Helping to Change the World…Word by Word
The Steve Laube Agency
Helping to Change the World Word by Word
A tender animated short film (4 minutes). Watch it all the way through. You’ll be glad you did.
This short film, by film student Jacob Frey, just finished a circuit of 180 film festivals where it won 50 different awards. Now that you’ve watched the film you can see the short web-comic it was based on. (click here)
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Imagine Mozart and Adele co-writing a song together. You might end up with something like this latest piece from The Piano Guys. A combination of Adele’s “Hello” and Mozart’s “Lacrimosa” from his Requiem in D Minor (if you want to hear Mozart’s original piece it is posted below). Below is Mozart’s “Lacrimosa” complete with translation …
It is hard to be a writer or to work in the publishing industry. Everyone defines success differently and we strive to meet those expectations at every turn. Often we let “success” define us, especially when a writer is told “You are only as good as the sales of your last book.” Or an agent is told, “You are only worth the value of your last contract.” Henri Nouwen, in his book The Return of the …
We are often asked which conferences we will attend and where. Below is a list for each of us with a link to each event. We all hope to see you in person some time this year. Someone from the agency will be in nine different states and Canada and in all four time zones at some time this year. Steve Laube: Feb 4-7 – Hershey, PA – Writer to Writer Conference March 18-22 – Mt. …
These famous brothers are so entertaining to watch. Especially when playing their instruments. I encourage those of you with kids to show a couple of these classic films…make it a family night. We don’t want them to be lost to the next generation.
Eternal optimism must be the attitude if one is to survive the roller coaster ride of the publishing business. There seems to be some new change every month if not every week. For example, this past week we got word of three different editors at three different publishers leaving their current position. One shifted to another publisher who is glad to fill a needed role. But that means the current …
Some book covers use stock photography as their foundation, but others are original and have a dedicated photo shoot. Take a look at this behind the scenes video of what has become the new cover for Lynette Eason’s February release, Always Watching. (Lynette is one of Tamela’s clients.) It is book one in a new series published by Revell. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApUhRmpBU_A
I like to take a look at the past year as an exercise in measuring success and failure – all while counting God’s blessings. (If you’d like to look at previous annual reports they can be found here: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009.) The Agency Thrives The agency continues to thrive in the midst of some tough economic challenges. It was exciting to secure contracts for over 130 forthcoming …
When you have a quiet moment enjoy this beautiful rendition of “Silent Night” from Placido Domingo and The PianoGuys.
I couldn’t resist posting this oldie but goodie. Silent Monks singing!
