Sentences with phrase «author come to me for advice»

I had an author come to me for advice a few years ago who'd been taken for over $ 20,000!

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There seems to be no shortage in advice articles choosing sides on the issue of infidelity for which the authors find any theme they can come up with and write a story around that.

What this list intends to convey is there are many well - regarded alternatives available which don't come front - loaded with this level of controversy, and whose authors have obvious qualifications for giving parenting advice.

There are a ton of tips out there about building blog traffic, but the best advice seems to come down to this: define your niche, post good content, post frequently, pitch your articles to other sites if you think the authors might be interested (but don't overdo it), and look for other sites that might run your articles with a link back to your main site.

The Novel Doctor, and editor for Penn's first novel, Steve Parolini gave advice to up - and - coming authors for their novels.

I've been doing ok, and have learned a lot, but would not class myself as an expert, but I would like to share some of what I've learned, as a lot of writing advice I read comes from very experienced / widely published authors, and for me, that was a bit intimidating.

I've met hundreds of authors over the years — some of them come to me for advice.

So, the most unique advice I can offer to those considering Kickstarter for Authors is come up with something different, offer something great and then find people who would be interested in that reward.

I came up with a wonderful overview about the process of self - publishing, Guy Kawasaki's APE (Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur), Joel Friedlander's excellent exploration of the process from a print designer's perspective, A Self - Publisher's Companion: Expert Advice for Authors Who Want to Publish, and Liz Castro's fabulous introduction to creating ebooks, EPUB Straight to the Point.

When the team at BookBuzzr looked around, we discovered that there was a dearth of information and practical advice when it comes to book marketing technologies for authors.

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editing your novel 3.6 Tips on How to Edit a Book 4 Format and Package Your Book 4.1 The Thinking That Goes Into Making a Book Cover 4.2 Design Your Book Cover 4.3 Format Your Book 4.4 Choosing a Title for Your Fiction Book 5 Publish 5.1 A Listing of Scams and Alerts from Writers Beware 5.2 Publishing Advice from JA Konrath 5.3 How to Find a Literary Agent 5.4 Understanding Literary Agents 5.5 Association of Authors» Representatives 5.6 Self - Publishing Versus Traditional Publishing 5.7 Lulu, Lightning Source or Create SpaFor Designing A Novel 1.6 Seven Tips From Ernest Hemingway on How to Write Fiction 1.7 Study the Writing Habits of Ernest Hemingway 1.8 Making Your Characters Come Alive 1.9 Vision, Voice and Vulnerability 1.10 10 Points on Craft by Barry Eisler 1.11 Coming up with Character Names 1.12 Using the Right «Camera Angle» for Your Writing 1.13 The Art of «Layering» in Fiction Writing 1.14 Weaving Humor Into Your Stories 1.15 On Telling Better Stories 1.16 The 25 Best Opening Lines in Western Literature 1.17 6 Ways to Hook Your Readers from the Very First Line 1.18 Plot Development: Climax, Resolution, and Your Main Character 1.19 How to Finish A Novel 2 Get Feedback 2.1 Finding Beta Readers 2.2 Understanding the Role of Beta Readers 2.3 Find Readers By Writing Fan Fiction 2.4 How Fan Fiction Can Make You a Better Writer 3 Edit Your Book 3.1 Find an Editor 3.2 Directory of Book Editors 3.3 Self Editing for Fiction Writers 3.4 The Top Ten Book Self Editing Tips 3.5 Advice for self - editing your novel 3.6 Tips on How to Edit a Book 4 Format and Package Your Book 4.1 The Thinking That Goes Into Making a Book Cover 4.2 Design Your Book Cover 4.3 Format Your Book 4.4 Choosing a Title for Your Fiction Book 5 Publish 5.1 A Listing of Scams and Alerts from Writers Beware 5.2 Publishing Advice from JA Konrath 5.3 How to Find a Literary Agent 5.4 Understanding Literary Agents 5.5 Association of Authors» Representatives 5.6 Self - Publishing Versus Traditional Publishing 5.7 Lulu, Lightning Source or Create Spafor Your Writing 1.13 The Art of «Layering» in Fiction Writing 1.14 Weaving Humor Into Your Stories 1.15 On Telling Better Stories 1.16 The 25 Best Opening Lines in Western Literature 1.17 6 Ways to Hook Your Readers from the Very First Line 1.18 Plot Development: Climax, Resolution, and Your Main Character 1.19 How to Finish A Novel 2 Get Feedback 2.1 Finding Beta Readers 2.2 Understanding the Role of Beta Readers 2.3 Find Readers By Writing Fan Fiction 2.4 How Fan Fiction Can Make You a Better Writer 3 Edit Your Book 3.1 Find an Editor 3.2 Directory of Book Editors 3.3 Self Editing for Fiction Writers 3.4 The Top Ten Book Self Editing Tips 3.5 Advice for self - editing your novel 3.6 Tips on How to Edit a Book 4 Format and Package Your Book 4.1 The Thinking That Goes Into Making a Book Cover 4.2 Design Your Book Cover 4.3 Format Your Book 4.4 Choosing a Title for Your Fiction Book 5 Publish 5.1 A Listing of Scams and Alerts from Writers Beware 5.2 Publishing Advice from JA Konrath 5.3 How to Find a Literary Agent 5.4 Understanding Literary Agents 5.5 Association of Authors» Representatives 5.6 Self - Publishing Versus Traditional Publishing 5.7 Lulu, Lightning Source or Create Spafor Fiction Writers 3.4 The Top Ten Book Self Editing Tips 3.5 Advice for self - editing your novel 3.6 Tips on How to Edit a Book 4 Format and Package Your Book 4.1 The Thinking That Goes Into Making a Book Cover 4.2 Design Your Book Cover 4.3 Format Your Book 4.4 Choosing a Title for Your Fiction Book 5 Publish 5.1 A Listing of Scams and Alerts from Writers Beware 5.2 Publishing Advice from JA Konrath 5.3 How to Find a Literary Agent 5.4 Understanding Literary Agents 5.5 Association of Authors» Representatives 5.6 Self - 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If you are hiring an author website designer, it is good advice to provide examples of clean websites to make it easier for them to come up with the perfect design.

But May 1, 2012 does mark the launch date of WritersWin.com, and with it a place and space for emerging authors to come for real advice, and to know better what all our team was up to and how we could help you succeed.

While there's no harm in copying other authors» approaches or strategies on social media, or experimenting with the advice you read or hear about, I find that every author ultimately has to come up with their own unique model that works for them — which evolves over time as your career grows and as your experience grows.

May 1, 2012 marked the launch date of WritersWin.com, and with it a safe space for emerging authors to come for genuine advice and no - nonsense author marketing services.

She and her staffers went vegan for a week, some of them have decided to continue the diet (or go «veganish») even after the challenge was over, Veganist author Freston took people shopping for vegan groceries and showed up in their homes to offer cooking advice, and Lisa Ling visited a slaughterhouse to see where meat really comes from.

Over the next month, some of the brightest and best authors, business professionals, and coaches are coming together to share their valuable advice for breaking free of «The Golden Handcuff Effect» so you can take full ownership of your careers and experience Professional Emancipation.