Sentences with phrase «authors call for help»

Some authors call for help to negotiate or review a publisher's contract, which they have gotten on their own.

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Also on the list is a smart glove that helps stroke victims recover hand movement and agility, a lightweight wearable that makes it easier for those with epilepsy to monitor night seizures, and a cordless breast - milk pump «that's quiet enough for a woman to use while on a conference call,» the authors write.

The author of a book called The Nordstrom Way to Customer Service Excellence has studied the shop for decades and built a mini-industry of lectures and workshops that aim to help other businesses emulate its success (past clients have included TD Bank, BMO and the Cactus Club Cafe chain).

Author Paul Tough's book, Helping Children Succeed, lays out what he calls the tools for helping children succeed, particularly through attributes like perseverance anHelping Children Succeed, lays out what he calls the tools for helping children succeed, particularly through attributes like perseverance anhelping children succeed, particularly through attributes like perseverance and grit.

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The authors are also calling for specialized suicide prevention programs to be set up in Greece to help the most distressed and vulnerable.

To help improve health in future generations, the authors call for a joint focus, including better guidance and support for individuals planning pregnancy, and increased public health measures to reduce obesity and improve nutrition.

He helped author several reports from the National Education Policy Center that call for greater accountability and oversight of virtual schools.

IMPORTANT: After I register, I'll get access to the bonus mp3 and the detailed Author Questionnaire to help me prepare for my Query Letter Critique session (so I can get more value out of my call).

By Ron Pramschufer, President, Self Publishing, Inc - Helping Authors Become Publishers Since 1995 As luck would have it, SelfPublishing.com recently sponsored our first webinar, Cold Calling for People who Hate to Cold Call, featuring the «Queen of Cold Calling», Wendy Weiss.

Catherine Ryan Hyde (author of Pay it Forward) and I have written what we call a «self - help book for authors» called How to be a Writer in the E-Age.

If you are a new author, or a publisher looking for help optimizing Amazon's services to help sell books (or eBooks), give me a call.

It is not uncommon for authors to be called upon by their publishers / editors to help market their books.

Called PublishWise, it was an opportunity for us to get a bunch of indie authors together to share their own experiences and help them become more knowledgeable about the inner workings of the publishing process.

... not sure where the above comments re self publishing costing thousands comes from... im delighted with Lulu and it did nt cost me a penny to publish my first book Maggie's Shadow and now available everywhere in print and electronic form... i did all the work myself and when stuck asked for help and Lulu's response was almost immediate and either the following day or the next providing invaluable insight on how to proceed ~ and free... i'm now marketing myself and have already agreed to place my book on consignment at one indie bookshop and with others ive yet to call... my library opened their doors to introduce me as a local writer and the local paper just printed the event... little by little its happening but it requires diligence and a willingness to promote one's work... i learn something new everyday and plan to submit my book to many of the self published contests that are now available... i would recommend Lulu to other authors tired of waiting for an agent

-LSB-...] O.K., so that, apart from my normal work as a writer and my duties as a member of Humanity, is one of my top «passions» now; yet, this help for writers thing was also a factor in my writing today's post because of an article by Jane Friedman called, Author Marketing Collectives: An Increasingly Important Component of Book Promotion.

«There's nothing like talking to a real live person for help and advice, and our authors know that answers are just a call or email away.»

I will always be grateful for the concern and love you showed a first time author who found you and called crying asking for help.

I'm Matt Herron, also known as M.G. Herron, the author of three sci - fi novels and a nonfiction book for writers called Scrivener Superpowers that was launched to bestseller status on Amazon twice with the help of email newsletters.

But a publisher pays for specific services she avails, which help in either making her book better, or in taking it to more readers, not for the vanity of being called a «published» author.

Scrivener: We know you love this one from all the great comments you posted on our Facebook Page and blog in response to our blog post called «The Scoop on Scrivener,» which we recommend checking out if you're interested in an app that is highly regarded for helping authors structure their content.

And Baen is family, meaning there is a collegiate group of authors on whom I can call for help, support or friendship.

Her most recent non-fiction series is called Growth Hacking for Storytellers has helped thousands of authors to write faster, become better storytellers, and have more success.

An author on Facebook shared how one of her beta readers on a historical romance set in the 1800s — as stated on page one — spelled out a whole plot twist for the hero to threaten to call the cops and refuse to help the heroine.

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With the help of an unnamed technologist who's good at scraping data from online book - sales sites (Amazon so far, Barnes & Noble next), Howey is fencing with some in the establishment who may not appreciate seeing self - publishing as what Dublin's Eoin Purcell calls in his Bookseller #PorterMeets interview (on the stands today in London) «a clear, viable, and sustainable alternative» for authors.

On last night's Guerrilla Marketing Association call, Annie Jennings and Sara Jennings, from Annie Jennings PR, described the program they have developed to help authors find new readers for their books, enhance their media presence, and develop more speaking opportunities.

Call Author Central and ask them for help solving this.

My guess is that without the power of our already - existing networks, at the end of a year we will both end up like the authors who call and email me every day for help, all of whom have a single problem in common: their book has been out and no one is buying it.

(That's not exactly fair, I should also point out that it's because, in this business arrangement the author calls the shots and most first time authors make terrible choices, even when the people they hire for help try and get them to make better choices.

«There has been no pressure on U.S. authors,» said one U.S. scientist, who is now helping to write a United Nations report that will call for coal to be «phased out rapidly» to limit global warming — a direct clash with Trump's pro-coal agenda.

To be the member of a corporate team that requires the expertise of a Technical Writer either in the role of individual contributor within a team, or project lead responsible for all aspects of developing technical documentation, which could include: * Authoring and editing concise and comprehensive product support documentation and online help that increases customer satisfaction while diminishing calls for technical assi...

For help in selling or appraising their businesses, «salespeople should pick up the phone book and look up business appraisers and brokers or call the local real estate school for recommendations on experts in the local market,» says Scott Gabehart, president of VR Business Brokers in Scottsdale, Ariz., and author ofThe Upstart Guide to Buying, Valuing, and Selling Your BusineFor help in selling or appraising their businesses, «salespeople should pick up the phone book and look up business appraisers and brokers or call the local real estate school for recommendations on experts in the local market,» says Scott Gabehart, president of VR Business Brokers in Scottsdale, Ariz., and author ofThe Upstart Guide to Buying, Valuing, and Selling Your Businefor recommendations on experts in the local market,» says Scott Gabehart, president of VR Business Brokers in Scottsdale, Ariz., and author ofThe Upstart Guide to Buying, Valuing, and Selling Your Business.

A partner in Bennett Gold LLP, Chartered Accountants in Toronto, the lecturer, author and host of a popular podcast for entrepreneurs called the BusinessCast (www.businesscast.ca) has spent more than 20 years helping aspiring business owners take those first steps to begin turning their dreams into reality.

By 2030, the number of adults aged 65 and older is expected to more than double to 73 million, and the report's authors are calling for several recommendations to better help baby boomers afford retirement.