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I had the great privilege of attending the American Christian Fiction Writer\u2019s Conference<\/a> in Denver last week, and had the same thought I have every time I attend a conference: I can\u2019t believe they pay me to do this.<\/p>\n

I get to read for a living. I mostly work on fiction, and at this conference, I got to spend three days living, breathing, and talking fiction with some of the brightest and best up-and-coming writers out there. It\u2019s always fun to hear what people are working on and hear about trends in the industry, but I go there to find writers and acquire books. The most frequent question I get, from both authors and agents is, \u201cWhat are you looking for?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGood books that sell\u201d doesn\u2019t seem to be what people want to hear, so I thought I\u2019d use this space to be a little more clear on what kinds of fiction GUIDEPOSTS publishes. It breaks down into two categories:<\/p>\n

1. Direct mail. <\/strong>
\nThese are the books we sell through the mail to GUIDEPOSTS customers. They\u2019re specifically written for the GUIDEPOSTS reader, and you can\u2019t get them anywhere else.<\/p>\n

Some of our favorite direct mail books are the Tales from Grace Chapel Inn<\/em><\/a> series, the Mystery and the Minister\u2019s Wife<\/em><\/a> series, and the Home to Heather Creek<\/em><\/a> series. We\u2019re always looking for reliable, published, agented authors to help us create these beloved books.<\/p>\n

2. Trade. <\/strong>
\nThese are our \u201cbookstore\u201d books. These books are all grounded in faith, but they can have a much broader appeal. For these books, we want well-written stories with a strong hook that makes them unique. Some great examples of fiction we love are Beth Pattillo\u2019s Jane Austen Ruined My Life<\/em><\/a> and The Galilean Secret<\/em>, which will release in the spring.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll have more specifics in upcoming blogs, but that\u2019s an introduction to the fun world of GUIDEPOSTS fiction!<\/p>\n

Beth Adams
\nEditor<\/p>\n

—–
\nCheck out the latest titles from GuidepostsBooks <\/em>in our shop<\/font><\/em><\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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