Sentences with phrase «authors with quality work»

To ensure we are featuring authors with quality work, we do have a few steps we go through before we approve an author for the interview feature:

Not exact matches

Reading novels can improve empathy and understanding of social cues, allowing a leader to better work with and understand others — traits that author Anne Kreamer persuasively linked to increased organizational effectiveness, and to pay raises and promotions for the leaders who possessed these qualities.

While this strategy works just fine for large publishers that already have established brands and get thousands of shares on any new article they publish (such as Mashable or TechCrunch), a more pragmatic approach is needed for just about every other business.It's true that getting quality inbound links starts with great content on your client's website, but the missing link is getting journalists, contributors, authors, and editors at quality publications to become aware of that content so that they can link to it when writing relevant stories / articles.

Vegan Heritage Press has a reputation for producing quality books and working closely with our authors and sellers.

Once the proofs have been sent out to the authors, I work with them to make corrections and confirm the quality of figure reproduction.

The study grew out of work the authors undertook in the Pacific, where scientists met with community members and local, regional, and national government experts to examine issues such as food security, access to fresh water, quality education, sustainable tourism, and protection of marine and terrestrial resources.

New findings published in Cogent Business & Management from authors at Cadiz University, Spain, highlight a clear correlation for small and medium - sized enterprises (SMEs) implementing CSR with better Total Quality Management (TQM), or the assumption that every staff member should abide by, and aspire to, superior standards of work and commitment.

Taking the focus off pain management and specific post-treatment symptoms, and putting it on quality of life defined as «active engagement,» a team from Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center, led by Mark T. Hegel, PhD with first - author Kathleen D. Lyons, ScD, established and tested a new paradigm for working with breast cancer survivors.

«While it could be assumed that someone with back pain should not be exercising frequently, our findings show that working with weights four days a week provides the greatest amount of pain relief and quality of life,» said Robert Kell, lead author of the study...

As early implementers, these educators have gone both to the «source» of the standards and used other proxies for quality and alignment: They've worked directly with and learned from the standards» authors themselves and / or used tools created by them (e.g., the Publishers» Criteria developed by Student Achievement Partners and several other groups).

Creating & Recognizing Quality Rubrics and accompanying CD - ROM draws from over 20 years of the author's direct experiences with developing rubrics and performance tasks, devising interesting ways to use rubrics as teaching tools in the classroom, employing rubrics to score thousands of pieces of student work for classroom and large - scale assessments, and working with teachers to make their rubrics more instructionally powerful.

We offer nearly 200 accredited e-learning courses (and growing), Open Elms is a Learning Management System that works like Netflix and Jackdaw Cloud is our e-learning authoring software which combines ease of use with unbelievable quality of delivery.

Consistent with the TeachStrong coalition's ESSA guidance for state actors, these states are leveraging ESSA's flexibility to support efforts around recruiting teachers of color; improving the teacher preparation experience; providing induction and mentoring to novice teachers; increasing teacher pay; and creating or encouraging career pathways, with the goal of ensuring that all students — and especially students in low - income schools — are taught by high - quality, prepared, meaningfully supported teachers.2 The author also notes what other initiatives and actions policymakers and advocates should watch for and consider as they work to modernize and elevate the teaching profession.

In Mathematics Homework and Grading in a PLC at Work, the authors show how developing high - quality independent practice assignments, along with the needed grading components, are critical parts of the PLC process.

Authors Reuben Jacobson and Martin J. Blank argue that quality learning happens more frequently and effectively if barriers to learning are addressed, when families and communities are engaged in ways that support learning, and when partners work with educators to expand and enhance learning opportunities.

The authors recommend an approach of four successive steps that teachers can take with students to instill in them the ability to work independently and gauge the quality of their work: (1) establish clear learning goals and teach students to analyze the demands of tasks and learning goals; (2) provide students models of high - quality work and discuss what makes something exemplary; (3) teach students to monitor and assess the quality of their work; and (4) provide specific, meaningful feedback.

With the edit function, thanks to the fact that we each bring our own perspectives and unique knowledge, it is possible for us to author one cohesive text that eliminates the natural tendency of comment strings, replacing it with high - quality works that rival those of WikipeWith the edit function, thanks to the fact that we each bring our own perspectives and unique knowledge, it is possible for us to author one cohesive text that eliminates the natural tendency of comment strings, replacing it with high - quality works that rival those of Wikipewith high - quality works that rival those of Wikipedia.

Despite being based in Ireland, the publisher hopes to work with authors from across the globe and says that its «editors work with authors on a one - on - one basis to ensure each book presented is of the highest quality... the publisher works side - by - side with authors to develop effective marketing plans and promotional programs, advising on career choices and forward career planning, and assist in setting up the author's overall image.»

From their website: «eBook Architects, a service of Firebrand Technologies, works with authors and publishers of all sizes, designing high - quality ebooks for the Kindle, iPad, NOOK, and other devices.

Sure there are social media platforms like Goodreads, Wattpad, Facebook groups etc. and then there are the «real» opportunities that are so much harder to facilitate and organize (and pay for e.g. expense vs profit) like community or regional events and networks as you point out above, but I feel really strongly that the most important thing for an author to do in order to build a loyal paying (italics) fanbase / readership is to produce good quality works that are publicized properly and to spend time interacting with those of your readers who you know buy your books because they came to you in the first place.

An Indie writer is an author because s / he cares about the readers, is never satisfied with the quality of his production, works with proofreaders and editors until his eyes bleed in search for a better word, a better flow, a proper scene, and a credible dialogue.

Hi JD, I agree with you that Indie Authors can produce a quality work and many, like you, do.

For many self pubbers, it's not good business sense to spring for the type of professional quality editing, copy art, and production value that makes for * good * self publishing — especially if they are a poor first time author with unproven work.

The alternative is where an author puts their own money into getting their work out there — the quality of which has nothing to do with what the publishing process is labeled and everything to do with the skill of the producer and their team (if any).

We prefer to work with a more select group of professional authors and co-publishers, to produce quality books that have lasting appeal to readers for years to come.

The author conducted a research of the quality of the service provided by MasterPapers.com and two other companies, who are working on the market of custom essay writing services, by placing an order with every company.

So Hoover — «a fabulous self - promoter and a very talented author,» Rennert said — earns back her debt to the agency, and the agency gets 15 percent to cover «the hours and months we devote to editorial; figuring out how to position and package the book to reach the right market; the time spent on quality control; seeking out and dealing with high - caliber vendors providing the above services; and locating and vetting professional photographers and cover designers whose work is every bit as good as those used in traditionally published books.»

Your book is your platform and your identity as an author, so working with the best team to deliver a quality product is imperative.

Right now I'm working with a number of clients, including # 1 New York Times and USA Today best - selling authors, to turn their books into highest quality e-books.

eBook Architects works with authors and publishers of all sizes, designing well - formatted, high - quality ebooks for Kindle, iPad, Nook, and... [Read more...]

The initial reaction to the first announcement of Self - e was mixed from two camps, first from self - published authors who felt the sting of someone suggesting that their work needed to be curated in the first place, but then also the critics of indie works who lauded the idea that they wouldn't be inundated with what they perceived to be low - quality works.

eBook Architects works with authors and publishers of all sizes, designing well - formatted, high - quality ebooks for Kindle, iPad, Nook, and other devices.

While critics mocked Amazon for its «too big to fail» approach to bookselling, Amazon Publishing has flourished, luring some well - known authors to its five distinctly genre - specific imprints, while still leaving the door open for the occasional debut author with a high - quality work.

With so much talk in recent news about the poor quality of indie authors» works and data that shows that only about 59 % of self - published authors go so far as to pay a professional editor before hitting that publish button, it's easy to forget that the traditional publishing industry has its fair share of mistakes, too.

But, over time, we realize that there are a multitude of beginning authors who don't know where to go to get trusted services, so we have a person on the KWL team, Hufsa, dedicated to working with potential partners to secure a discount for KWL authors on services and so we can direct them to people who are going to provide quality service and trusted service.»

With so much talk in recent news about the poor quality of indie authors» works and data that shows that only about 59 % of self - published authors go so far as to pay a professional editor before hitting that publish button, it's easy to forget... [Read more...]

I wish Amazon would come up with something that would help authors who produce quality work.

Although these questions on editing have been tackled from indie authors who have worked with several different editors on their own books, as far as I know there hasn't been a quality article from the other side (from the editors themselves) besides trivial and pointless posts meant to drum up new business.

These writers care about producing something of high quality in keeping with the standards of the golden era of traditional publishing: that bygone age when publishers invested time and money (often paying advances directly to authors) to help writers develop and polish their work prior to publication.

As a self - published author you have the opportunity to have your input with your book cover template and work with a professional to deliver a quality book cover, equal to any cover created by a big traditional company.

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.

I'm happy that they make it fairly easy for authors to live out their dreams with quality work.

As writers, you owe it to yourselves to spend time interviewing editors, learning about their qualifications and the roster of authors they've worked with, and in the end, investing in a quality job.

Hachette Book Group President and COO Ken Michaels said «HBG's goal is to get our authors» works out to consumers as broadly as possible, with the most engaging experience for readers regardless of device or platform, along with high quality aesthetics and entertainment.

-- Building your own «platform» which includes your blog or website and social media profiles — Connecting with fans of your work and converting them to zealous evangelists — Professional quality design in everything you do — A winning «author story» that answers why you write, your purpose and intention.

I wanted to help the independent author community, as a whole, improve the quality of their work with professional editing and formatting at a price that won't break the bank.

With that in mind, I also like helping authors publish their books cheaply if they can't afford a designer (and hiring an expensive cover design doesn't always mean you'll get the best quality work).

With these qualities in mind, we work tirelessly to position the author properly within their genre and share the tools and knowledge for them to continue marketing their book.

The guidelines for submitting a book for review are listed on the Indie Reader website, along with a detailed description of other tools that are available to help not only authors, but the readers who want to find quality reads in the overwhelming sea of self - published works out there.

That means focusing very much on the author as [a] brand, and aiming for a select number of high - quality writers we can work with to build long - term careers.»