Helping to Change the World…Word by Word
The Steve Laube Agency
Helping to Change the World Word by Word
I just love the delight in this young man’s performance of “The Little Drummer Boy.” He is sixteen years old who plays in his church band.
I shared this on Facebook a couple weeks ago but thought it the perfect way to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!
Don't Support You Local Bookstore - An outrageous and inciting article from Farhad Manjoo, Slate's technology columnist. Great responses from Tim Redmond and Will Doig.
The Rise of the Cowboy Romance Novel - Time magazine article on secular cowboy romance novels.
Pirates are Stealing my Books! - Karen Ranney is justifiably angry. I am surprised her publisher is not doing more to help. Maybe …
This fun video was put together by the Kuinerrarmiut Elitnaurviat 5th Grade class in Quinhagak, Alaska. They spent 10 hours shooting the video over a weekend. Originally intended only for an audience of the 200 residents of Quinhagak village.
Paying Authors More Might be in the Best Interest of Publishers - Mike Shatzkin is a really smart guy and every published writer will want to read every part of this 2,300 word article. Brilliant.
The Twelve Most Dangerous Words for Writers - A provocative title. Worth reading and thinking it through.
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity - I know I shouldn't have enjoyed this article but I …
Cello Wars! (the Star Wars version)
These guys had way too much fun doing this. Please do yourself a favor and watch the whole thing right through to the credits (four minutes long).
Is Amazon a "Ruthless Money-Making Devil"? - James Daunt, UK bookseller extraordinaire, makes a bold claim
Five Tips on Writing...from the Grinch - Fun article for the Christmas Season
EMI is sold! - Music giant will be split in half and sold to Universal and Sony. Yes it is the music industry but it would have the same impact if one of the Big Six were split up and sold. Further …
We are very pleased to announce that we have two client's whose books have been named as "The Best Christian Fiction of 2011" by The Library Journal.
Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee's Forbidden (Center Street) - we represent Tosca
Tracy Higley's Pompeii: City on Fire (B&H Publishing Group)
Also Debbie Ulrick and Liz Tolsma are part of the Log Cabin Christmas collection of novellas which is …
How Much Does a 99 cent E-Book Cost on Amazon? - This is a chilling story for those who think that going the self-publishing route with the Kindle is all puppies and kittens. And it makes a good case for the International nature of story telling.
Don't Waste Your Exclamation Points! - Intended for pastors this is a reminder for all writers.
Thoughts on the Future of Book Marketing - …
Six Things Jeff Bezos Knew Back in 1997 That Made Amazon a Gorilla - Excellent article from Forbes magazine
Reward Yourself with Kittens! - This free "Written? Kitten! tool" provides you a blank page on which to type. But every writing goal you achieve (100, 200, 500 and 1000-word settings are available), you get a picture of a cute kitty! - Part of the NaNoWriMo incentives.
Books-a-Million …
The End of Borders and The Future of Bookselling - BusinessWeek article shows why Borders failed and why it doesn't mean the demise of bookstores. Every writer should read this.
Another Change in How We Read Books? - Cloud-based book rentals...is it the future?
You Don't Have to Accept Rejection - Copyblogger makes the case for the Indie route
Does Your Web Site Use Flash? - If so, then …
