And that's really why I do a lot more involvement with
my authors than other writers because I don't want really low - quality works being associated with my world or my name.
Not exact matches
In the first place, nobody knows who the
author, or
writer, of the book of Samuel was, and, therefore, the fact itself has no
other proof
than anonymous or hearsay evidence, which is no evidence at all.
The man who more
than any
other brought Maritain into the Catholic faith was the self - described «pilgrim of the absolute,» the mendicant layman and
writer Leon Bloy,
author of the searing novel The Woman Who Was Poor.
This great
writer that has had more influence on political thinking and strategies
than perhaps any
other author in human history taught us a critical and crucial lesson in his famous 14th century literary masterpiece and treatise on the power game titled «The Prince».
I also suggest that
authors avoid the
Author Solutions imprints (AuthorHouse, iUniverse, Trafford, Xlibris, and the imprints AS runs for publishers, including Balboa Press) since I (
Writer Beware) tend to get more complaints about them
than about
other self - publishing services.
Yet hundreds of
writers have risen to defend Amazon too, some signing a Change.org petition that grandly claims that the company has «granted more
authors their independence
than we've had at any
other time in human history.»
No
author is so great a
writer that they do not need to be edited if for no
other reason
than the
writer knows what it is supposed to say, so therefore may not catch mistakes.
So how about you get off your holier -
than - thou pedestal and simply encourage
other «
writers» to become «professional
authors» by not slapping labels on them.
Perhaps more
than any
other writer, a self - published
author understands the difficulties associated with balancing a creative and professional life.
You can't crunch it and come up with any
other result
than self - published
authors are taking this huge chunk of income from
writers» market share.
Self - published
authors Hugh Howey, J.A. Konrath, Barry Eisler and
others have asked readers not to boycott Amazon, because the company «has done more to liberate readers and
writers than any
other entity since Johannes Gutenberg refined the movable type printing press.»
While industry (
other authors) support is of great value (look to WANA and
other similar entities for this), it's more important to build a tribe of readers
than a tribe of fellow
writers.
Toni Morrison is the greatest living
author and I admire her more
than any
other writer.
Otherwise, rather
than hearing about self - published
authors who «make it» by landing a traditional deal, we'll be hearing about
other writers who decide to take a similar route to Eisler's and go it alone.
It is a place to meet
other aspiring
writers, which can be even better
than meeting established
authors because they know exactly what you're going through.
A foreword is written by someone
other than the
author and your foreword
writer needs time to read your book.
Having established Nelson Literary Agency more
than a decade ago, she may best be known for her growing list of runaway bestselling self - publishing and hybrid
authors, as well as traditionally published
writers: Hugh Howey, Barbara Freethy, Jasinda Wilder, Jamie Ford, and
others are among her clients.
Stacey Aaronson, founder of The Book Doctor Is In, provides the key elements to set you on the right path in writing a top - notch nonfiction book, so you can avoid the common pitfalls most aspiring
writers fall into, allowing you to have a smoother, more focused, and more enjoyable writing experience
than you ever thought possible — resulting in a book that shines as it deserves to, reflects well on you as an
author, and that your target audience will appreciate, embrace, and want to share with
others.
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In the end, you might have much better ideas
than many
other authors or
writers out there.
Given how fortunate I am to be a published
author, and even more fortunate to know so many
other much better
writers than me, I'm torn over whether I should take that review down.
It is important to assess the style, originality of the
writer, to disassemble images, artistic techniques that he or she used in the work, and think about, what is his / her unique, inimitable style
than differ this
author from
others.
If you're a newer
author who has yet to build a fan base, sending advanced reader copies to influential book reviewers or
other writers who have a larger audience
than you do can create a buzz around your book and begin to build your audience.
But one of the central areas —
other than reviews and blurbs — will most likely be toRead more about Book Publicity: The Self - Published
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No
other type of
writer takes responsibility for the work they have done better
than self - published
authors.
Romance
authors earned 170 % more
than their peers, while
authors in
other genres fared much worse: science - fiction
writers earned 38 % of the $ 10,000 average, fantasy
writers 32 %, and literary fiction
authors just 20 % of the $ 10,000 average.
It's just my opinion, and I know of
other writers who feel violently opposed to self - publishing, but many
authors self - publish for reasons
other than vanity.
If you are familiar with The Book, The Cook and The Hook model of marketplace analysis in the publishing industry, you'll find that your back story as a
writer and motivation for writing your book — the story behind the book — is far more important to attracting the social proof for your project on Kickstarter and
other crowdfunding sites
than your existing track record of publishing traditionally and your well - honed
author platform.
Other than becoming a published
author, novelist, poet or journalist, you could also work as a blogger, bid
writer, copywriter, grant
writer, ghostwriter, resume
writer, speech
writer, staff
writer, technical
writer or a translator.
Ronald L. Krannich is a widely regarded career and travel
writer who, alone or with
others, has
authored more
than 80 books.