I really hope my book won’t be featured in this museum!
Enjoy this fascinating video.
“You Are What You Do” – A Very Dangerous Myth
Typically, we define work as something we “do.” Work can then be defined as the activity you do as a profession and for which you are paid. But if you are a writer, the latter half of that formula isn’t always a guaranteed proposition! Thus, for the writer, we are left with a definition of work as being what you do. But that can be a dangerous thing because we tend to let what we …
Fun Fridays – May 2, 2025
People may define “fun” differently. Today’s video is “fun” by my definition because it is interesting, instructive, and done by someone with a delightful accent. Seriously though, I often forget that not everyone knows the vocabulary for the various pieces of a printed book. This video may help!
Midweek Fun Puns
For a quick midweek break, here are some really bad puns for your enjoyment. None are original! Don’t blame me. A chicken and an egg go into a restaurant. The waitress asked, “Which of you is first?” To the guy who invented zero, thanks for nothing. Dogs can’t operate MRI machines. But catscan. What kind of concert only costs 45 cents? A 50 Cent concert featuring …
Fun Fridays – April 25, 2025
Today’s video is a stunning rendition of the song “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” Performed for the National American Choral Directors Association Conference two weeks ago, it features a group of high school singers and an amazing director. The audience is filled with choral directors who cheer when something extraordinary is heard. The arrangement is sheer genius, and the …
What Is the Best Way to Submit My Self-Published Book?
We are asked this question so frequently that I have to re-run this post on a regular basis! Since it has become so easy to self-publish, many authors are creating their own books, both in ebook and print form. Later, those authors are not quite sure what to do if/when they want to approach an agent. Or pitch to an editor at a conference. Should they just send a copy of the book with a letter? Or …
Gray Saturday
I wrote this many years ago and post it every Easter weekend as a reminder. May it speak to you in some small way. Gray Saturday by Steve Laube Holy weekend is such a study in contrasts. Friday is dark. Somber. Frightening in its hopelessness and pain. I do not like Dark Fridays. The nails bury themselves deep into my soul. They become a singular stake through the heart of this sinner. Piercing. …
Dark Friday
I wrote this piece several years ago and thought it appropriate to post every year on Dark Friday. Take Me, Break Me (a prayer) by Steve Laube Take my eyes, Lord. Strike me blind. * * * Then heal me, Lord, That I may see with Your eyes. Take my hands, Lord. Crush every bone. * * * Then heal me, Lord, That I may touch with Your tenderness. Take my ears, Lord. Deafen me. * * * Then …
Binge Watching versus Binge Reading
A lot of people take advantage of their entertainment streaming services to binge-watch multiple episodes of a particular TV show in one sitting. How long would it take to spend the same amount of time reading … the Bible? A few years ago, Crossway.org published an article titled “You Have More Time for Bible Reading Than You Think.” The results are rather interesting. (The chart …
Fun Fridays – April 11, 2025
Some fun with classical music today! Enjoy the virtuosity, once the musicians begin playing, and the shenanigans surrounding it all.