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Fun Fridays – August 14, 2026

By Steve Laubeon August 14, 2026
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Collective Nouns
Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to add three things to this list I found on the Internet in the comments below.
A _______of Editors

A________of Writers

A________of Agents.

Put your answers in the comments and have fun!

Here are 50 examples:

1. Business of Ferrets

2. Labor of Moles

3. Mustering of Storks

4. Shrewdness of Apes

5. Gam of Whales

6. Smack of Jellyfish

7. Host of Angels

8. Fusillade of Bullets

9. Baptism of Fire

10. Quiver of Arrows

11. Tissue of lies

12. Murder of Crows

13. Unkindness of Ravens

14. Dule of Doves

15. Clowder, Cluster, or Clutter of Cats

16. Kindle of Kittens

17. Mute of Hounds

18. Pass of Asses

19. Ostentation of Peacocks

20. Team of Ducks (when flying)

21. Paddling of Ducks (when on water)

22. Trip of Goats

23. Sloth, or Sleuth, of Bears

24. Charm of Finches

25. Hill of Beans

26. String of Ponies

27. Hand of Bananas

28. College of Cardinals

29. Shock of Corn

30. Band of Men

31. Knot of Toads

32. Wedge of Swans (when flying)

33. Parliament of Owls

34. Superfluity of Nuns

35. Abominable Sight of Monks

36. Untruth of Summoners

37. Doctrine of Doctors

38. Damning of Jurors

39. Sentence of Judges

40. Rascal of Boys

41. Gaggle of Women

42. Gaggle of Gossips

43. Impatience of Wives

44. Tabernacle of Bakers

45. Poverty of Pipers

46. Fighting of Beggars

47. Neverthriving of Jugglers

48. Herd of Harlots

49. Worship of Writers

50. Hastiness of Cooks

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Don’t Be a Mystery Author

By Dan Balowon August 13, 2026
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When I review a proposal for a nonfiction book, I first look at the author, then the book concept and marketing platform, and then everything else. Often, I am left with more questions than answers if the author buries information about themselves on page eight or is vague about their background. Who are you? What do you do? How long have you been writing? What do you believe? (because this is …

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Category: Common Questoins, The Publishing Life, The Writing Life

7 Ways to Trick Yourself into Being a More Productive Writer

By Guest Bloggeron August 10, 2026
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Today’s guest post is by Zena Dell Lowe. Zena Dell Lowe is an award-winning screenwriter and founder of The Storyteller’s Mission, a podcast and online platform dedicated to helping writers craft powerful stories with depth, meaning, and moral clarity. Her work has earned multiple national screenwriting awards, including two Grand Prize honors for her feature screenplay Trial by Fire. …

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Category: Guest Post, The Writing Life

Fun Fridays – August 7, 2026

By Steve Laubeon August 7, 2026
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Do you love your Apple device? Now they own the alphabet!

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I’ll Probably Ask to See Your Work

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon August 5, 2026
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If you have an appointment to meet with me at the ACFW conference later this month, thank you. I love meeting with authors! I know you have many options at the conference, and I appreciate you for choosing to meet with me. What Can I Expect? My goal is to get to know authors and, hopefully, make a great impression on all the authors I’m privileged to meet. The appointments are necessarily limited …

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Category: Conferences

Monday Moments – August 3, 2026

By Steve Laubeon August 3, 2026
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Affliction For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced. … For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But …

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Category: Monday Moments

Fun Fridays – July 31, 2026

By Steve Laubeon July 31, 2026
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Since it is likely a hot summer day for those of you north of the equator, I thought today’s video might cool you off. A tutorial on how people in Northern Scandinavia do their laundry. Here in Phoenix, we just leave the clothes on the sidewalk where they burst into flames. Much easier. [If you cannot see the video in your newsletter, please click through to the site to view it.]  

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Make Every Scene Matter: What Is a Scene Supposed to Do? (Part 1)

By Lynette Easonon July 29, 2026
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Hello friends. I hope your summer is going great. I’m hibernating because I’m a winter girl, but good news! Hibernating means working, and working means more books. Ha. So, we have finished the inciting incident series, and I thought we’d move into scenes and how to make everyone you write matter. Have you ever written a scene you loved but couldn’t explain why it belonged in the story? Maybe the …

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Category: Writing Craft

Your Money Is Your Business or Keep a Lid on How Much Money You Make

By Steve Laubeon July 27, 2026
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I think it is a mistake to reveal how much money you make as an author. The details of your royalty advance on your latest deal should not be shared with other authors. It is similar to finding out the salary of the co-worker in the office cubicle next to yours. When I was a retail store manager, we had major problems when salaries were discovered. I had to physically stop a near fistfight between …

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Category: Book Business, Career, Communication, MoneyTag: Book Business, Contracts, Facebook, Gossip, Money, rumors

Fun Fridays – July 24, 2026

By Steve Laubeon July 24, 2026
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Sometimes we must simply acknowledge the skill of others who can do what we cannot. The first 45 seconds of today’s video is a metaphor for what your manuscript will look like after a great editor slices and dices it into something unique and exciting. Of course, it could be just a potato being chopped up. But I prefer the word picture. Enjoy the skill of this chef! [If you cannot see the …

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