Helping to Change the World…Word by Word
The Steve Laube Agency
Helping to Change the World Word by Word
Don’t tell me you haven’t done this with your own books.
I’ll admit that after leaving a bookstore, my clients tend to have their books face-out. (I do not recommend moving books around! Publishers pay good money for product placement, and the poor booksellers have enough to worry about.)
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Did that headline get your attention? It was intentional. There are two key words in it, act and now, that are trigger words to make you read what I have written. When the words revolutionary and success are added, it targets the readers of this blog. And to top it off, it was made personal by using the word your. It is possible to make this “revolutionary” keyword work in several …
Today’s video is for all the science geeks in the room. The periodic table, sung in numerical order, plus examples of each element as well! {If the video is not embedded in your email, click through to the site itself to view.]
In 2015, Brad Martin, the President and CEO of Penguin Random House Canada, was quoted as saying the following: “I’m not interested in a book that is going to generate less than $100,000 in revenue unless the editor or publisher [division] has a compelling vision for the book and/or the author…If the person that’s championing that book in the acquisitions meeting doesn’t have a compelling view of …
This video is an astounding discovery. Truly groundbreaking. Share it with all your friends! (If you can’t see the video in your newsletter email, please click through to view it on the site.)
Below is an interesting infographic that may be of help with this question. Provided by K.M. Weiland at www.HelpingWritersBecomeAuthors.com. Add your thoughts in the comments below.
In 1974, fifty-one years ago, this brief interview with science-fiction author Arthur C. Clarke (most famous for 2001: A Space Odyssey, published in 1968) describes a day when computers will be a vital part of our lives. He says to imagine a day when a computer would fit on a desk. Imagine if he saw your phone today. He would have thought it to be science fiction! Note the room in the background. …
Believe it or not, we once had someone write and say that forcing an author to follow our guidelines when submitting a proposal is the height of arrogance. An artist should be allowed artistic freedom of expression, and cramming ideas into a preprescribed format is squelching that creativity. While I understand the frustration and the amount of work involved in creating a proposal, there are …
I took a selfie. It is titled “Literary Agents Eat Alligators for Breakfast.” Fact or fiction?
You just spent many hours, even days, at a writers conference. You go home to a pressing question: “Now what?” What do you do when you return from a writers conference? Tell us in the comments below. Meanwhile, I’ll share some thoughts. Re-entry Blues Coming down from the high of a retreat or a conference can be a jolt. Especially when the daily routines kick in. Make sure to avoid resenting …
