If you’ve ever been on a conference call you should find this video absolutely hilarious.
Our agency has regular video conference calls since we are in four states and four time zones. It can get a little goofy sometimes.
How Entering a Writing Contest Just Might Change Your Life
Guest Post by Susan May Warren
Far East Russia in the middle of January has all the charm of a mausoleum. Our missionary family lived in a three-room flat on the ninth floor of a cookie-cutter apartment building that, to the untrained eye, resembled a recently shelled building in Chechnya. We had no running water during the day, no telephone line and the Siberian wind froze the windows shut, …
Fun Fridays – January 24, 2014
This silly cat made me laugh for the longest time. (wait for the one minute mark...)
HT: Stephanie Laube
Overcome the Discouragement of Expectations
Guest post by Erin Taylor Young
This is Henry, our dog. Not my husband.
I love my husband. Really I do. But there are occasions I’m tempted to take a sharp, pointy pencil and stab him somewhere non-fatal. Especially when I’m torqued over my anemic word count, frustrated by a recent edit, or discouraged by yet another rejection.
I’m venting why, why, WHY, and my hubby turns into a fixer. …
What is Crowdfunding? Is it Right for You?
Guest post by Nicole O'Dell
What is crowdfunding?
Crowdfunding is all the rage these days. And it makes sense because a successful campaign guarantees a successful product (book) launch since the necessary sales happen upfront. Or at least enough so that what comes later is gravy. How awesome is that?
But it can be a horrifying prospect to take your idea and present it to the public for a …
Steve Laube Buys Marcher Lord Press
Below the following announcement is a question and answer session with Steve Laube.
(January 1, 2014 - Phoenix, AZ) Steve Laube, president of The Steve Laube Agency, has agreed to purchase Marcher Lord Press, the premier publisher of Science Fiction and Fantasy for the Christian market. The sale was finalized on January 1, 2014.
Laube has long been a champion of the genre, going back to his …
2013 – A Year in Review
by Steve Laube What a year it has been. I’m tempted to write that sentence and leave the rest of this page blank. It would be easier than to remember and recite all that has come to pass. But it is a healthy exercise nonetheless.
Agency Business
The biggest news of all was adding another agent to our group. This past Summer we welcomed Dan Balow to our ranks. He is a fabulous addition and …
Fun Fridays – December 27, 2013
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