Have You Met Nora St. Laurent?
If you love Christian fiction and non-fiction books and love to read and discuss them with friends, you need to meet Nora St. Laurent. Nora is a passionate servant leader of two book clubs near Atlanta, GA and the CEO of The Book Club Network, a place where authors meet book clubs to learn and discuss their books. From Nora’s love of reading and reviewing Christian books and facilitating book clubs, came a dream. Our dream is that we will be able to support the growth and success of existing book clubs as well as to facilitate the birth of new reading groups around the world. We desire to expose our Reading Group members to authors and books, for their clubs, that they might not be able to easily find...
Read MoreThe Writers View II
Are you a member of The Writer’s View 2 (TWV2)? Perhaps you should join. If you are a Christian writer or an emerging Christian author, TWV2 is an excellent resource offered free of charge. TWV2 is a group of authors, editors and publishers who serve as panelist to a member base of Christian writers. Each week, the panelist prompt discussion with new ideas and questions. The group members engage with their responses. A member can choose to respond to the weekly discussion topics or they can just read the responses of other members. TWV2 is very much like a FREE online writing conference. If you are an emerging author, I highly recommend joining TWV2 Yahoo Group. I serve as the Update Editor for TWV2 and offer lists of markets, writers...
Read MoreSocial Media and Christian Publishing
For writers of fiction or non-fiction, building an online presence or engaging in Social Media is not as hard as you may think. It is also more important than you might imagine. In today’s publishing landscape, many authors resent having to market their work after they’ve signed on the dotted line. Can you hear it? Voices of writers from across the saying “Wait a minute, you mean I’m expected to market it to?” The answer is yes, authors are expected to market their work, or at least contribute to the marketing. One of the most effective ways to do that is build a community of like-minded people and engage with them on a regular basis. In the physical world this is known as being approachable and friendly, in the virtual world this...
Read MoreAbout Me
I’m a writer, web designer and chaser of the wonders of our great God. I help Christian authors, publishers and other organizations develop, focus, promote and grow vibrant social media platforms while having a blast doing it. 
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