Helping to Change the World…Word by Word
The Steve Laube Agency
Helping to Change the World Word by Word
Today’s video is quite enjoyable! Sit back and laugh.
If you want to make a connection to the writing life, feel free to do so in the comments.
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Composed with tongue firmly in cheek. Send to yours and maketh your agent weepeth. 10 Haughty Author Commandments That Agents Must Obey I. Thou shalt have no other authors before me. II. Thou shalt adore all my ideas and declare them holy. III. Thou shalt personally guarantee my financial success. IV. Thou shalt send me to Bora Bora on my birthday and send a wad o’ cash at Christmas. V. Thou …
The creativity here is stunning. Who would have thought? [If you cannot see the embedded video in your newsletter email, please click the headline and go directly to our site to view it.]
I recently came across an article I had saved from 2004 predicting “Book Trends 2005” by Sally E. Stuart in an issue of Advanced Christian Writer newsletter. Reading through the article makes one realize how different things are but also how much they are still the same! Isn’t that a paradox? To rattle your brain a little, when that article was published, Google was only six …
Will you take a “fun break” with me today? Maybe a smile can help a smidgen. Can’t go wrong with a silly barbershop quartet performance. [If you cannot see the embedded video in your newsletter email, please click the headline and go directly to our site to view it.]
By Steve Laube
It has been said that ninety percent of all problems in the universe are failures in communication. And the other ten percent are failures to understand the failure in communication. In the publishing business, or any business for that matter, this is so true. There are a couple common barriers to effective communication, assumption and expectation.
But I Assumed
Often …
A virtuoso performance, bonus sheet music included! Note the statue in the back. Magnificent. Bravo! [If you cannot see the embedded video in your newsletter email, please click the headline and go directly to our site to view it.]
Since today is the first of June and for some marks the beginning of Summer, I want to recommend you read at least one craft book during these months. Write Better: A Lifelong Editor on Craft, Art, and Spirituality by Andrew T. Le Peau is that book! He worked for over forty years at InterVarsity Press (IVP) and was, for a long time, associate publisher for editorial. That means he knows what …
With every major production there has to be someone “directing.” But it’s always better if that director is excellent, engaging, and entertaining. Enjoy today’s video of one such leader…You simply can’t take your eyes off of him! [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: …
We are pleased to announce that our site has again been named as one of the “101 Best Websites for Writers” in the newest issue of Writer’s Digest (May/June 2020). This annual list, now in its 22nd year, is a great resource. This year’s collection has 40 new additions (which makes it even nicer to continue to be included). It’s organized into ten categories with our site in the …
