Helping to Change the World…Word by Word
The Steve Laube Agency
Helping to Change the World Word by Word
Next time you receive a rejection letter?
Next time you receive a bad review?
Next time you tell yourself you don’t have what it takes to be a writer?
Next time you fail at what you know you are called to do?
Watch the below video and remind yourself of the power of determination.
by Steve Laube At the recent Realm Makers conference in Philadelphia I had the privilege to announce that Marcher Lord Press is being rebranded as Enclave Publishing. I am excited to officially reveal the new logo below (More thoughts after the picture). Notice the tip of the sword… Why the name Enclave Publishing? An enclave is essentially defined as a group of like-minded people in a place …
by Steve Laube It is hard to believe that this weekend marks ten years since I made the decision to open The Steve Laube Agency in 2004. I can honestly say it has been a blessing to have the opportunity to serve the industry and our authors in this capacity. It is stunning to realize we have secured contracts for over 1,000 books. And the books that have been published have sold over 13,000,000 …
A great song about books! Lyrics: If You Love to Read There’s a story waiting to be told Waiting for all of us, whether we’re young or old The story is in there if you take a look Go ‘head and and open up, the pages of a book If you ask me, I will read with you Don’t underestimate the things that books can do There’s a story waiting to be told Waiting for all of us, …
by Steve Laube It was an quiet week in the agenting business. Periodically I like to peel back the curtain on what we do as literary agents because for many it remains a mystery or as a job that is unnecessary. I love my job. I am so very blessed to be able to do something I love and help so many people while doing it. Without further ado, here are a number of things that crossed my path this …
A Goldberg machine for dogs. Way too clever! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA56LgpFbSw
An eight year old sings “Fly Me to the Moon.” Pick me off the floor… Angelina Jordan is a finalist on “Norway’s Got Talent” (See more below.) This performance got her into the finals which will be later this month. Her original audition. Sung acapella. Here she is with her Mum and her little sister in an interview in March.
by Steve Laube Today’s Cinco de Mayo celebration should be renamed Cinco de Grande. Last week’s news that HarperCollins is buying Harlequin caused quite a stir in the industry. It had long been wondered if current owner Torstar, a Canadian media company that owns a number of properties, would do something with Harlequin. The primary reason is that each of the past four years has seen a …
by Steve Laube After pulling down this book from my shelf twice this past week I realized there is no other reference book I use more frequently. The book? The Synonym Finder by J.I. Rodale. I prefer it over Roget’s Thesaurus because it is laid out logically – in alphabetical order. There are multiple occasions where I need an alternative word to the one I’m trying to use. So I …
