And crassly put, the authors outnumber the publishers and they have
the ears of their readers.
The readers are there, and they're looking for new authors, but the marketplace is still crowded with established bestsellers who have a direct line to the eyes and
ears of readers.
Not exact matches
She is clearly a cultured lady, and The
Ear of the Heart has a frankness and trust that brings Dolores Hart — star actress and dedicated Benedictine — very personally to the mind
of the
reader.
There are turns
of phrase which, though they sound literal to our
ears, would not have done to their original
readers (like «the moon [will turn] to blood, Joel 2:31) or she will be «nourished for 1,260 days», Revelation 12:6, ESV).
I realise there were a few sensible
readers who kept asking why he would even consider leaving one
of the best clubs in the world for Arsenal, but it usually fell on deaf
ears.....
We teamed up with SOL REPUBLIC again to offer our
readers a chance to win a pair
of Jax in -
ear headphones!
Puro Sound Labs is providing two pairs
of JuniorJams for one very lucky
reader so your children can experience wireless Bluetooth technology and the joy
of daisy chaining them together to listen or watch together while their
ears are protected.
All
of which is music to the
ears of a Tory press delighting in Labour's current woes to the extent that one newspaper, the Daily Telegraph to be precise, ran a «joke» feature which encouraged its
readers to become registered supporters
of the Labour party: so that they could the vote to ensure Jeremy Corbyn becomes leader and Labour is «consigned to electoral oblivion».
Unfamiliar words like «frettin»,» «lotta» (a lot
of), and «doodlebug» and idiomatic language like «wet behind the
ears» could easily trip up young
readers.
It's especially painful to read even the short excerpts from Sean Penn's book because his publishing contract validates the notion for authors that they only have to finish their stories, not write cleanly, diligently, with an
ear for the
reader and the love
of the written word.
With all eyes (and
ears) to the Sept 6 event where a new Kindle Fire device along with a new e-book
reader and a Kindle Fire dock is set to be launched, what we have are a few pointers that should give us an idea
of what to expect on that auspicious day.
«' Tis the good
reader that makes the good book; in every book he finds passages which seem to be confidences or sides hidden from all else and unmistakably meant for his
ear; the profit
of books is according to the sensibility
of the
reader; the profound thought or passion sleeps as in a mine, until it is discovered by an equal mind and heart.»
Ferber has a fine
ear for preteen dialogue and concerns, and her descriptions
of overnight camp activities (especially sailing and waterskiing) will strike a chord with
readers.
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ears)
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With this cutting - edge book format, your words flow from the pages
of your book directly into your
readers»
ears.
The odd spelling, the homophonic inversions, and the archaic vocabulary do take a wee bit
of getting used to, but once the
reader's eye and
ear are acclimated to the language, one's mind is free to engage with the story, which is beautiful and dark.
AuthorHouse Author's Digest welcomes the return
of Gloria D. Gonsalves as she explains how mastering audio poems allows the poet to «be effective in reaching the
readers ear that reside in the mind.»
This attracted a thriving subculture
of book
readers to my work — folks like me, who prefer reading with their
ears.
And then I remembered, I had an agent, a great agent, I wrote great books (so all the rejecting editors told me) and yes, you are right, self pub has given my stories a voice and an
ear and the chance to be read, when they otherwise would have still been gathering dust on my hard drive, yet, on the other hand this is hard, REALLY HARD, it is SO hard to find your way to a readership as a SP, with limited funds (dwindling)... and the glimmer
of trad pub — with their power to splash your name around established circles
of readers, and their ability to secure a great number
of reviews where, as a self pub, doors have been slammed in my face — becomes temptingly shiny again, (it's like childbirth, you forget all the painful stuff with time)... and it all gets very tempting... almost tempting enough to consider sacrificing one work JUST one artistic premise for the trade off
of visibility... and then perhaps, just perhaps THEN, my SP efforts will finally sprout wings... but then I hear you and other say, it wasn't worth it, you'd never do it again, and I sigh... And then I wake up the next morning and think
of packing it all in, and going to work for Walmart and steady shitty pay... lol And then along comes this blog post.
If you write your eBook with the proper structure in mind from the beginning, not only will it be easier for you to write, but also, you will exceed the expectations
of your
readers and leave them with that warm and fuzzy feeling and it will seem like reading your eBook was music to their
ears.
It would suck
ears of corn if your
reader clicked to view your next book on Amazon and ended up on someone else's.
So when the folks at Hill's asked if I could share news about their line
of grain - free cat food for my dog
readers, again, my
ears perked up.
Those
readers familiar with Cesar's former show The Dog Whisperer will know that pit bulls are one
of his favorite breeds — in fact, in this book he says that he recommends people with children seek a puppy
of this breed which has balanced energy and is well socialized, as the breed's very characteristics
of toughness and stamina make it a perfect choice for children that want to climb on the dog and pull on its
ears, etc..
Canine Assisted Therapy's Pack
Reader Program helps children build reading skills under the attentive
ear of a canine companion.
As I explained in a response to one critical
reader this morning, I still think that keeping commentary unconstrained (except by rules on topicality and politeness) remains preferable to clapping hands over one's
ears in the «I can't hear you» form
of discourse practiced in so many places these days.
Now that we're back on the campaign trail again here in Canada, it might be worth asking your loyal
readers to keep an eye /
ear out for Friends
of Science campaign advertising.
Used cleverly, they can provide a bit
of a jolt to the
reader's eye or listener's
ear.
Another well intended and well researched contribution for the
ears of REM
readers.
My task is to reveal the commercials in their presentations because, to the newly minted wet behind the
ears reader, whose bottle
of cynicism remains uncorked, the message is indeed the medium!
Two lucky
readers will win a ticket to Craft Happy, a 12 - week crafting adventure that will have you creating beautiful things just for the fun
of it, learning new skills, connecting with cheerful crafters worldwide, and generally smiling from
ear to
ear.
Hey Mrs U:) I also use raw garlic for our family i chop it into bit size peices and we eat it like a tablet with Juice — Your
readers might also like to know that it is excellent to put garlic oil into the
ears as soon as there is a sign
of an
ear infection — it has killed off many infections in my children before they have gotten bad.