Sentences with phrase «author friend doing»

From the stories I heard from one author friend doing some co-author work and exchanging chapters....

Get in front of the people who would typically read your book (and no, your author friends don't count).

The natural reaction is to do what all of your author friends do.

Many of my traditionally published author friends do not have that luxury.

An author friend does this for me.

Author friend did say that emails about her «not in ebook format books» came mostly from Kindle readers, so obviously Kindle interest and sales are growing.

Not exact matches

«The last lawyer working on it does now know what the first one worked out», the author, and friend of Ingvar Kamprad, Bertil Torekull wrote in his book «Historien om IKEA», first published in 1998.

Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and the author of «Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job,» says you don't have to be best friends with your manager, «but you can achieve optimal creativity and success if you feel that you're liked, supported, and respected by them.»

«This is because people, other than very close friends and relatives, don't seem to relate well to those who constantly share photos of themselves,» lead study author David Houghton, of Birmingham Business School, said in a release.

The author says they are his friends, which is commendable, but friendship does not explain promoting a book that can only exacerbate the problems of Christians trying to attain moral clarity about human sexuality.

Author Shauna Niequist once wrote, «We sometimes choose the most locked up, dark versions of the story, but what a good friend does is turn on the lights, open the window, and remind us that there are a whole lot of ways to tell the same story.»

Of course the author does nt wonder if maybe the church is doing things to drive people away, which it is.You my friend are a cop out and lazy.

In 1984 a friend of the author faced severe cancer, and from that experience asked questions which sophisticated professionals rarely pose: Did he pray?

Laura, the author of the post, is a kind, witty and brilliant friend who is doing some of the hardest pastoral work there is and sometimes must lovingly serve others who would hate her.

There is no site like this in my country and I was very grateful to the author of this one because I learnt a lot and finally found someone who feels like me... When I first read all these comments I cried as if I found a good friend who understands me... I do something which has always been very natural and still is to mammals in this world and please, if you disagree, do not criticize us and do not jump to conclusions because it hurts...

And Reva Seth, author of First Comes Marriage: Modern Relationship Advice from the Wisdom of Arranged Marriages, reveals the No. 1 «secret» of a successful marriage: Your man doesn't have to be your best friend.

When I asked her recently how it's going, she laughed (something she does often and genuinely) and said that she and her friend, author Ann Patchett, whose surgeon husband is 16 years older, always say that if they can't make their marriages — a second for both — work with these men who so clearly adore them, then no one can make marriage work.

If anybody has friends that are authors, the biggest gift you could do is you could go and review this on Amazon for me!

Didn't realize the Slashfood author is a friend — great post!

According to Bill McKibben, author of Maybe One: An Environmental and Personal Argument for Single - Child Families, studies show that only children tend to do better in school, especially in science, math, and literature; have more friends; and be more flexible about gender roles than kids in larger families.

One could argue, as my friend did, that publishers have a responsibility to their authors and to science to uphold a certain standard.

Consumers often postpone a visit to a financial planner, skip going to the gym, or put off having a drink with a friend just because they are so close to completing what they are doing at the moment,» write authors Ji Hoon Jhang (Oklahoma State University) and John G. Lynch Jr. (University of Colorado).

Yet, as the authors note, physicians typically do not talk to parents about inoculations until two months after a baby is born - by which time many parents may have already absorbed misinformation about vaccines from friends, family or the Internet.

«We're learning that kids who drink alone tend to do so because they're feeling lonely, are in a bad mood, or had an argument with a friend,» said lead author Kasey Creswell, assistant professor of psychology in CMU's Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

The thought experiment designed by Eugene Wigner describes a friend in a closed room who knows the state of a quantum particle, whereas the author doesn't.

«To be fair, the authors seem aware that the obvious explanation of their finding is that kids who try smoking are the same kids who also try vaping and the other way round, whatever their friends are doing.

«We just don't put ourselves out there as much as extraverts; and even when we do, we aren't as quick to make friends of strangers,» writes author Sophia Dumbing in her book Introverts in Love.

My friend Terri (yep, the same one who does stand - up) and I have created a video course called «Lights Camera Expert» to teach experts, authors, and entrepreneurs how to crack the media code, craft the perfect pitch, and crush it on air.

Dave Asprey: Mind Share for people listening, this is my dear friend JJ Virgin's group of highly influential health authors and celebrity types where we get together once or twice a year usually about 100 or so, 150 people, and talk about how we can better serve listeners, people like you, in just in getting information that's impactful that's out there that maybe is missing because all of us are sort of just tired of or even disgusted by some of the things that big industry is telling people to do.

My friend, Alex Jamieson, author of the new book Women, Food and Desire was vegan for 13 years before she realized that, for her personally, avoiding meat and animal products entirely was doing harm to her health.

«Combine your love of online shopping with the best way to meet great guys — through friends,» suggests Rachel Greenwald, author of «Why He Didn't Call You Back?»

Her mother having recently committed suicide, Lucy has been sent to stay at the villa of a family friend's, ostensibly so that he (Donal McCann), the artist, can do her portrait, though she brings with her a private agenda that includes finding out who her real father is, sussing out the author of an old secret - admirer note, and getting her cherry popped.

The director does both in Goodbye Christopher Robin, the story of how British author A.A. Milne came to create Winnie the Pooh and friends in the years following World War I.

I do not have a facebook author page, just the one that I use with Family and friends... I'd kind of like to keep it that way.

I am sure you have other friends that are authors and thats ok but don't go following other authors just thinking their fans will buy your book.

-- Ask your author friends if they work with an assistant or if they know of someone else that does.

One of the best things we can do to find beta readers for our work (at least among our network of author friends) is to offer to beta read for others.

When authors get friend requests from people they don't know, is it best to «friend» or «follow reviews»?

Do you consider the author's number of Facebook friends, twitter followers, etc., part of a good platform?

Referrals — Ask your author friends if they work with an assistant or if they know of someone else that does.

The more reviews you get, the less likely it is that you got your friends and family to all come rate your stuff (which is one of the myths floating around about indie authors... in fact the vast majority of reviews I've received have been from people I don't actually know).

Book Editors & Book Publishing Are Like Peanut Butter and Jelly Why so many authors think that their friend who teaches literature at the local college, or their sister who loves everything they write and do is the perfect editor for their work is beyond me.

I feel guilty when I download books from BookOS.org, I know authors and I have friends who are authors and I definitely don't feel good depriving them of their livelihood.

«Sharing newly read books and favourite authors with friends and family is what readers love to do.

As a friend of an author who is signed on with HC, she does all the work to promote and struggles for price pulsing.

Octavia Spencer is a long - time friend of the author's, and from the beginning Stockett imagined the actress in this role (although she did have to audition for the movie, like everyone else).

I know I loved it, and the really cool part is none of my other author friends have done it.

We don't want these to be a secret, so please learn from them — and pass them on to your author friends!

Dennis Yu — Cheat Sheet: Social Amplification Engine Stephanie Chandler — Advanced Book Marketing Strategies Jim Horan — Lessons Learned About Pricing Jim Horan — Your Book is Your New Best Friend Jim Horan — When Does the Business of Being an Author Get Easy?

No offense to any of your author friends, but don't just take their word for it.