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BLYTHE
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Biography
Blythe Daniel has represented authors with churches, parachurch organizations, and businesses. She has booked authors on hundreds of media outlets. Blythe has worked in radio and was a publicist for music artists and a writer for publications. She was the Publicity Director and Marketing Director for Thomas Nelson Publishers (HarperCollins Christian Publishing) before developing products for Ransomed Heart Ministries (John and Stasi Eldredge). She started her agency in 2005 and is a member of CBA and AWSA.
She is the co-author with her mom of Mended: Restoring the Hearts of Mothers and Daughters. www.theblythedanielagency.com
She is the co-author with her mom of Mended: Restoring the Hearts of Mothers and Daughters. www.theblythedanielagency.com
1:1 Appointments
In order to make the most of your 1:1 appointment, we recommend that you carefully review the faculty member's areas of expertise, needs, and requests, and identify those best suited for your goals as a writer.
Acquiring: We are reviewing books in these categories:
Christian Life, Spiritual Growth, Current Events, Inspirational/Narrative Non-Fiction, Business/Leadership, Church Leadership, Marriage, Parenting, Apologetics, Social Issues, Women's Issues, DIY, Bible studies, and Gift books.
Looking at up-and-coming voices that fit these categories: ministry leaders, business leaders, pastors, journalists, and others who have an established organization or ministry, or are a part of one.
Devotionals: Will look at uniquely themed and creative devotional concepts from authors who have a strong following. They need to have a unique twist, a brand new way of presenting the material, and a topic that meets a daily, felt need that inspires the reader.
Children’s: Looking at early reader concepts and chapter books that have an overt Christian message. Author needs to have a good-sized platform for these books.
Not interested in: We are not acquiring fiction, poetry or short stories. We are reviewing a limited number of Bible studies and devotionals that have a unique twist, a brand new way of presenting the material, and a topic that meets a daily, felt need that inspires the reader (it is not just a teaching tool). We are looking at Bible studies that are topical, not just a study of a certain book in the Bible. Thematic studies. Devotionals we are reviewing are not numbered but topical.
Pre-Qualifications: Writers need to see if what I’m acquiring fits their genre and book category. If so, I want them to tell me in an “elevator pitch” what their book is about, who the book is for, and how they are connected to the audience for it. I want to see how they are building their audience even if it is small. We look at blog or website unique visitors per month, e-mail subscribers, podcast subscribers, YouTube presence, online outlets the writer contributes to on a regular basis, social media presence, an active speaking schedule, and your network with other writers and published authors.
Even if you don’t have all of these things but have some of them, show me what you have built and what you have done. Doing all of this work ahead of time really puts you at an advantage for having a sellable idea and platform.
Come prepared to talk about what you are saying in your book that no one else is saying. You need to have a distinguishable book hook that stands out from the same topic in other books. I need you to have a paragraph of how your book compares to the ones already in print. I need to see how you have developed your concept in a way that makes me say, “I haven’t thought about that before” or “I haven’t heard anyone say it like that.”
Christian Life, Spiritual Growth, Current Events, Inspirational/Narrative Non-Fiction, Business/Leadership, Church Leadership, Marriage, Parenting, Apologetics, Social Issues, Women's Issues, DIY, Bible studies, and Gift books.
Looking at up-and-coming voices that fit these categories: ministry leaders, business leaders, pastors, journalists, and others who have an established organization or ministry, or are a part of one.
Devotionals: Will look at uniquely themed and creative devotional concepts from authors who have a strong following. They need to have a unique twist, a brand new way of presenting the material, and a topic that meets a daily, felt need that inspires the reader.
Children’s: Looking at early reader concepts and chapter books that have an overt Christian message. Author needs to have a good-sized platform for these books.
Not interested in: We are not acquiring fiction, poetry or short stories. We are reviewing a limited number of Bible studies and devotionals that have a unique twist, a brand new way of presenting the material, and a topic that meets a daily, felt need that inspires the reader (it is not just a teaching tool). We are looking at Bible studies that are topical, not just a study of a certain book in the Bible. Thematic studies. Devotionals we are reviewing are not numbered but topical.
Pre-Qualifications: Writers need to see if what I’m acquiring fits their genre and book category. If so, I want them to tell me in an “elevator pitch” what their book is about, who the book is for, and how they are connected to the audience for it. I want to see how they are building their audience even if it is small. We look at blog or website unique visitors per month, e-mail subscribers, podcast subscribers, YouTube presence, online outlets the writer contributes to on a regular basis, social media presence, an active speaking schedule, and your network with other writers and published authors.
Even if you don’t have all of these things but have some of them, show me what you have built and what you have done. Doing all of this work ahead of time really puts you at an advantage for having a sellable idea and platform.
Come prepared to talk about what you are saying in your book that no one else is saying. You need to have a distinguishable book hook that stands out from the same topic in other books. I need you to have a paragraph of how your book compares to the ones already in print. I need to see how you have developed your concept in a way that makes me say, “I haven’t thought about that before” or “I haven’t heard anyone say it like that.”