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A Growing Readership

By Steve Laubeon August 24, 2020
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It recently came to my attention that the email list for our agency’s blog has grown by 40% over the last two years. It’s now the size of a small town or a rather large church!

That is only the email list. It doesn’t count those of you who use the Facebook feed, the Twitter feed, an RSS feed, or come to the site directly on a regular basis. That is a pretty big crowd, and it is humbling to say the least.

It does raise a few questions.

Why do you read this blog?

Is it for the ever-delightful Tamela? For the always-fetching Bob? For the fascinating podcaster Thomas? For the curmudgeon comments of grumpy Steve? Or do you only come to watch videos on Fun Friday?

Actually, it is a serious question. We are regularly asking ourselves, “What do we address next?” “What do our readers want to read?” “What do our readers need to read?”

Not fishing for compliments. 🙂 Instead, we’d like to know what’s on your mind. If you’d rather not ask publicly in the comment section, you may write to info@stevelaube.com, which goes to an admin inbox that is regularly sifted. We may or may not be able to answer your questions, but we will certainly listen to them.

Thank you for being a loyal reader. Your involvement makes it seem less like work and more like a privilege.

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Fun Fridays – August 21, 2020

By Steve Laubeon August 21, 2020
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Who knew this could be a Guinness World Record? Pam Onnen spells 56 words backwards in one minute! Shattered the old record by 17 words. I can’t even spell “radar” backwards one time. Oh, wait. The words are chosen at random. If you’d like to watch the interview with her after, keep watching the video. Wouldn’t it be wild to have a character in your novel or …

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Category: Fun Fridays

Should You Write Short Stories First?

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon August 20, 2020
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The “Your Questions Answered” Series __________ What are your thoughts on writing some short stories before you jump into your first novel? I don’t recommend writing short stories before jumping into your first novel IF your goal is to be a novelist. Writing where you don’t want your success to be is akin to the dieter craving a chocolate candy bar but eating a container of yogurt instead. I’ve …

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Category: Branding, Career, Craft, Creativity, Genre, Your Questions Answered Series

What I Learned from Editors

By Bob Hostetleron August 19, 2020
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I’ve been writing for publication since my teen years, when the world was young and the Garden of Eden’s discount fruit stand was still in business. As you might imagine, I’ve worked with more than a few editors over the years (and even been an editor myself). Though some writers see editors as “the enemy” (or perhaps the stumbling blocks in their paths), I’ve always had great relationships with …

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Category: Craft, Editing, The Writing Life

How to Craft Unforgettable Characters with James Scott Bell

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on August 18, 2020
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If readers don’t care about your characters, they won’t care about your book. If your characters are wooden, generic, or forgettable, readers won’t buy, read, finish, or recommend your book. If you want to write a book people not only finish but recommend to friends, you must craft compelling characters. So how do you do that? Well, this is what we are going to talk about in today’s episode. We …

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How to Craft Unforgettable Characters with James Scott Bell

By Thomas Umstattd, Jr.on August 18, 2020
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If readers don’t care about your characters, they won’t care about your book. If your characters are wooden, generic, or forgettable, readers won’t buy, read, finish, or recommend your book. If you want to write a book people not only finish but recommend to friends, you must craft compelling characters. So how do you do […]
You can listen to this episode How to Craft Unforgettable Characters with …

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When the Gloves Come Off

By Steve Laubeon August 17, 2020
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Fist Slams Table in Anger

The publishing experience is rarely done in isolation. This means working with other people. And if their performances or efforts do not meet your expectations, conflict can occur. Over the years I’ve seen more conflict than you can imagine–of all types and variety. But the majority of issues boil down to four areas: Editorial Production (cover design?) Marketing and publicity Getting …

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Category: Book Business, Career, Communication, EditingTag: Career, Communication, Editing, Money

Fun Fridays – August 14, 2020

By Steve Laubeon August 14, 2020
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We all need a smile break. What better than a puppy train? But since this is a blog about the writing industry, which one is the editor? Which one is the agent? Which one is the writer? Which one is the reader? And why? (Don’t forget the person behind the camera!) Smile!

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How Big Should an Author’s Platform Be?

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon August 13, 2020
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The “Your Questions Answered” Series __________ PLATFORM. I read a lot of conflicting ideas about the importance of having a substantial platform: (1) It used to matter more but its importance is declining, but also that (2) a writer must have at least 5k followers on social media to even be considered for agent representation, and (3) some kinds of social media “count” more than …

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Word and Writer (A Writer’s Prayer)

By Bob Hostetleron August 12, 2020
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In the beginning was the Word, says your Word, Lord. You identify yourself as Word and Writer, Speaker and Spoken. You are the Source of all things. Beginning. Alpha. First. So let it be in me, and in my writing, Lord. Be my first thought as I put pen to paper, the Source and Supplier, Word and Writer, Speaker and Spoken. Grant that I may pretend to no originality, no creativity of my own, but to …

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