BCBM Magazine: December 2009 Archives

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Anthony Sanders, author of "Start Your Day With God"

By BCBMMag on December 29, 2009 1:06 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Anthony R. Sanders lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia with his wife Jennifer and their three children, Qiana, Zemariah, and Caleb. He loves preaching the Word and serving the people of God. He is currently serving on active duty in the United States Navy as a Senior Chief Petty Officer.

Come and meet Anthony on most Sundays at 8am and 11am at Mount Zion AME Church, 2268 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, Va. 23456 where he serves as Associate Pastor or you can email him at enoch131@aol.com for speaking engagements and book signings.

Website: www.AnthonyrSandersLive.com

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Newly Expanded Edition of the Amazon.com Bestseller, Ridiculous Situations, by Raina T. Shaw Presents New Challenges for Single Women

By BCBMMag on December 16, 2009 11:00 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Bestselling author, Raina T. Shaw, in her newly expanded edition of, Ridiculous Situations, presents new thought- provoking quotes on love, relationships and plain old common sense. In observing women and how they handle relationships, Shaw is amazed that, what should be governed by common sense in relationships isn't being done so at all.

Shaw's godly lifestyle qualifies her to boldly speak out to women encouraging them to find and fulfill their passion, purpose, and destiny in God. Make God your everything and you will have no need to look around with desperate eyes trying to find love or fulfillment. To add to her host of other topics, in this newly expanded edition, Shaw gives real revelation and advice on subjects like:

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Anointed Authors on Tour

By BCBMMag on December 10, 2009 2:07 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Lisa Lindsay Wicker, author of "Power Play"

By BCBMMag on December 7, 2009 9:02 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Following in the footsteps of her trailblazing first book, The Winning Spirit: Building Employee Enthusiasm, Lisa J. Lindsay Wicker lays out steps for recognizing and developing the internal potential to achieve your goals and dreams.

In Power Play! Discover the Keys to Spirit Driven Success, Lisa Wicker shares how to stretch, risk, and grow into a strong, fulfilling life, and explains:

• Twelve Steps for overcoming limiting beliefs

• Why Playing Small doesn't serve you or the world

• Seven Keys for unleashing your Personal Power

As a bonus the author provides more than 95 Power Plays for career and personal success throughout the book. Drawing on her career and personal life experiences, this empowering book helps you overcome limiting beliefs, guides you to new ones, and step by step teaches you the secrets to powerfully play the game of life.

Power Play! Is a fantastic primer on how to use your personal power in a positive way to win.

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BCNN1/BCBC National Bestsellers List - December 2009

By BCBMMag on December 5, 2009 8:06 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

BCNN1/BCBC National Independent Publishers Bestsellers List - December 2009

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7 Book Publicity Tips for Authors and Small Publishers by Joan Stewart

By BCBMMag on December 1, 2009 5:47 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

The biggest mistake authors make when trying to get free publicity is pitching either themselves or their books.

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How to Market Your Book on a Shoe-String Budget by Judy Azar Leblanc

By BCBMMag on December 1, 2009 5:46 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Who said strike-three and you're out? Here's how I beat the odds of going from a POD published author to a Multi-Award Winning Author with good sales, successful book signings, and a high internet profile.

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50 Things Under $50 You Can Do to Promote Your Book by Penny Sansevieri

By BCBMMag on December 1, 2009 5:45 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

If your book marketing budget is tight (and even if it's not) you might want to consider some ideas that are powerful, and won't cost you as much as you think. Here are a few to consider!

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Selling Books Online - Benefits of This Profitable Home Based Business by David M Wilson

By BCBMMag on December 1, 2009 5:44 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Selling books online is a great way to start your online career. Many online businesses require a tremendous amount of computer proficiency and a substantial investment of both time and money. Selling books online is easy. Here are some of the main benefits of start a home based business of selling books online:

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5 Responsive Secrets to Advance in Selling Books by Sean R Mize

By BCBMMag on December 1, 2009 5:39 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Here's how you can easily sell your books over the internet:

1. Build your own website. Make it easier for your target market to find you online by creating your own website where you can freely talk about your books. Choose a domain name that is highly descriptive and keyword-rich. Make sure that your site projects a professional image and make it highly informative. Keep in mind that your site is your image in the World Wide Web and that your prospects will gauge your expertise and credibility based on its appearance and content.

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Nine Tips To Help You Gain Exposure And Increase Book Sales by Dianna Hobbs

By BCBMMag on December 1, 2009 5:35 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

As a Christian author, you face the challenge of gaining maximum exposure for your book on a limited budget. Not to worry. Keep reading and I'll show you nine sure ways to quickly increase website traffic, maximize exposure and sell more books.

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Develop Your Book Marketing Strategy Now! by Joan Clout-Kruse

By BCBMMag on December 1, 2009 5:34 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Do you think your book is going to be a best seller because it's awesome? Are you positive that everyone will want to buy a copy of your book? It might be bestseller material but if you don't market and promote it, no one is going to know about your great book. It takes a lot of time and effort to make a book a bestseller.

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Sell More Books With These Easy Book Marketing Tips by Helen Hecker

By BCBMMag on December 1, 2009 5:33 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

This article will provide you with easy, free, and cheap book marketing, promotion and publicity tips to get you headed in the right direction fast. You can have the best book in the world, but if no one knows about it, no one will buy it; publicity, promotion, marketing and a focus on selling more books should now be a big part of your daily life. Self publishers need to have a good marketing plan to sell books and should be written prior to writing your book and in place a year prior to publishing your book.

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3 Questions to Ask Before Writing Your Book That Will Influence Your Book Marketing Plan by Nickolove Lovemore

By BCBMMag on December 1, 2009 5:27 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Many authors leave devising their book marketing plan until after their book is published. This is a grave mistake. How you plan to market your book will affect how you write and even publish your book.

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Utilizing Book Publishing to Expand Your Ministry by Anthony Obey

By BCBMMag on December 1, 2009 5:21 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

I talk with pastors, organization leaders, and speakers about how they can expand their ministry or organization by developing a line of books and they are simply amazed. When we think of growing or developing our organization many times we think of TV, radio, more programs, etc. but many people just don't think of expanding or developing their organization by publishing a book. This is one of the most powerful ways of growing as an organization for several reasons:

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How to Get A Book Published - The Competition is Tough in The Book Publishing Industry, by Dee Power

By BCBMMag on December 1, 2009 4:40 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

How to get a book published is a question every author asks themselves. How difficult is it to get a book published by a commercial book publisher? Well the odds are better gambling in Las Vegas. It has been estimated that 25 million people in the United States consider themselves writers and only 5% have been published anywhere.

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What Is The Secret To Getting Your Book Published? by Deanna Mascle

By BCBMMag on December 1, 2009 4:40 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

As a three-time published author and creative writing teacher I get asked a lot: "What is the secret to getting your book published?" Many of the interrogators are disappointed, some even disbelieving, when I tell them there is no secret. Getting published is about three key elements and none of them are a secret but all three play an important role. Book publishing requires a combination of luck, timing, and talent.

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Making Time to Write this Holiday Season by Danielle Hollister

By BCBMMag on December 1, 2009 4:39 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

As the countdown to Christmas day continues, most everyone is naturally all wrapped up in preparing for the big day (and the eve of the big day and the day after the big day...).

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Why Write Christian Devotionals? by Filoiann Wiedenhoff

By BCBMMag on December 1, 2009 4:38 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

It is one thing to read a daily devotional that someone else has written but it is another to write one for your self. Why bother spending the time since someone else does the work for you right? Wrong! There are many reasons to write devotionals and I'm going to share some with you right here.

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Writing For Yourself and Others by Ron Merk

By BCBMMag on December 1, 2009 4:32 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

The subject of writing seems like a funny choice for a blog on health. Never the less, I think it's appropriate as the 100th article on WLS Support Blog. I believe that new content is the key in making a blog vibrant and alive. It brings readers back, generates discussion and attracts new readers. To add content, some one must write.

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AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: C. Natasha Richburg, author of "Every Story Has Two Sides"

By BCBMMag on December 1, 2009 6:02 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Every Story Has Two Sides is a coming of age series of short stories. It illustrates lessons that take place in the life of many characters that touch on, or are part of, the life of Dallas Davis. The short stories intertwine the complex parent-child, boyfriend-girlfriend and sinner-convert relationships as the reader witness the young adult coming of age experience. Intended to provide lessons for both young adults and parents, Every Story Has Two Sides gives a unique perceptive that affords an opportunity for all to think outside of the box. Poetic fluency coupled with scriptural references enhances the outside of the box experience where a different perspective of life's situations is exposed to the reader. The book welcomes multigenerational discussions to take place at the table in which God is the conversational centerpiece.

Every Story has Two Sides

Targeted for youth and young adults

Page count: 100

Retail price: $10.99

Available on Amazon.com, and BlackCBC.com

VISIT: www.EveryStoryHasTwoSides.com | www.TheCNRMinistries.com

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C. NaTasha Richburg has been married to her husband Melvin for over 26 years. She is the mother of four children. Mrs. Richburg is a preacher, teacher, and speaker positioned to bring forth illustrations in her short stories that allows us to find a reflection of peace in the middle of life's storms.

Mrs. Richburg has a Masters of Business Administration from Morgan State University and a Masters in Information Systems from Johns Hopkins University. She has attended, and completed many courses at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore. Mrs. Richburg is currently attending Morgan State University in pursuit of a Doctorate in Urban Leadership Education. Mrs. Richburg professes Proverbs 24:5 (KJV) which says: "[a] wise man is strong; yea a man of knowledge increaseth strength."