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Historical fiction
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Since 1988, Tom Grant Lemons has been active and successful as a novelist, editorial consultant, publisher, ghostwriter, and managing editor. His historical fiction has won awards and appeared on bestseller lists, and his novels have been translated and published in Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, South Africa, and Poland.

Tom is passionate about the written word, and he is eager to bring his passion and expertise to your writing project. Authors Tom has worked with include Oliver North, T.D. Jakes, Bob Hamer, Joe Moscheo, and Hamilton Gayden. The fiction and nonfiction books Tom has worked on both as developmental editor and ghostwriter have been published by major houses including Broadman & Holman, Warner Faith Publishing, Hachette/Center Street, and Greenleaf Book Group.

A skillful editor or ghostwriter can help you refine your words, create a flow that will pull readers in, and still leave the work stamped unmistakably with your unique literary voice. Tom has been able to do this for dozens of books and authors during his writing and editing career. One author told him, “It’s like you were inside my head.” Another wrote in the acknowledgments to his book, “…to Tom … who ‘got it’ immediately, and without whom this book would not have happened.”

Developmental and substantive editing, both fiction and nonfiction;

copyediting (including scholarly/academic projects)

ghostwriting

coaching

manuscript critique

book proposal development

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Writing/Publications

Published works comprise twelve books of fiction: Destiny by Choice  (Questar; June  1989), Jeremiah, He Who Wept (Multnomah; June 1990), Daniel, the Man Who Saw Tomorrow  (Multnomah; May 1991), Once Upon a Cross  (Multnomah; February 1993), Daughter of Jerusalem (Multnomah; March 1999), Woman of Means (Multnomah; March 2000), Mother of Faith (Multnomah; June 2001), Jabez: A Novel (WaterBrook; November 2001), Sunday Clothes (Broadman-Holman, January 2004), and Blameless (WaterBrook, 2007). Co-authored King’s Ransom (with Jan Beazely, WaterBrook, September 2004), and Passport (with William Mirza, Victor Books; March 1995).

It Happened at the Sunset Grille (Thomas Nelson; February 1992), A Question of Honor (non-fiction; Zondervan/Harper Collins; May 1996), Mission Compromised (fiction; Oliver North, Broadman-Holman, 2002), and The Jericho Sanction (fiction; Oliver North, Broadman-Holman, 2003). Recent ghostwriting projects include Not Easily Broken (fiction, T. D. Jakes, Warner Faith Publishing, 2006), The Gospel Side of Elvis (non-fiction, Joe Moscheo, Hachette Books—Center Street, 2007), Miscarriage of Justice (fiction, Hamilton Gayden, Hachette Books—Center Street, February 2008), and The Last Undercover (non-fiction, Bob Hamer, Hachette Books—Center Street, September 2008), A Survival Guide to Debt: How to Overcome Tough Times & Restore Your Financial Health (non-fiction, Mitchell Allen, Greenleaf Publishing, August 2009), The Wizard Maker (nonfiction/memoir, Leo Ramirez, Greenleaf Publishing, November 2009).

Blameless was described by the American Library Association’s Booklist as “a subtle Job story… dead-on in its appreciation of academic life in a multicultural, deconstructed new century.” King’s Ransom was the winner of the 2005 Christy Award for historical fiction and was also selected as a Reviewer’s Choice by the Romance Writers of America. Sunday Clothes received a starred review from ALA’s Booklist. Jabez: A Novel (“Each page is finely crafted… Highly recommended.” –Lynn Waalkes, CBA Marketplace, October 2001) appeared on the CBA Marketplace Best-Seller list for clothbound fiction in March 2002  (#9) and April 2002 (#3), and has been translated into Dutch, German, and Afrikaans, in addition to the release of a separate edition in the United Kingdom by Hodder and Stoughton. Daughter of Jerusalem ("..an impressionistic, deeply felt character study..." –ALA Booklist Online), Woman of Means (“…an easy to read, delightful story… suitable for readers of all ages.” –BookBrowser review, August 2000), and Mother of Faith comprise the “Daughters of Faith” series. Jeremiah was listed as a bestseller by Bookstore Journal (July 1990) and was subsequently selected by Guideposts Book Club for its collection, Men and Women of the Bible (Summer, 1990).

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