Sentences with phrase «authors read lots»

Wait a sec... authors read lots of books, it's one of the key ways to become a better writer.

Books, short stories, and novellas Successful authors read a lot.

Not exact matches

Maybe the Holy Spirit is at work around the world to bring multiple authors and pastors and theologians to similar ideas about similar things all at once, and so when I read something in someone else's book that sounds a lot like something I have written, but they don't give me credit, it is not that they «borrowed» from me, but because both of us were listening to what the Spirit has been whispering to minds all over the world.

But when the Rev. Paul F.M. Zahl read several of King's novels, he learned something new about the author: There's a lot of faith behind his fright.

I first want to say that most authors don't mind leaving un-updated information and books out there for purchase, but as for me, after doing lots of research of the new and exciting science of nutrition, I couldn't sleep at night knowing that people were reading information that I put out there that wasn't up to my current standards.

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...

We've been sent a lot of new children's books recently which we've been reading over and over, including the new book from Gruffalo author Julia...

I love reading books about parenting lots of kids, can u share with me the book name and author?

So, US constitutional law is a complex beast, because there is a lot of effort spent trying to «read the intent» of the authors.

This interesting read is was what led me to finally write about this topic because I found a lot of the authors» advice to be excellent.

I read a ton of fantasy, and I know a lot of my favorite authors are online and incredibly accessible to readers because they're not the big name j.k. rowlings and stephenie meyers of the world.

*** Includes 129 original reading passages and comprehension questions *** *** Includes 30 fluency passages *** *** Includes 11 Reading Posters *** - character, setting, realism and fantasy, main idea and details, cause and effect, author's purpose, compare and contrast, sequence, plot, theme, and drawing conclusions *** Includes four level charts for teachers, parents, or students, so that they can keep track of their progress *** *** Includes a roster - words correct per minute for each student / child for fall / winter / spring *** Skills addressed in this resource: # 1 - think and search # 2 - author and me # 3 - analyze text structure # 4 - identify setting # 5 - identify character # 6 - identify plot # 7 - make and confirm predictions # 8 - cause and effect # 9 - compare and contrast # 10 - retell # 11 - classify and categorize # 12 - alliteration # 13 - rhyme and rhythmic patterns # 14 - onomatopoeia # 15 - similes # 16 - repetition and word choice # 17 - sensory language # 18 - study skills # 19 - text features # 20 - genres This is GREAT practice for testing while also providing a lot of fluency prreading passages and comprehension questions *** *** Includes 30 fluency passages *** *** Includes 11 Reading Posters *** - character, setting, realism and fantasy, main idea and details, cause and effect, author's purpose, compare and contrast, sequence, plot, theme, and drawing conclusions *** Includes four level charts for teachers, parents, or students, so that they can keep track of their progress *** *** Includes a roster - words correct per minute for each student / child for fall / winter / spring *** Skills addressed in this resource: # 1 - think and search # 2 - author and me # 3 - analyze text structure # 4 - identify setting # 5 - identify character # 6 - identify plot # 7 - make and confirm predictions # 8 - cause and effect # 9 - compare and contrast # 10 - retell # 11 - classify and categorize # 12 - alliteration # 13 - rhyme and rhythmic patterns # 14 - onomatopoeia # 15 - similes # 16 - repetition and word choice # 17 - sensory language # 18 - study skills # 19 - text features # 20 - genres This is GREAT practice for testing while also providing a lot of fluency prReading Posters *** - character, setting, realism and fantasy, main idea and details, cause and effect, author's purpose, compare and contrast, sequence, plot, theme, and drawing conclusions *** Includes four level charts for teachers, parents, or students, so that they can keep track of their progress *** *** Includes a roster - words correct per minute for each student / child for fall / winter / spring *** Skills addressed in this resource: # 1 - think and search # 2 - author and me # 3 - analyze text structure # 4 - identify setting # 5 - identify character # 6 - identify plot # 7 - make and confirm predictions # 8 - cause and effect # 9 - compare and contrast # 10 - retell # 11 - classify and categorize # 12 - alliteration # 13 - rhyme and rhythmic patterns # 14 - onomatopoeia # 15 - similes # 16 - repetition and word choice # 17 - sensory language # 18 - study skills # 19 - text features # 20 - genres This is GREAT practice for testing while also providing a lot of fluency practice!

Author and media consultant Frank W. Baker shares lots of ideas about using screenplays, closed captioning, and media - related projects to boost reading and other literacy skills.

There are probably a lot of reason you would n`t want to read my book: you do n`t know me from any other random guy on the internet, you «ve never read any of my other books because this is my first book, and there are millions of authors with more experience than me.

They read a lot, they tweet a lot, and they can make or break an author's career.

I read a lot of great authors and always wanted to write like them.

A regular contributor to Publishing Perspectives, Daniel Kalder is an author and journalist who read a lot of comics when he was a lad.

As a new author, things get confusing and overwhelming and after reading this, it has put a lot of things in perspective for me.

Well, I don't think I have a lot of experience reading off - book writing by authors, but I do start getting irritated when authors work in more and more personal pet social issues into books.

Best wishes to you, other Pubit authors, and to Barnes and Noble too: a lot of readers love browsing in your stores and reading on your Nooks.

I started reading self - published books and realized there are a lot of really good authors that decided this was the way for them.

I can perhaps filter on first pages myself, but if I read a whole novel only to find the author can do beginning and middle but is clueless about ending, that's a lot of my precious reading time down the drain.

I've read a lot of books in my lifetime and often own an extensive backlist of certain authors.

But for many self - published authors, the ability to sell a paperback book not only for the awesome feeling of holding it in your hands, but because a lot of people only read paperbacks, make it a really appealing option.

I love that this author recommends, «read things you already know a lot about.»

There are also a lot of great indie books out there, books that wouldn't have been read by anyone if the author hadn't decided to take the risk and put their book out there, despite the odds.

The book was difficult - the suffering of the slaves was especially difficult to read about but the author had done a lot of research and presented a true picture of life at this time.

I know a lot of indie authors and read a lot of indie stories, and I'm aware of the strategies behind their pricing decisions, so, the lower end of the pricing structure isn't an issue for me.

Lots of us readers have all the patience in the world for prices to come down as long as we have good stuff to read, which is no problem these days with all the indi authors (and I read lots of different genres, tLots of us readers have all the patience in the world for prices to come down as long as we have good stuff to read, which is no problem these days with all the indi authors (and I read lots of different genres, tlots of different genres, too).

After another day of reading another horror story and assisting another author in trying the extricate from an unfortunate situation, putting the self back in self publishing is a message that I plan to talk about a lot this year.

Giveaways are the best promotional product we offer to writers, and they almost always result in lots of readers marking the author's book «to - read.»

There are a lot of tips out there to help you sell more books, but there's also a strategy that many successful authors... Continue Reading →

This is a MUST READ for all Self - Pub authors with lots of excellent ideas for any writer looking to go the indie route.

But most authors (and believe me, I've talked to a lot of authors) didn't get into this business thinking, «Gee, I can't wait to only be read by people who own a Kindle!»

While a lot of reviewers write to help themselves remember what they read or to tell other readers about the book (good or bad), the book reviews that help indie authors are the ones posted where readers will ultimately make their purchasing decision — or where the readers go for trusted opinions.

Writing a book doesn't equal people wanting to read it (unfortunately), and I think this is a point a lot of self - publishers — and even some traditionally published authors — don't quite get.

Watch this author because I hope we will be reading LOTS more of her work, which is FANTASTIC.

Lots of authors read business blog instructions and believe they should hammer potential customers into submission with a barrage of words.

«Beta read is the idea that before I get this out there, I want some feedback, so a lot of self - published authors, myself included, will actually hire a story editor to give feedback.

Now that you've read this article, you'll have a lot of new information on how to go about creating and promoting an author website which has traction and can secure your future success as a writer.

I've been reading quite a lot about that on authors» blogs recently.

And should writers want to read one of their own doing a point - by - point refutation of the horrors, our dependable colleague and author David Gaughran's Why Amazon's Purchase of Goodreads Is A Good Thing offers a lot of sensible solace, ticking off the points, as I've done, that are being flatly refuted — fully on the record, remember — by the players involved.

Look, I read a lot of different authors; some traditionally published, some published by e-book houses, some independently published and to me they are all the same and should all be treated with the same courtesy and respect.

First, I know what it's like — I'm an author too, so I know what it means to pour your heart into a manuscript that you want to see read by lots of people.

I was reading a lot and still read a lot, but all these authors didn't influence me to write.

I use my ereader about 30 % of the time, maybe more now, but I still read a lot of print books that I get from the library or from author events.

Guerilla Marketing Weapons, in particular, will be a hugely valuable read for authors out there who have clued into the fact that endlessly tweeting about your latest Kindle Free day may not be the surest path to selling lots of books.

For new or relatively unknown authors, getting people to read your book will be a lot easier if you give them an incentive to do so!

And StoryBundle's a cool form of alternative publishing, letting indie and small press authors join together to present bundles that pack a whole lot of reading into a price that you choose (as long as it's $ 5 or above).

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.