Helping to Change the World…Word by Word
The Steve Laube Agency
Helping to Change the World Word by Word
Since most of you changed your clocks this past weekend (we in Arizona did not because we are the smart ones), I found this video that is fascinating.
Two islands two miles apart, but at the same time are 21 hours apart. And they are “in” two different countries. (There is a commercial in the last 40 seconds that cannot be removed.)
Enjoy!
Many writers find themselves caught between fulfilling their creative writing desires and activities that pay living expenses. More often than not, they are different things. Throughout history, highly successful authors had other vocations while they developed their skills for writing books. If you go online and search for “day jobs of famous writers,” you’ll discover the only thing they have in …
You have a creative idea. You feel inspired to pursue it. But your head is filled with doubt. “What if I can’t make it work? What if I can’t provide for my family? What if my work isn’t good enough? What if people think my creation is stupid?” We have a guest on the show […]
You can listen to this episode How to Keep Fear from Blocking Your Creativity with David Lee Martin on Christian Publishing …
You have a creative idea. You feel inspired to pursue it. But your head is filled with doubt. “What if I can’t make it work? What if I can’t provide for my family? What if my work isn’t good enough? What if people think my creation is stupid?” We have a guest on the show […]
You can listen to this episode How to Keep Fear from Blocking Your Creativity with David Lee Martin on Christian Publishing …
You have a creative idea. You feel inspired to pursue it. But your head is filled with doubt. “What if I can’t make it work? What if I can’t provide for my family? What if my work isn’t good enough? What if people think my creation is stupid?” We have a guest on the show […]You can listen to this episode How to Keep Fear from Blocking Your Creativity with David Lee Martin on Christian Publishing …
In a post written last weekend Richard Curtis, agent extraordinaire, expressed surprise at a new morality clause that has apparently appeared in HarperCollins' contracts. Read his post here [warning: there is some Adult content and comments included in the post].
What the general market doesn't realize is that many Faith-based publishers have had a "moral turpitude" clause in their contracts …
Do you ever have a physical, visceral reaction to something you don’t want to do? Like write a book proposal? Or write the middle third of your book? Get up in front of a thousand people to speak? Today’s video is the hilarious drama-queen response of a dog getting her nails clipped. I’ll have to admit, this is awfully close to my reaction when I have to have blood drawn. If I …
I appreciate receiving daily delivery of The Washington Post newspaper. When the paper’s delivery became irregular, I felt disappointed. I figured we had gotten a different carrier. This new person on the job was proving to be a departure from the former prompt and faithful delivery person. But when the paper didn’t arrive three days in a row, I wanted the replacement carrier to be informed and …
As a literary agent, I send and receive a lot of emails. A lot. And that’s not even counting the emails offering my helpful diet tips and donut recipes. My emails aren’t always so practical, but it recently occurred to me that some weary or woeful writers might be helped by a peek at some of the wise and witty responses I’ve sent to clients and nonclients (because I’m just that kind of guy). Here …
We are so very proud that Amanda Cox was awarded the Christy Award Book-of-the Year this past week for her novel The Edge of Belonging (Revell)! Amanda is represented by Tamela and we are so thrilled for her. To be eligible she had to also win in her category of best first novel. Way to go! In addition, our agency also saw Roseanna White win the award for best Historical Romance for A Portrait of …
