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Laube Agency Signs Saul of Tarsus
(Phoenix, Arizona) Steve Laube, founder of the Steve Laube Agency announced today that the agency has signed Saul of Tarsus to write in various Christian book categories starting with his debut release in Fall 2014. Saul will be writing under the pen name of Paul, a name with special meaning to the author, given him after a dramatic personal experience several years ago while on an international …
What’s Another Word for Thesaurus?
On this last day of 2013, I think the best use of this space is to offer up my favorite quotes related to books, writing or from authors. Without further delay from the fun, here they are:
"What's another word for thesaurus?" (Steven Wright)
"This is the sixth book I've written, which isn't bad for a guy who's only read two." (George Burns)
"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, …
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.)
‘Tis the Season
Best Christmas Card Photo Ever? – Jon Acuff thinks so: Source: jamiliajean.com via Jon on Pinterest
Decoding Publishing Terms
I looked back some of my Tuesday blog posts and thought I might be getting too serious, so I wanted to lighten it up a bit with some practical, helpful information that should help you navigate and understand the complicated world of publishing.
Here are words you might hear in relation to publishing or describing a particular book and its real meaning:
“A must-read” – Acquisitions editor …
My Amazing Fake Day
I've been intrigued by some blogs and articles about how Facebook makes people depressed because everyone else's lives seem so perfect. I hope that no one thinks the sum of my life is reflected in two recent Facebook posts that my uncle killed a bear on our family farm in Southern Virginia and here in Northern Virginia, we are host a family of walking stick bugs. I took great comfort in the …
HAL 9000 Writes a Book
Since most readers of this blog are writers, this might just ruin your day.
A company called Narrative Science started as a research project with Northwestern University computer science and journalism students. (The Medill School of Journalism is arguably the best in the country) It was called StatsMonkey.
StatsMonkey was a computer program that automatically generated a usable text recap …
Travel: The Businessman versus the Businesswoman
I thought I'd have a little fun today with the differences we experience in our house when getting ready for a business trip.
My husband preparing for travel:
1.) Make sure hair is freshly cut.
2.) The night before, pack bags. Wife has already ironed shirts and will be folding them to pack.
Me preparing for travel:
1.) Wash all clothes down to the last item so family will have clean laundry …
Misused Words and Phrases
The English language is full of persnickety quirks, the most despicable of which are buzz words. Words and phrases we’ve decided work better than plain speech. Why say what you mean when you can just toss out a phrase that says what you want, but in such a vague and convoluted manner than people spend so much energy figuring it out that they can’t challenge you? Genius! Or how about those words …