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29 Ways to Stay Creative

By Steve Laubeon September 23, 2019
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There are times when you feel like you’ve hit a wall. Not writer’s block per se, but feeling like you’ve run out of juice. Burned out maybe?

I suggest you first check your health. Are you sleeping enough? Has there been an abnormal amount of stress recently? Have you changed dosages or added a new medication or changed your diet? I know of one writer who had multiple novels published only to find she suddenly could no longer write. It took her years to figure out it was a change in her medication that caused the problem. Once the balance was restored, she was back on track.

Another might sarcastically suggest sticking your fork in an electric socket. (DO NOT do that.)

Instead, enjoy the short, two-minute video below.

I particularly liked #18 and #25.

Which ones work for you? Do you have any you would add?

29 WAYS TO STAY CREATIVE from TO-FU on Vimeo.

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Category: CreativityTag: Creativity, Ideas, Writing Craft

Fun Fridays – September 20, 2019

By Steve Laubeon September 20, 2019
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I found this analysis of the Beach Boys’ song “Good Vibrations” to be absolutely fascinating. This seven-minute breakdown shows how a creative genius could raise the level of the craft beyond where others had been before. An example for all creatives out there. Enjoy!

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Category: Fun Fridays

7 Reasons Why Christian Authors Need to Embrace Podcasting Now

By Steve Laubeon September 16, 2019
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Podcasting is here to stay. Here are seven reasons you should take it seriously as an author.  1. Podcasting Is a Tool of Bestselling Authors Here is a list of the 10 bestselling Christian authors for September 2019. (A Bible study of Lysa TerKeurst’s book is actually #9, so I edited the list to remove the repetition.)  Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis   The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman …

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Category: Audio, Book Business, Marketing, Platform, Podcast, The Writing Life

Fun Fridays – September 13, 2019

By Steve Laubeon September 13, 2019
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Scooby-Doo Turns 50! While this may be “Friday the 13th,” it also happens to be the 50th birthday of Scooby-Doo! Doesn’t that make you feel old? Happy birthday, Scooby Doo! If you want to enjoy a couple of articles that discuss the origins of the show, you can find them here “History of the Scooby-Doo Series” and here “A Behind the Scenes Look at the 50th …

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Four Laws for the Writer of a Book

By Steve Laubeon September 9, 2019
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In 1931 S. R. Ranganathan proposed the Five Laws of Library Science. The theory behind the laws was to help define the principles of any library system. Today I would like to look at the first four of these laws and see how we can apply them to you as a writer. Books Are for Use I like to ask students if a book has any ministry value if it isn’t read. Of course, it doesn’t. And a book can’t be …

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Fun Fridays – September 6, 2019

By Steve Laubeon September 6, 2019
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Last week was a modern-day duet. This week we can enjoy the artistry of Chico and Harpo Marx playing a duet on the same piano (from the 1941 movie “The Big Store”). The tune they are playing is “Mama Eu Quero” made famous by Carmen Miranda the year before. What fun!

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Fun Fridays – August 30, 2019

By Steve Laubeon August 30, 2019
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The sheer delight of this duet is fun to watch. Classical pianist Lang Lang and jazz pianist Jon Baptiste sit down and improvise for two minutes on a very familiar piece of music. Enjoy! HT: Trissina Kear

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First Lines in Fiction

By Steve Laubeon August 26, 2019
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The opening words of your novel may be all a prospective buyer will read before making their purchasing decision. Are yours an opening salvo; an opening punch; or an opening sigh, easily dismissed? They will also be the first words an agent or an editor reads when they see the sample chapters you have pitched. Every story starts somewhere. Even “once upon a time” is a beginning. I thought it would …

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Category: Pitching, Romance, Romantic Suspense, Writing Craft

Fun Fridays – August 23, 2019

By Steve Laubeon August 23, 2019
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So incredibly creative. Watch this video and be inspired to create origami with your words! Craft them into a story never seen before. Inspire others to think beyond the paper airplane you made when growing up.

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A Retail Renaissance?

By Steve Laubeon August 19, 2019
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I spent some time with a recent research report from the ILH Group called “Retail’s Renaissance – True Story of Store Openings/Closings.” In this study, they looked at the last three years of all segments of brick-and-mortar retail stores and discovered some facts that counter what we hear in the news. In the media, we only hear bad things about physical stores. Chains are closing, …

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