Today is Labor Day. We pay tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers. To celebrate the writers in the workplace, I'm sharing a blog and a video about the writing process.
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Nathan Bransford's blog, <a href="http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2012/08/the-publishing-process-in-gif-form.html" target="_blank">"The Publishing Process in Gif Form</a>," made the rounds on Twitter, FB and many boards and loops. It's worthy of another view. 

For those who haven't read the blog and don't know him, <a href="http://blog.nathanbransford.com/" target="_blank">Nathan Bransford</a> is a children's author, a former literary agent with Curtis Brown Ltd. and is now the social media manager at CNET. Bransford knows the emotional process of writing from all angles and his blog illustrates a writer's rollercoaster ride perfectly and his blog is hilarious.

Another blog I read, especially for humor, is <a href="http://stevelaube.com/" target="_blank">The Steve Laube Agency</a>. I met Steve, president and founder of the agency, at an ACFW Conference many years ago. Wise man.

He's a 30 year veteran of the bookselling industry. His career began in the bookselling arena with a store in Phoenix. He worked with Bethany House Publishers. In 2004 he formed The Steve Laube Agency and represents everything from the sweet romance to the systematic theology.

Fridays on his blog are </strong>FUN </strong> day. Recently he shared this great video by James Andrew Wilson titled <em>The Five Emotional Stages of Writing a Novel</em>. Make sure to watch through the credits.

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Wherever you are in your writing process, I hope I made you laugh today.

Happy Labor Day and labor on! Our readers are waiting.