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Fun Fridays – March 15, 2024

By Steve Laubeon March 15, 2024
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So much beauty everywhere. Even in places too small to see.

Enjoy today’s video and contemplate the depth and breadth of our world.

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Saving Time

By Steve Laubeon March 11, 2024
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Yesterday, most North Americans set their clocks forward an hour as part of Daylight Saving Time (DST). We, in Arizona, are one of two states that never change our clocks. Thus, half the year, we are on Mountain Time, and the other half, we are on Pacific Time. Those of you who lost an hour yesterday either went to church an hour early or showed up bleary-eyed for losing that extra hour of sleep. …

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Category: The Writing LifeTag: daylight saving time

Fun Fridays – March 8, 2024

By Steve Laubeon March 8, 2024
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Dogs really can talk!

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Category: Fun FridaysTag: Humor

Book Launch Secrets – Free Webinar, March 7

By Steve Laubeon March 4, 2024
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Thomas Umstattd, Jr. and I have frequently made this presentation. I don’t want you to miss out. The first 30 days your book is for sale sets the tone for the lifetime of your book. Many physical stores stock new releases for fewer than 90 days. If they don’t sell, they return them to the publisher. If they sell out, the bookstores order more. The online store algorithms show books …

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Category: Agents, Book Business, Marketing, The Writing LifeTag: Book Launch

Fun Fridays – March 1, 2024

By Steve Laubeon March 1, 2024
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Contracts can be confusing. Enjoy this wisdom from Chico and Groucho Marx (from their movie made in 1935; some things never change):

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Category: Contracts, Fun FridaysTag: Contracts, Humor

Only the Rich Get Published (?)

By Steve Laubeon February 26, 2024
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The title of today’s blog came in a question that was much less confrontational but significant nonetheless. In the context of describing the extremely limited amount of money they could spend on writers conferences, online classes, training materials, etc., the writer summarized by asking, “How can an unknown writer with very limited resources expect to get their writing published?” This is a …

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Category: Career, Conferences, Get Published, The Writing LifeTag: Get Published

Fun Fridays – February 23, 2024

By Steve Laubeon February 23, 2024
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You can write today’s date as 2, 23, 24 … Two. Two three. Two Four. It’s almost like a countdown to a song, which brings me to today’s “fun.” This week, I was talking with a friend about a book title that describes so much of our Christian life. It is titled My Almost for His Highest (a satire on the famous Oswald Chambers book). Then, she sent a list of …

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Category: Fun FridaysTag: Humor

Presidential Quotes on President’s Day

By Steve Laubeon February 19, 2024
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Today is President’s Day in the U.S. Originally established in 1885 as a recognition of George Washington’s birthday (February 22), it was later expanded to include Abraham Lincoln and all other U.S. presidents. Some of the words of these leaders have stood the test of time. For example, from Abraham Lincoln: “Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” “And in …

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Category: Craft, Historical, Inspiration, TheologyTag: Inspiration, Writing Craft

Fun Fridays – February 16, 2024

By Steve Laubeon February 16, 2024
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Since yesterday’s post was a “A Writer’s Lament,” I thought this video would be appropriate. Very clever refashioning a cat’s mournful cry into a song. But even more, it sounds like the cat is a writer!

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Defusing Contract Landmines

By Steve Laubeon February 12, 2024
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It is crucial that every author knows that if they sign a contract, they are legally bound by the terms within that contract. Even if it is to their disadvantage. Our agency is often approached with a phrase like “I signed a bad book contract and want out of it. Can you help?” Usually, the answer is “Unfortunately, no.” After so many years of running into landmines buried …

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Category: Book Business, Contracts, Legal IssuesTag: Book Business, Contracts, Legal
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