch him and his classmates rehearse the complicated dances he and his fellow classmates practiced (often on their own time) for months before the two hour live performance.


      P4110262 I find it simply amazing what kids P4110253can do when we raise the bar! He knows more about the Civil War now than I'll ever pretend to know!


      AND SOME SAD NEWS

      Dan Penwell, the longtime publisher at AMG Publishers and a wonderfully
      gentle man, passed away yesterday after a long bout with cancer. Dan
      was a fixture at many Christian writing conferences, offering wisdom to
      anyone looking to talk with a longtime publisher professional. He'll be
      missed.



      AUTHOR NEWS AND       REVIEWS

      Christian Fiction Library
      Journal       says this of a few recent releases by authors we represent:

      Janice Thompson's romantic comedy, Weddings
      by Bella      ,       is "full of laugh-out-loud moments … and
      sure to appeal to fans of Adriana Trigiani's more secular Lucia,
      Lucia      ."

      In their review
      of       RITA® Award winner Irene
      Hannon's In Harms Way, LJ said       Hannon is a "master at
      character development" and said new readers will want to go back and
      read the first two titles in the series (Against All Odds; An Eye
      for an Eye      ).

      Called Riva Riva's Heading Home
      "essential for parents and teens who want a YA story with elements of
      romance that aligns better than many popular YA novels with their moral
      beliefs."

      And
      here's what they said about debut author Carla Stewart's       Chasing Lilacs: "      This
      nostalgic debut is perfect for readers who enjoy Christian
      coming-of-age stories."

      UPCOMING SEMINARS


      Here's what Susan Meissner says about the upcoming Master Seminars workshops she's teaching:

      "I want each successive book to plunge deeper, to snag more
      acutely the reader in the most tender and savage of ways, so that my
      books are to them memorable, unique and evocative. The best books I've
      read are the ones whose prose is so lovely and sharp you don't even
      know you're bleeding.

      Writing of that caliber reads easy and fluid but churning it out can be
      like mining for gems in solid granite. But it can be done. It should be
      done. But it takes a concerted effort. At least for me, it does. And
      there's no better place to hone your mining skills than in the company
      of other miners.

      The wildly talented Lisa Samson and I are teaming up to teach a two-day intensive and intimate fiction
      workshop called Adding Depth to Your Fiction 
      that will be offered twice this year in two different spots in the nation.
      The first one is coming up May 7-8 in Orlando and a second one is set
      for Detroit in July, as part of the Masters Seminar series sponsored by
      Command Performance and MacGregor Literary. Lisa and I have been working
      on our class materials for this first workshop, and I must say I am
      getting more excited every day to share with writers what I have learned
      about adding depth and dimension to a story. And I love the idea that
      ours will be an intimate group which means there will be lots of
      indepth, one-on-one feedback, insights and mentoring.

      If you're a novelist or you know a novelist, pass on the above link to
      them. We're going to have an amazing time together spelunking in the
      prose cave with our axes, picks and little yellow hats with the lights
      on top.

      SANDRA'S 2010 CONFERENCE APPEARANCES

      Keep an eye out for Sandra at the following conferences, and be
      sure to let her know if you're going so she can save room on her dance card for you …

      Oklahoma
      Writers Federation 42nd Annual Conference
      April
      29-May 1st,
      2010

      Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
      http://owfi.org/Conference

      Northwest Christian Writers Renewal
      May
      7-8, 2010
      Bothell, Washington (Seattle area)
      http://www.nwchristianwriters.org

      Colorado Christian Writers Conference
      May 12-15, 2010

      Estes Park, Colorado
      http://www.writehisanswer.com/

      Write to Publish
      June 9-12, 2010
      Wheaton, Illinois
      http://www.writetopublish.com

      ICRS
      St. Louis, Missouri
      June 27-30
      http://www.christianretailshow.com/

      Oregon Christian Writers Conference
      August 2–5, 2010
      Canby Grove, Oregon (South of Portland)
      http://www.oregonchristianwriters.org/

      ACFW in St. Louis
      September 17 – 20, 2010
      Indianapolis, Indiana
      http://www.acfw.com/conference/

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