Sentences with phrase «do local authors»

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The author is fully aware that official meetings and statements do not always reflect the thinking at local situations.

Nick Spencer, research director of the Theos think tank and author of The Evolution of the West (SPCK) argues that it is, and that it is a mistake to take the universalist message of the gospel — the good news is for everyone — as invalidation of all identifiers other than being a Christian: «I think that's problematic because it takes the universalist notion of Christianity without also taking the incarnational notion of Christianity which is local and which does have specific identities.

The author gives some «bare bones» suggestions concerning what the local associations of churches should do.

Ulster County resident and local author Marc Fried doesn't feel that hydro - fracking of natural gas is a good solution for energy problems.

The opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Institute for State and Local Governance at City University of New York.

Do you apply the same degree of criticism to authors who use local warming to argue for global warming?

This month we've indulged in quite a few things that we love to do, from checking in at a few of favorite galleries for this months exhibitions to interviewing Kimmery Martin a local author who just debuted her first novel.

According to a local Michigan author, 97.5 % of the almost 300 online daters she interviewed did fudge the facts about at least one aspect of their dating profile.

This piece reflects the personal views of the author and does not necessarily represent the position of the local school board on which he serves.

Do the author and his wife choose the local elementary school, or the high - achieving charter?

What the report's authors don't realize, perhaps because they lack local knowledge about L.A. schools, is that this old model was deemed unsuccessful by LAUSD precisely because it did not result in students with disabilities being served as well.

I do wish libraries would buy more copies of independent work, for example, especially of local authors and that book clubs would take advantage.

Book Editors & Book Publishing Are Like Peanut Butter and Jelly Why so many authors think that their friend who teaches literature at the local college, or their sister who loves everything they write and do is the perfect editor for their work is beyond me.

«We encourage all our authors to join and learn what others are doing to promote themselves and their books, exchange ideas and tips, invite other authors to participate in local and online events, or discuss any topic that they deem relevant.

As lovers of books, libraries, and a fair shake for authors, one thing we can all do is support our community libraries and local bookstores.

They may even have a special section dedicated to books by local authors (we did at my store).

Why are local publishers not afforded the same freedom to do what is most effective, most appropriate and, often, most lucrative for the author in the digital space, the way they have for decades in print?

For example, the author of a book on fly - fishing does not likely need to say that he won the Great Chili Cook - off Award at the local Rotary Club.

I have an indie author who recently described how she managed to get on local radio shows across the country: she did her research, and acted like she belonged.

There's been a trend in library circles lately to focus on encouraging community content creation and building local collections, so authors might stand a chance at getting their book added to libraries in their local area, especially if they offer to do a reading or similar library program for free.

Most authors have no idea how to promote their book — so they focus on spreading the news, «John Doe, local baker, has written a book.»

I'm with the local radio station and interested in speaking with the author of the book to do an interview, is he available?»

Every author must decide what is important to him or her in an editor, but in these days of electronic communication, honestly I do not think it is important to seek a local editor unless your book is specifically related to something of local interest.

retail bookstores welcome local self - published authors to do book sign - ings, because the stores will recognize how those authors can drive traffic to their locations.

The other idea that occurred to me while writing this piece is that local authors and writing groups might do well to form a publishing collective.

If I were to publish my alternative - history - steampunk - fueled - epic, well, just because I'm a local author doesn't mean it has much to do with the market that people are buying for in that area.

Not only did patrons discover an author through the Big Library Read, individuals who found the title online due to increased traffic and sharing went to their local libraries and requested cards, increasing overall library traffic.

Local authors Amanda Morgan, Victoria Schwab and Myra McEntire are hosting an online auction called Do the Write Thing for Nashville.

Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity for libraries and authors to connect on both local and global levels!»

We're starting to do collaborations with our work with the ABA (American Booksellers Association) where we're doing local self - publishing nights with the local bookstores, bringing together the local self - publishers and having them run clinics for other aspiring self - published authors or people who are trying to get a handle on what this space is... The catalog keeps growing with new authors all the time, new languages all the time, and even as the total business grows, that percentage of self - published sales remains shockingly consistent.»

Why so many authors think that their friend who teaches literature at the local college, or their sister who loves everything they write and do is the perfect editor for their work is beyond me.

Look, these fees, sales deals, and low quantities at bookstores will not have you light cigars with hundred dollar bills, and they are very labor intensive, but catering to brick and mortar stores is something an Indie Author should do for several reasons — to build some local cache, get more experience pitching his or her art, and garnering that genuinely terrific feeling of seeing your work on the shelf of a reputable bookstore.

More importantly, I want all authors to do some research on the local media might have to offer you as an author and former resident.

They do it because they like to support local authors.

The «old fashioned» method of sending books to local reviewers can still be done, though the pool of local newspapers that have a book reviewer happy to announce the work of a local author, is shrinking daily.

Josh Floyd [00:06:00] What an author would really want to do is, first, know their local, independent bookstores.

Both Pattie and Tim are very plugged into the local writing community, but they were surprised by the number of local authors they didn't know when news of the bookstore began circulating.

Of course, our hometown of Phoenix holds a special place in our hearts, as do our local aspiring and published authors.

Levi Montgomery raises a point about author power which I hadn't considered — Thirty years ago, if I read and loved your books, and they disappeared from the shelves of my local store, I would probably have never known why, nor what to do or whom to call.

Even printed authors suffered from this monster disparity of revenue, and all writing magazines in the 80s and 90s did not hesitate to tell it like it was, offering alternate avenues to make money from writing, via newspapers, small local magazines, or the like.

For authors, the program allows them to connect to local readers, a local community, and do what every author wants: increase discoverability.

One of the best ways to sell books is to do a book signing or author event at your local library because libraries are publicity machines.

Dear Author Enablers, After building a local platform by self - publishing, selling by word of mouth, becoming a reading group selection, giving lectures at high schools and churches, donating to literacy fundraisers and receiving unsolicited praise for my book, what do I do now to spread my net wider?

Many indie authors invest in publicists who will do a lot of the «heavy - lifting» involved in marketing — they will proposition local magazines / newspapers and TV shows to schedule interviews for you.

A self - published book can mean almost anything... from what gets spilled out of the fingers and mind of the author to the presentation from the local printing shop and sometimes looking like it was put together at the kitchen table with a glue - stick; to a vanity press like a LuLu, AuthorHouse / Solutions (known as the publishing predators); or one of the pay the other pay to publish services that claim to offer different types of packages / templates for the author to select from; to Ingram Spark or Amazon's CreateSpace; to the author doing the publishing himself with his name or a «looks like a publishing company» name on it (always recommended).

I've found several interesting «new» authors in my search of the local digital library; had their book not been available to read electronically through the library, I wouldn't have bothered to pick up the hard copy * primarily because I don't want to physically go to my library most of the time).

While you're doing your own shopping, ask local stores to consign copies of your book, featuring you as a local author (what a great gift idea, right?).

I learned how to write a press release, how to set up an author website, who to talk to at bookstores to set up a signing, and which of the local newspapers were willing to do a story on me and my book.

It doesn't matter that friends / family already own the book — but they don't know about other local authors.

... 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