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The Writing Book for Your Year

By Steve Laubeon January 7, 2013
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by Steve Laube

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Note the title of this post did not say “book of the year” but “book for your year.” It is rare for me to recommend books on writing because there are so many good ones out there, but this one is an exception.

The spiritual foundation of the writer is critical to surviving and even thriving in the call as an artist.  Acceptable Words: Prayers for the Writer (published by Eerdmans) is a book each one of you should acquire and make a part of your reading plan.

Acceptable WordsThe book description includes:  “This book offers prayers that correspond with each stage of the writer’s work — from finding inspiration to penning the first words to ‘offering it to God’ at completion. Gary Schmidt and Elizabeth Stickney, experienced writers themselves, introduce each chapter of prayers with pithy pastoral reflections that will encourage writers in their craft.” Gary has twice won the Newberry Honor Award for his children’s books and is a professor of English at Calvin College. Elizabeth, Gary’s wife, wrote a wonderful blog called “Language and Prayer” where she introduces the book and explores the weaving of faith and writing.

Throughout the book I was inspired by material from writers such as Augustine, Dante Alighieri, William Barclay, Thomas Merton, Dwight L. Moody, Reinhold Niebuhr, C.S. Lewis, Soren Kierkegaard, Richard Baxter, and more. Ranging across the entire spectrum of the Faith. It is a book that should be examined slowly and without haste.

Make this the book of your year and let the words from great writers be a cool splash of water on your soul.

Below is a brief book trailer citing one example from the book.

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Category: Book Review, Faith, Reading, Steve, TheologyTag: Book Review, Faith, Reading, Writers

Fun Fridays – Jan. 4, 2013

By Steve Laubeon January 4, 2013
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Try out these New Year's Resolutions for yourself:

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News You Can Use – Jan. 1, 2013

By Steve Laubeon January 1, 2013
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Amazon is Ripe for Disruption – Interesting article from Forbes Magazine by Suw Charman-Anderson.

Authors Who Say “I Don’t Have Enough Time for Promotion” Are Doomed to Fail – Toni Shannon encourages authors to become disciplined for success.

Can an Old-Fashioned Non-Interactive Author Survive in the Social Age? – A great counterpart to the previous article. This is from PBS and Felicia …

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2012 – A Year in Review

By Steve Laubeon December 31, 2012
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With today being New Year's eve we have a chance to reflect, evaluate, and celebrate the events of this past year.

Our agency was extremely busy this year closing on 118 new book contracts covering nearly 200 new books. That meant we averaged a new contract every two business days. Amazing. What makes this exciting is that, despite dour predictions, publishers …

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Category: Agency, Book Business, Conferences, Steve, TrendsTag: 2012, Agency, Book Business, Trends, Year in Review

News You Can Use – Dec. 18, 2012

By Steve Laubeon December 18, 2012
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Ornaments for Book Lovers - For last minute online shopping?

Let the Ebook Price Wars Begin: Three Ebook Pricing Predictions - Interesting article from Forbes magazine. The predictions are quite reasonable.

Psy Makes $8 Million by Ignoring Copyright Infringement - Care to see how much a viral video can create literal revenue? Read this article for some behind the scenes discussion of this …

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News You Can Use – Dec. 11, 2012

By Steve Laubeon December 11, 2012
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Timing your book’s launch date for maximum impact – This post by Alan Rinzler is a MUST READ for every author. Think about where your book would fit most effectively and talk to your publisher about it. If you self-publish you have no one to blame but yourself for missing the opportunity to maximize your release date.

NY Times Creates Separate Middle Grade & YA Bestsellers Lists – Now there …

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Fun Fridays – December 7, 2012

By Steve Laubeon December 7, 2012
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Every once in a while it is "fun" to do more than laugh. Instead we can revel in the beauty of God's creation.

Enjoy this incredible time-lapse study of the leaves turning in Central Park. Less than three minutes long.

Fall from jamie scott on Vimeo.

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News You Can Use – Dec. 4, 2012

By Steve Laubeon December 4, 2012
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Guideposts sells Ellie Claire Line and Selected Summerside Titles to Worthy Publishing - Worthy Publishing adds a great gift book line along with some Summerside non-fiction to their company. Plus they added a new VP, Jason Rovenstine, who joins them from his similar role at Ellie Claire/Summerside. The Summerside fiction line remains with Guideposts with no editorial changes. Guideposts fiction …

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Category: New Book Releases, SteveTag: elevator pitch, Marketing, movie scripts, Self-Publishing

Fun Fridays – Nov. 30, 2012

By Steve Laubeon November 30, 2012
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You may have seen some of the “Gangnam Style” song parodies that are all over the Internet. (By the way, the original Gangnam Style video is now the most watched YouTube video of all time with over 830 million views...since July.)

Recently the cast of Arizona Broadway Theatre's "Oklahoma," where my daughter Fiona is performing, just released their version called “Oklahoma Style.”

Be sure …

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News You Can Use – Nov. 27, 2012

By Steve Laubeon November 27, 2012
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McGraw-Hill Agrees To Sell Its Education Publishing Business For $2.5 billion - Someone thinks publishing is still worth a lot of money!

Using Elements of Your Story to Market Your Book - Great article by Debby Mayne

Daily Routines of Famous Writers - Take a look at how Kurt Vonnegut, Maya Angelou, Ernest Hemingway, and others did their work.

Amazon Takes on Supermarkets with Groceries …

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