The Steve Laube Agency is committed to providing top quality guidance to authors and speakers. Our years of experience and success brings a unique service to our clients. We focus primarily in the Christian marketplace and have put together an outstanding gallery of authors and speakers whose books continue to make an impact throughout the world.
Our Service Philosophy
Content
To help the author develop and create the best book possible. Material that has both commercial appeal and long-term value.
Career
To help the author determine the next best step in their writing career. Giving counsel regarding the subtleties of the marketplace as well as the realities of the publishing community.
Contract
To help the author secure the best possible contract. One that partners with the best strategic publisher and one that is mutually beneficial for all parties involved.
Recent Posts
Fun Fridays – October 23, 2026
The work of a stenographer or court reporter is an art. Today’s video introduces some basic elements of their work and the keyboard they use.
Did you know that the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) and federal courts require a minimum speed of 225 wpm with high accuracy (usually 95% to 98%) to get certified or hired? I can’t remember a time in my life when I typed anything with 98% accuracy without reflexively hitting the backspace key a bazillion times.
Before 1879, court reporting was done using shorthand. (Side trivia note: Charles Dickens (1812-1870), before becoming a famous author, was one of the fastest and most accurate parliamentary reporters in London while using his own variation of shorthand.) In 1879, the first stenograph machine was invented (see link for a picture).
[If you cannot see the video in your newsletter, please click through to the site to view it.]
Leave a CommentMarks of a Writer
Maybe you’ve seen those lists or surveys on social media asking you to check every city you’ve visited or how many old-timey things you’ve done (“used a rotary phone,” “heard of a rotary phone,” “have scars from using a rotary phone,” etc.). Well, here’s one for writers. How many of the following twenty marks of a writer can you claim? a strong opinion on the Oxford comma multiple (currently unused) blank journals a favorite pen a favorite punctuation mark a dog-eared copy of The Elements of Style a dog-eared copy of On Writing Well a dog-eared copy of Bird by …
Prayer Is Not a Transaction
Years ago, I taught on Luke 18:1-5 (verses below, click here for the audio of the class) about the parable of the persistent widow and developed some thoughts that might be pertinent to you today. In our world, commerce is based on the idea of a transaction. I give you something (like money), and you give me something in return (like a service or a product). We are immersed in this concept. Give = Get. The world treats prayer in the same way. Note how it is portrayed in books, television, and film. Worldly prayers (aka the pagan prayer) are …
Fun Fridays – October 16, 2026
Today’s video is a vivid word picture of what it looks like when you fling your proposal out into the market, only to have it come back to you… where you cradle it with both love and humiliation. [If you cannot see the video in your newsletter, please click through to the site to view it.] ShareTweet
The Art of Persuasive Writing Series (7 of 7): Where Persuasion Leads
In my opinion, the most powerful part of a persuasive piece of writing is the application for the reader. A writer may be brilliant in identifying a problem and even present a solution. But if it doesn’t change a mind or soften a heart, it was an intellectual exercise, albeit a brilliant one. While that statement may be simplistic, I think you get my “persuasive” point. When a writer comes to the conclusion, the focus must shift from explanation to implication. The reader has followed the argument and, hopefully, now stands at a point where the writer must bring its …