Helping to Change the World…Word by Word
The Steve Laube Agency
Helping to Change the World Word by Word
Today’s video made me laugh. Hope you enjoy it too.
Thank you Tamela for sharing it with me!
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Now more than ever, people are using social media to share their opinions and their anxieties. Sharing can be therapeutic and helpful. We all need to know we are not alone during this stressful time. Yet, in the matter of business concerns, social media can cause undue and unwarranted anxiety. When we represent you as an author, part of our job as your literary agent is to answer your questions. …
It may be too late by the time you read this post, but April Fool’s Day is a good time to mention some ideas for writers who like to prank others. In my early days of writing full-time, my son knew far more about computers than I did. (That hasn’t changed; he knows more about most things than I do.) So, one day before leaving for sixth grade, he did something. To this day, I don’t know exactly …
Brian Godawa, welcome to the Christian Publishing Show! Links: Godawa.com Hollywood Worldviews: Watching Films with Wisdom and Discernment (Affiliate Link) The Imagination of God (Affiliate Link) Jezebel (Affiliate Link) Sponsor: Christian Writers Institute’s Tax & Business Guide for Authors In the course you will: Learn whether or not you qualify for tax deductions for your writing-related …
With writers conferences being cancelled and many people under stay-at-home restrictions, I thought you might want to join a FREE Publishing Q&A Webinar that Thomas Umstattd Jr. and I will be doing this Friday, April 3rd, at 3 pm Central time. We did one on March 20th with little promotion and had more than 200 people register from seven different countries! We spent two hours answering …
At our agency, we’re your partners, not your dictators. An author can argue that there’s no point in hiring an agent if you don’t agree with their strategy. To avoid disagreement over where your work is submitted, discuss all your plans with your agent, not only when you decide to work together but throughout your career. We provide counsel based on our knowledge and experience. That’s a good …
Stuck in the house? No one gets any points of virtue for suffering since we are all suffering and must press on. But we can all use this time of misery to fortify our characters. Here are some ideas: Keep writing. You can say, “I was able to accomplish polishing my book because of the pandemic.” How many of your friends in the real world (as defined by those who don’t attend writers conferences) …
Happy Friday the 13th! I found this absolutely delightful video featuring Carol Burnett and Dolly Parton doing a fun duet. It’s about eight minutes long, but don’t skip through it as your smile may continue to grow. Enjoy. If you cannot see the embedded video in your newsletter email, please click the headline and go directly to our site to view it.
My mother has sported teased hair all her life. My beautician says they don’t teach new hairstylists how to tease hair anymore. So when I need to find someone to style my mother’s hair, I have to ask if they know how to tease it. I found two in town: one is my hairdresser, and the other is the back-up stylist I go to when my regular beautician isn’t working. “Oh, you mean, backcomb?” She smiled …
Writers aren’t perfect. This may not be news to you. But occasionally we read or create typos that stay with us. Some become favorites, prompting smiles and giggles (and maybe embarrassment) for years to come. I asked writers, editors, and agents to share some from their experiences. Here are their favorites: “I submitted a post called ‘4 Reasons Why Writers Should Clothe Themselves with Humility’ …
