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Fun Fridays – November 13, 2020

By Steve Laubeon November 13, 2020
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Today’s video is one of those brilliant and clever mashups of video clips matched to a familiar song.

According to its creator, not a single clip was sped up or slowed down to match the music. It has the appearance of a master choreographer!

Can you name all the movies or dancers in this video? If you get stuck, click the closed-caption feature and all is revealed.

I couldn’t help but smile all the way through this. Hope you do too.

[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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Ten Commandments for Working with Your Agent

By Steve Laubeon November 9, 2020
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By request, here are my ten commandments for working with your agent. Break them at your own peril. Thou shalt vent only to thine agent and never directly to thy publisher or editor. Thou shalt not get whipped into a frenzy by the industry rumor mill fomented by the Internet. Asketh thy agent if what you’ve heard is true. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s success. Be content with …

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Category: Agency, Book Business, Get PublishedTag: Book Business, Contracts, Copyright, Facebook, Get Published, Internet Usage, Marketing

Fun Fridays – November 6, 2020

By Steve Laubeon November 6, 2020
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We normally hear this song played by strings. But what if this segment of Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” was played at hyperspeed by the brass section? Enjoy today’s breathtaking feast! [If you cannot see the embedded video in your newsletter email, please click the headline and go directly to our site to view it.] HT: Chawna Schroeder

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Support Your Local Bookstore

By Steve Laubeon November 2, 2020
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I spent the first 11 years of my career working in a local Christian bookstore. It was a huge learning experience. I like to say, “The Christian bookstore is the only place in town where there is an ecumenical meeting every day. But no ones knows about it!” Ours was a large store (12,000 square feet) and served nearly 500 churches. Recently, I heard it said that “bookstores are …

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Fun Fridays – October 30, 2020

By Steve Laubeon October 30, 2020
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On March 1 a worship song called “The Blessing” was first introduced to the congregation at Elevation Church near Charlotte, North Carolina (written by members of their staff). A couple weeks later, during the coronavirus lockdown, a group of thirty churches in Pittsburg performed it on Easter Sunday in a virtual choir (you can find that version at this link). The song began to be sung …

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What’s in a Name?

By Steve Laubeon October 26, 2020
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It’s time to start that great novel you’ve been wanting to write for years. You have the story in mind and even the names of the main characters. But what about the other bit players in your story? What names do you give them? Some authors use relatives or childhood friends as fodder for ideas. Some just randomly choose names from a baby name book. Novelists know that names can often …

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Category: Writing CraftTag: Names

Fun Fridays – October 23, 2020

By Steve Laubeon October 23, 2020
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Don’t let anything hold you back. You are more than your circumstances or “limitations.” Be inspired by today’s video. [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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Free Webinar on Building Your Author Platform

By Steve Laubeon October 19, 2020
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Why write a book no one will read? I have a theory that a book has no impact unless the book is read. But a book won’t be read until it is purchased. Even if it was given to you, someone bought it. Thus the power of your words begin at the point of sale. In today’s world, that means the book has to be discovered. No matter how good your book is, if someone doesn’t know about it, …

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Category: PlatformTag: Author Platform, Platform, Webinar

Fun Fridays – October 16, 2020

By Steve Laubeon October 16, 2020
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Considering the wild and whacky year we’ve had I thought today’s video was perfect. We all just need to do a little more yodeling! And when your teacher is named Sourdough Slim, you can’t go wrong. I wish I had a camera to watch you try to sing along. Too much fun. [Show off your new-found skill on your next Zoom meeting! See you end up getting muted.] And before we go to the …

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What if You Get a Book Deal on Your Own and Then Want an Agent?

By Steve Laubeon October 12, 2020
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One of our readers asked this via the green “Ask us a question” button.
What happens if you get a book contract before you have an agent? What if, by some miracle, an editor sees your work and wants to publish it? (1) would having a publisher interested in my work make an agent much more likely to represent me, and (2) would it be appropriate to try to find an agent at that point (when a …

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Category: Agents, Book Business, Conferences, Contracts, Get Published, SteveTag: Agent, Conferences, Contracts, negotiations, publishers
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