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Fun Fridays – June 18, 2021

By Steve Laubeon June 18, 2021
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Over 20 million people have watched today’s video since it was posted 10 days ago. If you’ve already seen it, watch it again. It’s a beautiful original song by a young woman battling cancer (three times in the last four years). This young lady, Jane Marczewski, sings under the name of Nightbirde.

We have those in our small community who struggle with physical ailments, even excruciating pain, every day. (We see you, Andrew.) We pray for peace, rest, and the grace that can only come from God.

What the mainstream media missed is Nightbirde’s background. She is a graduate of Liberty University and writes freely of her faith in God even when it is impossible. Take a quiet moment and try to read her blog from March 9, 2021, “God is on the Bathroom Floor.“

Here is one short quote from her exquisite writing: “Call me cursed, call me lost, call me scorned. But that’s not all. Call me chosen, blessed, sought-after. Call me the one who God whispers his secrets to. I am the one whose belly is filled with loaves of mercy that were hidden for me.”

Amen and amen.

Now, enjoy listening to her song, “It’s Okay.”

(If you cannot see the embedded video in your newsletter email, please click the headline and go directly to our site to view it.)

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Flag Day – 2021

By Steve Laubeon June 14, 2021
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Today, June 14 in the United States, marks the day in 1777 when the Second Continental Congress passed “The Flag Resolution,” establishing the Stars and Stripes as the nation’s official flag. Below is a short video with a more-detailed explanation. While it is clear that our ultimate allegiance should be to Jesus Christ, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, we can still have …

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Category: Historical

Fun Fridays – June 11, 2021

By Steve Laubeon June 11, 2021
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We take some music for granted. Like the music behind movie brands. We’ve seen this group, MayTree, before on Fun Friday; but I thought you’d find some delight in hearing them perform again. Keep listening for the very last one in this 90-second collection; you’ll be amazed. (If you cannot see the embedded video in your newsletter email, please click the headline and go directly …

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The Story We Bring to the Story

By Steve Laubeon June 7, 2021
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With all the discussion about the craft of fiction and the need to write a great story there is one thing missing in the equation. The one thing that is the secret to great fiction. And it is the one thing the writer cannot control.

That one thing is the story the reader brings with them to their reading experience. As a reader I have the life I have lived, the people I’ve …

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Category: Art, Craft, Creativity, Steve, Writing CraftTag: Craft, Reader, story

Fun Friday – May 28, 2021

By Steve Laubeon May 28, 2021
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This is the perfect video for Memorial Day weekend when so many people in the U.S.A. take a road trip. Impress your family and friends after watching. Geek-out on FONTS! Aren’t they cool? Enjoy your weekend as you obsessively look at road signs in a new way. (If you cannot see the embedded video in your newsletter email, please click the headline and go directly to our site to view it.)

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Fun Fridays – May 21, 2021

By Steve Laubeon May 21, 2021
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Johann Sebastian Bach is one of my favorite composers. The six pieces in his “Cello Suites” are extraordinary. But the first one in that collection is famous the world over. I urge you to find ten minutes in the next few days (if not today) to watch and listen to an analysis of the sheer genius of its composition. Seeing and hearing how something so simple can become so profound should …

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Ancient Wisdom from an Ancient Editor

By Steve Laubeon May 17, 2021
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I came across a remarkable section in a book written around 124 B.C. The editor of the book wrote the following preface to help the reader understand his methodology and purpose. It shows the concern a good editor has for the ultimate reader. His job was to abridge a massive five volume work into an abbreviated 16,00 word document. Can anyone tell me where this comes from and …

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Category: Book Business, Craft, Editing, Grammar, Writing CraftTag: Editing, Wisdom, Writing Craft

Fun Fridays – May 14, 2021

By Steve Laubeon May 14, 2021
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Today’s video had me laughing out loud. It was far too close to what can really happen in an interview with an author. Enjoy Bob Newhart at his best during this six-minute comedy sketch. At a writers conference years ago, I met someone who claimed they had a worm in their backyard that whispered great truths. Plus this person claimed to be able to control the weather. You never know what an …

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When Your Proposal Doesn’t Sell

By Steve Laubeon May 10, 2021
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It happens. Despite all efforts and good intentions not every proposal we shop will end up being contracted by a major publisher. Of course our agency tries our best to keep that from happening. We carefully choose which projects and authors we represent. And our success rate is extremely high.

But that success rate is not 100%.

Here are a few examples of projects that …

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Category: Agency, Book Business, Book Proposals, Get Published, Self-Publishing, The Writing LifeTag: book proposals, Get Published

Fun Fridays – May 7, 2021

By Steve Laubeon May 7, 2021
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This is a perfect video for Mother’s Day weekend. Please read the story, then click through to the YouTube video. A Mother dances with her blind daughter in an absolutely beautiful way. HT: Ann Voskamp’s “Only the Good Stuff“

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