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The Quiet Zone
I've noticed, not only this year, but in past years, that opinions from publishing professionals regarding the month of December vary.
Some say nothing gets done in December. Others say a little bit gets done in December. A rare few say a lot of work gets done.
Everyone is telling the truth. Why? Because publishing is filled with so many manuscripts in varying parts of the evaluation or …
A Blessed Christmas to You All
As you may have noticed, my day to blog here on the agency blog is Wednesday. I was utterly delighted when I realized that my blog fell on Christmas! If there is any one day of the year that is my absolute favorite, it’s Christmas. I have so many wonderful memories of Christmas…not just the day, but the whole season. My mom was the absolute queen of celebrations, and she knew how to do Christmas …
The Quiet Miracle
Jesus Christ being born of a virgin in a stable in Bethlehem over 2,000 years ago was one of greatest miracles by God. Ranking miracles is a silly pursuit, so I will avoid that, but consider this…
The Creator of the entire physical universe, who existed before time itself, with infinite power, majesty and holiness, restrained all that glory and squeezed himself into a tiny, humble, human baby, …
The Anti-Christ-mas Redeemed
by Steve Laube
Ebenezer Scrooge shouted, “What is Christmas to you but a time for paying bills without money; a time for finding yourself a year older, but not an hour richer….Every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips should be boiled with his own pudding and buried with a stake of holly through his heart.”
Not the most merry of sentiments but is illustrative of the …
Silly Saturdays – December 21, 2013
I couldn't resist. I have been assimilated.
(The piece ends at around 1:20. After that is a commercial from the person who put this together.)
Fun Fridays – December 20, 2013
Love the arrangement of this song. The joy of everyone involved is infectious!
Staying Healthy Over the Holidays
Now that we are in the midst of the holidays, it’s easy to lose sight of keeping our bodies in top form. Since we in publishing have sedentary jobs, we must be vigilant about our health. Even though many of us work at home, we still have parties at church, our outside jobs, our spouse’s work, clubs, and other food-laden events. I’ve already been challenged by two events: …
Competitive Spirits and Battling Discouragement
Guest post by Roseanna M. White Roseanna M. White is a writer with a passion for bringing history to life. Her most recent historical series, The Culpepper Ring series (Harvest House) has received rave reviews from readers and reviewers alike. In addition to being a writer, Roseanna is the senior reviewer at the Christian Review of Books, which she and her husband founded; the senior editor at …
So You Want to Be in Pictures?
At some point in their careers, just about every novelist will yearn to see their books on the silver screen.
However, the number of authors who are fortunate enough to have movies made and actually like the final film version, are few and far between. Movies have been found to be a proverbial “good news, bad news” experience for authors.
An illustration of this is Roald Dahl’s children’s …