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Interact with Shawn Grady
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Last On: Oct 12, 2009 - 1:04 AM
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1,159
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Member Since:
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October 8, 2008
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Reno, NV
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ShoutLife Address:
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shoutlife.com/shawngrady
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Website:
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http://www.shawngradybooks.com
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General Fiction
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Primary Publishers:
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Bethany House
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Influences:
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Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jack Kerouac, William Shakespeare, Orson Scott Card, Leif Enger, Marilynne Robinson, James Scott Bell
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Through the Fire (2009)
Firefighting burns in Aidan O'Neill's blood. The son of a fireman, O'Neill has a sixth sense about fire and often takes dangerous risks. When one act of disobedience nearly gets a rookie killed, O'Neill is suspended. His weeks off are supposed to be a time to reflect but instead he escapes to Mexico, where another rash act of bravery actually kills him. But only for a few minutes.
Called back to Reno, he's now haunted by visions of hell and paralyzed in the face of fire. And at the worst time, because an arsonist is targeting Reno. With a growing love interest with one of the investigators complicating everything, Aidan must discover where his trust rests as the fires creep ever closer.
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I'm a novelist who has served as a firefighter and paramedic in Reno, Nevada for over a decade. I'm married with three children and also live in Reno, just outside of Lake Tahoe.
My debut novel, Through the Fire, officially released with Bethany House Publishers in July 2009, and is available through bookstores everywhere. More information on my writing, including first chapter downloads, can be found at shawngradybooks.com.
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The Pub House Editing Process: Part 3
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3/26/2009 - 3:10 PM
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3. The Copy Edit
At this point the copy editor is making sure that sentences are correctly punctuated and also provides a second set of eyes on the text that might pick up a thing or two that the line editor either left behind on purpose- to ...
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The Pub House Editing Process: Part 2
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3/08/2009 - 2:07 PM
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2. The Line Edit
This for me was an enjoyable phase in the process. It's when I really saw Through the Fire tighten and come together in a ready to be bound and paginated form. At this point, my line editor, Karen Schurrer, would send me quest...
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The Pub House Editing Process
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3/08/2009 - 1:46 PM
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Hey writers,
Just thought I'd weigh in on a little of my recent experience in the publishing world from the editing side. I didn't know quite what to expect from the layers of editing or how exactly the process worked coming into this. I'm sure it...
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Through the Fire Featured on Relz Reviewz
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11/25/2008 - 1:40 AM
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Through the Fire was recently featured on RelzReviewz alongside Robin Parrish's Off World and Tom Morrisey's Pirate Hunter.
Click the above link or cut and paste this address to check it out:
http://relzreviewz.blogspot.com/2008/11/bethany-boo...
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Through the Fire now available for pre-order
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11/25/2008 - 1:33 AM
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Through the Fire (slated for a July 1st, 2009 release) just became available for pre-order.
Find out more about the novel by clicking here.
or cut and paste this address:
http://www.bethanyhouse.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=0477683E4046...
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Recent Guestbook Comments (2)
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Hi Shawn,
It doesn't matter whether you're Baptist, Methodist, Pentecostal, Conservative, or Liturgical you need to be aware of what God is doing in these days through the Messianic movement. The more we understand the roots of our faith in Judaism, the more we can understand what God wants us to know to make that faith grow.
It doesn't matter whether you like rock, country, contemporary, gospel, or hip hop, you need to grow in your musical tastes, and sample the rich tapestry of Messianic Jewish music that is available today. To that end, I would like to introduce you to two amazing Messianic artists, whose musical style is very unique, and totally wonderful.
Deborah Kline-Iantorno's music springs from her Jewish and Puerto Rican roots, and her years as a night club singer. Her songs are exciting, her voice is gorgeous, and the message she brings is right on.
Straight from Jerusalem, Israel, the songs of Rivka Whitten are alive and fresh. Her music is a unique mix of Yemenite Israeli vocals along with rhythms from around the world, and a gifted group of instrumentalists.
Please come on by, and check out a couple of amazing songs that I have put on my page, then you can go to www.newfaithfavorites.com and listen to all of them.
Thanks,
Jim
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Thanks for visiting Net's Book Notes, Shawn.
Readers, check out our interview regarding Shawn's writing and his book "Through the Fire" www.annetteirby.blogspot.com
Annette
www.annetteirby.com
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