Sentences with phrase «about appealing to your readers»

However, you make my point for me: the award is about you, not about appealing to your readers.

Not exact matches

He appeals for the reader - indeed any human being - to think about himself.

Here's a bit about what I'm looking for (taken from that page)... If you have a product that you think would appeal to me and my readers (who are generally moms of young children), please contact me.

She blogged about her brief stay in a mental hospital for postpartum depression, appealing to readers who helped her get through the difficult and painful experience.

Thanks to Raincoast Books, I have one copy of Orange Appeal (I wrote about it here) to give away to one lucky reader in Canada.

I think one of the best things about this feature is that we each of us will appeal to a different kind of reader.

I've created an e-book called How to Be Loved and it basically takes each of the elements of the emotional core that I talked about earlier and just provides the reader with any number of daily reminders of areas to think about in order to be someone who would be more appealing to a future partner.

People talk about an «author brand» and, yes, this is important also because this is what will make you stand out from the crowd and appeal to your ideal reader (think of it as packaging).

Spend some time thinking about your potential readers, and why your book might appeal to them.

Publishers employ editors and artists who have particular notions (based on professional experience with what sells and what doesn't) about how your book should sound and look to appeal to specific reader tastes.

With particular appeal to women readers, Tan's novel, the first in a string of books she has written about her Chinese heritage, tells the heartfelt story of four Chinese women who formed a support group in 1949 in San Francisco.

This sequel to The Hunger Games is obviously drawing many adult readers, including several in our office who rave about this fast - paced read and its appealing young heroine, Katniss Everdeen.

Though I still believe the concision of a Seth Godin blog appeals to many in our harried world, blogger buddy Andrew Butters at Potato Chip Math makes some interesting arguments and observations about book length, blog length and reader appeal at the link.

Today's book marketing is about more than shelf space; it's about appealing to a variety of readers and employing various means of creating impressions for your book.

A good introduction to Warhol for pop art neophytes, The Trip will also appeal to readers eager to learn more about the «Mad Men» - era collision between art and advertising.

As much a story about a young man and his friends trying to make their way in the world as a profoundly affecting exploration of the nature of truth and storytelling, The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards will appeal to readers of Tom Rachman's The Imperfectionists and Jennifer Egan's A Visit from the Goon Squad with its elegantly constructed exploration of the stories we tell to find out who we really are.

It can't be downplayed, though, that her first book was about the life of a First Lady, which tends to sell well, and not as a politician, which might not be as appealing to as many readers.

All in all, our readers were swept up in the tempestuous adventure that was Fanny and Robert Louis's life, and they believe many others will be too: Under the Wide and Starry Sky will appeal to those who enjoyed Loving Frank and other recent biographical novels about remarkable women who lived under the shadow of famous men (See Beyond the Book.)

The reader finds the design of the rack card appealing and decides to look up more information about you and your book while they're in the bookstore.

Figure out what keywords (locations, genre, theme, activities, plot events) would appeal to your target readers, then use the images and cover text to say as much as possible about the novel, so that the right readers will be instantly attracted to your book.

For those thinking about getting one or the other as a gift, in most cases giving a tablet as a gift is going to be more appealing to the person receiving it, unless they are hardcore readers then go with a Kindle Paperwhite or Kindle Voyage.

Whether we're talking about your query letter, nonfiction proposal, or book cover, it needs to be professional to appeal to readers, agents, and / or publishers.

The Smart about Sports: Soccer series may be basic, but it knows what it takes to lure in reluctant readers: crisp photos, minimal text, and a broadly appealing subject.

For young readers, the economy and emotion of poetry hold a unique appeal, and this special month is the perfect time for them to learn more about a genre that's centuries old but still as fresh as an April shower.

- Publishers Weekly «While this reviewer would have liked a little more detail on how taxidermists work, Milgrom's lively account will appeal to readers who enjoyed Mary Roach's quirky science books» - Library Journal «Who knew a book about dead animals could be so lively?

Try the Alex Awards, the Young Adult Library Services Association's annual listing of adult books likely to appeal to YA readers, or my own reflections from 2014 about books for in - between age readers.

This pair of preposterously silly books about an armored cat and a spoon - obsessed monkey who take on a drooling dragon has exactly the sort of absurdist humor that appeals to the early - reader age group.

Characterized by heartache, memories and promise, A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding is a gripping narrative about family and loss that will appeal to readers of historical and literary fiction.»

«Their commitment to building a superior catalogue of titles across a number of areas like philosophy, history, fiction, and culture is a key differentiator among booksellers and one that appeals to those Readers most passionate about the written word.

Readers: Ultimately, you want your book to appeal to the people who are going to read it — so if you've been building your author platform even before your book is published, check in with your fans about which book formats they prefer.

Something about reading books on a laptop still doesn't have the appeal for me that a dedicated ebook reader or iPad does, but it's great to have as an option.

-LSB-...] down and and see what can we uncover about writing, getting published and appealing to readers.»

By passive I'm talking about the fact that once your eBook is uploaded on the platform, there are few things you should do to get a sale.If the eBook is properly optimized and the heading + cover are appealing enough, your readers will come pouring in.

Today's post is a companion piece about why self - published books might appeal to readers.

A couple weeks ago I posted an article about why self - publishing might be more appealing to authors, and a week ago I posted a companion article about why self - published books might be appealing to readers.

Your aim is to appeal to fans of your genre, so browse through the bestselling books in your category and see how they go about capturing a reader's attention.

A shockingly real drama about how greed entices otherwise good people to make bad decisions, Poisoned Soil appeals to adult readers who enjoy realistic thrillers in the style of Stephen King and Blake Crouch.

Remember that your aim is to appeal to fans of your genre, so browse through the bestselling books in your category and see how they go about capturing a reader's attention.

Instead, you want to be attracting natural traffic to your website by blogging about things that appeal to your target readers.

Customers who were previously on the fence about a purchase will now have much more appealing opportunities in front of them and Kindle ownership will be that much simpler to justify as paying for itself in savings over a short period of time for any active reader.

Citing a recent survey about consumers» preferred price to buy an eBook, he set the price at # 3.99 hoping that lower price will appeal to a large group of readers.

I've talked about reading on the iPad before, and concluded that I prefer the Kindle for pure reading, and that the iPad's many distractions seem to appeal to a different demographic than serious readers.

He's a skillful writer who has managed to produce a text that speaks to serious gamers like me (and, I'm guessing, most of you), while remaining accessible to readers curious about the cultural value and appeal of games.

We hope to keep our readers informed about cases and issues on appeal as well as scholarship, research, conferences, and news related to appellate courts.»

It was tough at first to gain the trust of sources and readers, but Harvey Strosberg, then treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada, as well as current Ontario Court of Appeal Justice Eleanore Cronk gave me invaluable insights about the profession early on.

As the status of the various Criminal Code provisions concerning prostitution floats its inevitable way upward towards the Supreme Court, now that the Ontario Court of Appeal has struck down some of them, readers of Slaw might like to learn something about how the matter is handled in other countries.

You can adapt, obviously, but you can also do a number of other things, Debrouwere says: focus on storytelling and personality, because those things are irreplaceable, and concentrate on appealing to readers who are passionate about a specific topics.

As we can see in the sample contracts manager resume given above, a professionally appealing resume must contain relevant information about your professional career and should be presented in an easy to read format that will grab the reader's attention.

You are right on about creating an emotional appeal because THAT is what will sell them to the reader / hiring person and... «GET DRAMATIC RESULTS».

Next time you think of something positive to include on your list of career accomplishments, figure out a way to position your statement about that accomplishment so that it appeals to the reader from a standpoint of need.