Sentences with phrase «books than any other writer»

Not exact matches

I remembered Brennan Manning — the man who has translated the love of God in a way that I could receive it more than probably any other writer — was addicted to alcohol and I re-read up one of his last books before he died: «All is Grace: A Ragamuffin Memoir» where he vulnerably writes about what this battle has cost him, even as he experienced the unending and unconditional love of God in the midst of it, how he experienced regret and pain and loss alongside of the love and tenderness of God in this dependency.

The bible is a book of myths and fables... It just has had better promoters, who found it useful for their purpose, than Aesop or any of the other fiction writers of the past...

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.

And it is not that John was unaware of the idea of repentance, for aside from Luke, he uses the term repentance more than any other New Testament writer in the other books of the Bible he has written.

The Epistle of James is a book that has been held by some to be not a Christian book at all, but a Jewish tract modified at one or two points to make it appear Christian.66 By another it is said to come closer to the Synoptic gospels in its type of thought than any other of the early writers.

In his book, Think and Grow Rich, writer Napoleon Hill dedicates a whole chapter on how testosterone and sexual desire can be transmuted into other forms other than physical enjoyment.

Not much else is known about the series, other than the fact that it will be overseen by director, producer and comic book writer Reginald Hudlin.

Commercially successful, critically adored, winner of an original screenplay Academy Award, and more influential than any other indie ever, it was enough to secure Tarantino a place in film's history books and announce him as the writer / director to watch of his generation.

There's lots of excitement bubbling about new publishing opportunities for writers of short stories, essays, journalism and other less - than - book - length works.

You hear writers say that their characters have a life of their own, and I had this experience with this book more than any other.

I can't speak for others, but because I am able to spend several months of my time working for far less than minimum wage, considering I usually work 10 - 12 hours, six days / week, to edit and publish a book, my clients (writers) prefer to enter into a business arrangement with me rather than become a contractor for the production of their work and deal with the «very real» business of distributing and marketing their title afterwards.

While it's true that thousands of prospective writers who currently independently publish via outlets like Kindle Direct Publishing, CreateSpace and Smashwords (to name three options currently available) will never be able to produce a book that people other than their nearest and dearest will actually want to read, some of us are highly successful.

If I offer to review a book for a writer other than those above, I tag the review at my blog as «unsolicited».

But to writers who think that their only job is to write a salable book, I'm sure it seems like a lot of unnecessary work (the fact that they're living in a fantasy world if they think they won't have to do stuff other than write in traditional publishing now too is entirely beside the point).

I have a working relationship with another writer from HP... we kind of barter for each other's services, so book covers really don't cost me that much, and they always end up better than I could have done... Happy Sunday from the perfectly pleasant Pacific Northwest.

We also talk about cover design, audio book production, and a first on the Rocky Mountain Writer — none other than Siri barges her way into the conversation.

On top of that, you care about your book more than any agent ever would because it's your book and they are dealing with fifty or more other writers.

~ Bad or nonexistent research: I can't stand stories that show the writer just followed cliches or what she'd read in other books, rather than do thorough research and fact - checking herself.

If there's no cover, and no paper, and no glue, and no labor (other than the writer's and the editor's), and far smaller «distribution» costs (digitally), why I am paying more for a DIGITAL book than for a paperback book?

As a writer, Terry has published more than 60 books with traditional publishers such as Zondervan, St. Martins Press, Tyndale and others.

Social media definitely works in the indie writer space, as evidenced by indie writers like Joe Konrath and Amanda Hocking and many of the other self - pubbed writers selling more than 1000 books a month who flock to the Kindle boards.

More people read ebooks than other types of books, and many writers and bloggers dream of becoming Amazon Kindle bestsellers.

What McIntyre has discovered, the hard way, is that the «metadata» procedures used in publishing today is not capturing and displaying correctly the names of artists other than writers attached to book projects.

Its members include more than 1,200 freelance writers of magazine articles, trade books, and other forms of nonfiction.

For romance writers, your readership moves from book to book faster than any other audience, and so your content should be available instantly, especially on platforms that facilitate sharing and recommendations.

I have a lot of information I want to share with other writers, and I know this is a field where self - publishing really sells better (in my opinion) and I feel better equipped to market writing books than I did something like the coloring book.

It means already forged relationships with booksellers, critics and other writers — and it means more time to write, rather than haggling over the costs of a book cover design or editing.

A foreword is written by someone other than the author and your foreword writer needs time to read your book.

And you (probably, because you're looking at my page) are a writer who knows that there's so much more to self - publishing than writing a book and sticking it on Amazon (other ebook platforms are available).

I can sort of understand the logic, you don't want writers who know each other writing fake good reviews, and you don't want spiteful writers writing mean reviews just to make another writer's book look bad, but I think Amazon needs to give more credit than that to writers as a group.

«As the writer, you will always be the person who cares most about your work, and if you can channel that passion and energy and know what you're doing, this can be more effective than having a team of people who have 10 other books coming out that week.»

It's hard when you're a writer and you have no idea what to do with your books, other than write them.

In this case Patterson is letting other writers do the heavy lifting (original work is always more difficult than revision or adaptation), then he's putting his name on the book — if not taking ownership directly.

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 othBook 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 othbook, 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 othbook 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.

To excite and engage more young readers in the wonders of science and technology through the power of books, Homer Hickam will join more than 36 other esteemed writers from across the country as Featured Authors at the USA Science & Engineering Festival and Book Fair hosted by Lockheed Martin, the nation's largest celebration of -LSB-...]

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.

He owns and manages APS Books, publishing more than 30 other indie writers, poets and photographers as well as his own work.

YOU are the writer, the publisher, the copyright holder... there is no third party to deal with, other than your book printer.

But one of the central areas — other than reviews and blurbs — will most likely be toRead more about Book Publicity: The Self - Published Author's # 1 Tool for Reaching Writers and Bloggers -LSB-...]

But writers would seldom buy my books with this name other than for study or to prove a point to themselves.

I think I have a viable and attractive website, but during a site and social media assessment, the personal evaluating noted I seem to write more for other writers (i.e. tips, new software, resource books, etc.) than I do for the people who are my audience.

Romance writers — and particularly novices — are much less likely to see their books as conduits toward speaker / lecturer fees (or «honoraria», or several other terms frequently used) than are many logos - worshipping Protestants (the core of TN's audience).

It needs to be more than just blogging about your book and your career — and at some point, it will probably need to transition to be more than just appealing to other writers, too.

In the case of self published books, the cost of production can be much lower than any publisher, especially if the writer does her own cover and formatting, and trades editing services with other writers.

Judging from the many organizations that offer awards and financial support to writers under 35 or 40 (The New York Public Library, The National Book Foundation, Granta), and the seven - figure deals that seem to be given to more 20 - something debut writers than debut writers in any other age group, it would be tough to deny that book publishing is youth - focuBook Foundation, Granta), and the seven - figure deals that seem to be given to more 20 - something debut writers than debut writers in any other age group, it would be tough to deny that book publishing is youth - focubook publishing is youth - focused.

But I had many UK publishers, not one: Faber, Hodder, Scholastic, S&S, Penguin, A & C Black, Larousse, Corgi, OUP, CUP... Some editors were better than others, but none of them were simply concerned with how much they could market the book for — which is what asking the writer only to change the word count amounts to.

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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 platfBook, 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 platfbook — 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 platfbook — 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.

I think this is a bit more factual than theoretical, compared to some of the other famous books by the same company - but I've tended to highlight the more game writer / science - y stuff, and there's definitely some «heavy thinking» in some of the essays, too.

Halaby's book was selected from more than forty entries, and is listed among other books by renowned writers and scholars such as Ilan Pappe and Ella Shohat.