Bio for Diane Eble
(resume version)
Books (authored):
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ABUNDANT GIFTS: A Daybook of
Grace-Filled Devotions
(Tyndale, hardback, November 1999; reissued
October 2004 by New Hope Publishers). Though two
agents told me “nobody is buying reprints,” I
persuaded two publishers to make me an offer
(other was Jossey-Bass, a division of John Wiley
& Sons).
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BEHIND THE STORIES: Christian
Novelists Reveal the Heart in the Art of Their
Writing ( Bethany, 2002). This book features
40 of the most influential fiction authors
in the CBA. Telling other people’s stories clearly
is the essence of this
book.
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KNOWING THE VOICE OF
GOD: Discover God's Unique Language for
You (Zondervan, April
1996).
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A LIFE YOU CAN LOVE:
A Guide for Discovering Your Personal Style and
Designing Your Life around It (Zondervan, May
1995)
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MEN IN SEARCH OF WORK AND THE WOMEN
WHO LOVE THEM (Zondervan, February
1994).
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DISCOVER YOUR BEST
POSSIBLE FUTURE, coauthored with Richard
Hagstrom (Zondervan/Campus Life Books,
1992).
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WELCOME TO HIGH
SCHOOL, coauthored with Chris Lutes and Kris
Bearss (Zondervan/Campus Life Books,
1991).
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THE CAMPUS LIFE GUIDE TO DATING
(Zondervan/Campus Life Books,
1990).
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I.D. (Tyndale,
1987; rereleased by Zondervan/Campus Life Books as
PERSONAL
BEST, 1991.
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In addition, I worked on a number of
other nonfiction projects, from contributing
chapters to other books, to conducting phone
interviews for case studies for Promise Keepers
books, to contributing to notes and articles for
various Bible projects.
Books
(edited):
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BESIDE EVERY GREAT DAD, by Nancy Swihart and Ken
Canfield (Tyndale,
1993).
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THE BEST THINGS EVER
SAID ABOUT PARENTING (Tyndale,
1996).
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SNOW SWAN (1997)
and CHINA
DOLL
by Barbara Hicks (Multnomah,
1998).
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MOONGLOW (1997),
PROMISES
(1997) and MEMORIES by Peggy
Darty (Multnomah, 1998).
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WWJD INTERACTIVE
DEVOTIONAL (Zondervan,
1997).
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BRIDES OF THE WEST series by Lori
Copeland (Tyndale): FAITH (1998),
winner of the 1999 Holt award, JUNE (1999),
HOPE
(Tyndale, 1999), and GLORY (2000),
RUTH (2002).
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GENESIS HOUSE series by Angela
Benson (Tyndale): AWAKENING MERCY
(2000), ABIDING HOPE
(2001)
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HEAVENLY DAZE seris by Lori Copeland and Angela
Hunt (released 2001-2002, W Publishing), five books
in all
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THE MOST IMPORTANT LITTLE BOY IN THE
WORLD by Dean Briggs (Word,
2001)
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CHILD OF GRACE by
Lori Copeland (Tyndale, 2001).
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CHRISTMAS VOWS $5
EXTRA by Lori Copeland (Tyndale,
2001)
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"
FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY" novella by
Terri Blackstock in the SWEET DELIGHTS anthology
(Tyndale, 2001).
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“
DEAR LOVE" and "FOR VARINA'S HEART" novellas in
LETTERS FROM THE HEART anthology (Tyndale,
201).
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SANDPEBBLES by
Patricia Hickman (W Publishing,
2002).
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Northern Intrigue series by Lyn
Cote: WINTER’S SECRET
(2001), AUTUMN’S SHADOW
(Tyndale, 2002)
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ROSES WILL BLOOM
AGAIN by Lori Copeland (Tyndale House, 2002),
which hit the CBA best seller list in August
2002).
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DREAM OF FREEDOM by Michael
Phillips (Tyndale, February,
2005)
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MIDWINTER TURNS TO
SPRING by Maria Veloso (self-published, October
2005).
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HOW AM i SMART? by Dr.
Kathy Koch (Moody Publishers,
2007)
Books (Compiled):
Previously
published articles:
PAGE-TURNER’S JOURNAL
ARTICLES:
·
50 feature
articles on authors
·
43 “An Author
Speaks” articles (ghost writing)
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35 articles on
fiction, ranging from practical issues such as how to
start a reader’s group, to end times fiction and why it
fascinates, to the responsibility writers and publishers of
thrillers hold in an age of terrorism. Also includes what
amounts to an apologetic for fiction, in articles such as “Why
Read Christian Fiction?” and “What Makes a Novel Christian?”,
articles on the power of fiction and standards of entertainment
and the validity of inspirational romance. Also articles on how
to use fiction as an outreach tool, exploring issues
through fiction, and how writers see their fiction as a
ministry.
ARTICLE
TITLE
PUBLICATION
DATE
“Christian Fiction Grows
Up”
Moody
magazine
Nov./Dec. 2002
"The Price of
Silence"
Marriage
Partnership Winter,
1997
"Reason to
Rejoice"
"Women" column, New
Man
Mar/Apr. 1995
"Marriage
Ain't
For Wimps"
Marriage
Partnership
Spring 1994
"America's
Most
Frugal
Couple"
Marriage
Partnership Fall
1993
"Should You
Start
a Home-Based
Business?" F.E.M.A.L.E.
Forum
Dec.
'92
"How to
Re-Enter
the
Workforce"
F.E.M.A.L.E. Forum Nov.
1992
"Keeping
Current"
F.E.M.A.L.E. Forum Sept
1992
"Forced to
Choose"
Today's Christian
Woman Sept./Oct.
'92
"What If
...?"
Marriage
Partnership Spring
1992
"Back From
the
Marriage
Partnership Summer
'91--Spring 1992
Brink"
columns
"Who Am
I?"
Campus Life March
1992
"When Your
Today's Christian
Woman Sept./Oct.
1991
Husband Hates
His
Job"
Several
personal
Discipleship
Journal Issue
57, 1990
testimonies
"Teen
Suicide"
Journal of Christian
Nursing
Fall, 1989
(This was a reprint of a cover story for
Christianity Today, March 10,
1987)
"Men In Search of
Work"
Marriage
Partnership
Winter 1990
(This was the article that led to my book MEN IN SEARCH OF WORK AND THE
WOMEN WHO LOVE THEM. The article was written under a
pseudonym, Cynthia Spence, and won Third Place in the
General Category of that year's EPA Higher Goals
awards.)
These are some of the articles I wrote since I went
freelance in 1991. I have had more
than 100 additional articles published previously,
between 1985 and 1990, when I was an editor at Campus
Life in addition to writing freelance articles.
Many of these articles won Evangelical Press Association
awards--at least seven in
all.
Marketing
Writing:
DIRECT RESPONSE:
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Web copywriting package
for Finding Mr.
Right e-book product: web page, opt-in ad,
7 autoresponder e-mails (which included the
“How to Find Mr. Right” e-course), order page,
exit popup, thank-you page. www.howtofindmrright.com.
Client comments: “
What
a stunning job you’ve done. I’m deeply
impressed by your writing talent … bordering
on genius … I'd buy it [the product]. You’ve
done an outstanding job of understanding
what we do and more importantly, why I do
it.”
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Direct mail package
for video set, sold to pastors/church leaders
(mailed late 2004; remailed 6/2005).
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Email promotion
for American Writers and Artists Institute for
their Freelance Writing
Success in a Box product: web page, 7
auto-responder e-mails (ghost written under Bob
Bly’s name), opt-in ad, promotional
article/free report.
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Book club manager for publisher; wrote
direct mail packages, increased book
club membership by 47 percent. Managed
lists, wrote brochure copy for the book club
offerings (1980-1985).
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Co-produced the radio program
InterAction: interviewed authors, wrote the
scripts for the announcer, edited the recording
to fit a 5-minute, 5-day per week format. Great
publicity for authors, had a built-in direct
response mechanism (free book offering) to
build mailing list.
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Managed
and wrote the fundraising direct mail
campaigns to people who responded to the
InterAction radio program. People heard the
program, wrote in for the premium, and then got
on our list to receive a series of letters to
support the ministry that produced the radio
show. (1978-1980)
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Space ads
for retreats.
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My own web sites:
NEWSLETTERS:
- EDITOR/WRITER
of
CONNECT, the HeartQuest e-mail newsletter
(biweekly), and FICTION FIRST e-mail newsletter
(biweekly). My client, Tyndale House Publishers,
provided general editorial/marketing direction and
I provided all copy. (2001-2003)
- WRITER
of
FICTION
FIRST (formerly THE PAGETURNER'S
JOURNAL), published by Tyndale House Publishers
(a 4-8-page special advertising piece on fiction
that has appeared quarterly in Marriage
Partnership and Today’s Christian
Woman magazines, and now appears in each
Today’s
Christian Woman magazine). Objective was to
make readers feel they “know” the author, and to
educate them on the value of reading fiction in
general, and the featured books in particular.
Sales continued a steady climb starting the year
this piece debuted (1992-2003).
- My
own newsletters: www.WordsToProfit.com/newsletters.html.
BLOGS:
PUBLICITY:
- Press
releases for
a myself and a number of clients, including regular
placement of articles for my church, which garner
an 80-95 percent placement rate.
Copywriting/Publicity
Credentials:
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Certified Master of Web Copywriting
by Maria Veloso, after completing her Web Copywriting
University course (2005)
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Graduated from the American Writers and
Artists (AWAI) Copywriting course (2004); currently
enrolled in the Master’s course.
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Completed Paul Hartunian’s publicity course.
Paul is the master publicity expert who literally “sold the
Brooklyn Bridge” and has since taught how to garner
millions of dollars of free advertising via
publicity.
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Dan Kennedy training: Sales Letter
Copywriting Workshop, Copywriting Teleseminar (4-hours of
training for a limited number of
people).
Positions
held prior to freelancing
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CONTRIBUTING EDITOR, Marriage Partnership
magazine (1988-1992).
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ASSOCIATE EDITOR, Campus Life magazine,
1985-1990.
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BOOKCLUB MANAGER, InterVarsity Press,
1982-1985.
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CAMPUS DEPT. LIAISON, InterVarsity Press,
1980-1985.
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ASSISTANT PRODUCER, InterAction radio
program, InterVarsity Press,
1978-1980.
Education
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Graduated summa cum laude, University of
Connecticut, 1978, with a B.A. in English. Chosen as
University Scholar; elected to Phi Beta Kappa,
1977.
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One summer post-graduate work at the Summer
Institute of Linguistics, Grand Forks, North Dakota
(1981).
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