That is to never let
your editor write you back cover copy.
Not exact matches
Editor, @stevecinelli Some many months
back, in fact prior to their listings, I
wrote a piece questioning the lofty valuations of...
Back in November 1977 the co-founder of Faith Movement
wrote, as
editor of this magazine, «There will be no traditional priesthood left in Europe in ten years time, among the younger clergy, unless a start is urgently made to teach priests the full faith, the full spiritual heritage of the Church, and the full content of the life of Christ in the traditional image of the priest of the Western Patriarchate, the priesthood of the Latin rite, which is the priesthood of the fullness of Peter and Paul.»
When I signed the contract for this book
back in October, my
editor made it clear that I should continue speaking and
writing as I tackle my «biblical» tasks throughout the year.
When the
editors of The American Scholar asked him what book published in the past ten years did he find himself going or thinking
back to, Brown replied: «I want to name Owen Barfield's Saving the Appearances10 Altizer
writes of the same work: «I believe that this book is potentially one of the truly seminal works of our time.
Written with courage and poignancy, this allegory from First Things» poetry
editor ambitiously tries to take a step
back from our society in order to show how America has drifted into becoming a nation that now seems to be waffling, especially in the face of the upcoming presidential election.
Encouraged, I immediately embarked upon my pilgrimage to the Hot and Holy One, and whence traveled to Hatch, where upon I challenged the highest peak visible upon the horizon and finally crawled up to the cave of the sacred guru, who foretold that, in some future time, an
editor would forcibly cause me to abandon this absurd
writing style and get
back to basics.
The only disquieting tremor had been some other news out of Philadelphia, relayed to him by telephone from friends
back home, that Daily News sports
editor Larry Merchant had
written a column confirming Liston's worst fears about how his triumph might be received.
Every writer has stories in the
back of their brain they plan to
write eventually if they can find a gap between deadlines, or if an
editor didn't stonewall the pitch, or if a hook would finally present itself.
What with Your Loyal
Editor gallivanting through European capitals and finishing one job while finding another,
writing's had to move to the
back of the bus for the past few weeks.
AG Contender Rice Meets With Pigeon, Golisano, Higgins... Thank You, Carl
Written by Glenn Gramigna,
Editor RICE SEEKING PIGEON, GOLISANO
BACKING... WHO PALADINO»S MELTDOWN HELPS MOST Multiple reliable sources are telling us that Nassau County District Attorney and NYS Attorney General candidate Kathleen Rice recently winged her way down to Florida to meet with Buffalo Sabres owner Tom Golisano, accompanied by former Erie County Democratic Chair Steve Pigeon.
Written by Joel Philip, October 28, 2016 Blast Brawl 2: Bloody Boogaloo Game Review [
Editor's note] A while
back we caught us with game developer Chris over at Mind's Eye Games for a quick interview about Blast Brawl 2.
With MacFarlane directing, acting, and
writing his own movie, he needed a good
editor along the way to reel him
back in.
Write a
back - to - school commentary: This could be an op - ed, a letter to the
editor, or a blog post that you circulate widely.
Jen Misaros, managing
editor for digital platforms,
writes, «I'm impressed with the functionality of the iDrive controller, especially the
back button.»
«I fired up the 328i this morning, and it sounded like the car was wearing an i and not a d on the
back,»
wrote associate web
editor Evan McCausland.
This year, I'm finally getting
back on the horse and
writing again, even meeting with an
editor this weekend to chat but I've learned some lessons along the way and I plan on keeping control of my project and an eye on my money.
Upside # 3: If you are good at blurbs and
back cover copy, the
editor will see it on your book and be able to use what you have
written, which will save them time in
writing them (Yes,
editors write blurbs and
back cover copy).
By Friday morning, after a five - hour
writing binge and a two - day
back - and - forth with her
editor, agent and cover designer, Weiner had an ebook ready to be uploaded to online retailers.
So the
editors write the blurbs and
back cover copy, usually at the last minute, often from memory of a book read long before.
But only the
editor has read the book, so it's the
editor's job to
write the sales blurb and
back cover copy and some of the catalog copy.
You
write, «The End,» and then you go
back through it until you're ready to puke, then you hand it off to an
editor, almost throwing it at her like an unwanted pastrami on rye.
While my MS is with the
editor, I still have to finish choosing my book cover and
write back cover material.
Before
writing full - time, I spent several years as a senior
editor with HarperCollins, and prior to that a stint as editorial director with leading UK book packager Amber Books, and
back before that I was executive
editor with Websters Multimedia in London.
She has
written screenplays, worked as a script
editor and is also a producer for Laid
Back Films.
So when my good friend and bad - ass
editor Scott Morgan asked me to read an advanced copy of his book, How to be a Whiny Beeyotch, 71
Writing Excuses Meet the
Back of my Hand, you had better believe that I jumped on the chance.
Their support and interest kept her
writing, even in the years when agents and
editors sent
back nothing but rejections.
Endorsements, of course, have been around a long time, going
back famously to the time F. Scott Fitzgerald
wrote his
editor Maxwell Perkins at Scribner's in New York about a new young writer whose work he'd been reading in newspapers, noting that the upstart might well «outlast his own scribbles.»
I received three emails from an
editor at a major magazine acknowledging the upcoming publication of three articles —
written by three of my authors — each of which will carry my authors» bylines and refer readers
back to their book Web sites.
I did
write a writer about his
editor but didn't get any feed
back.
If you want to
write an interesting and informative persuasive essay ban smoking, the custom papers writers and
editors recommend you to start up your essay with the story of the appearance of tobacco, which is dated
back to the ancient times.
I've run a small business for many years in addition to
writing and I would suggest that an
editor who takes several weeks to get
back to an author because they have other things they are working on, should maybe manage their time better, so they can give a faster turn around.
And Bookseller
editor Philip Jones this week
wrote this week in Authors Guild demands a 50 % ebook royalty that New York's new Fair Contract Initiative has the
backing of London's Society of Authors with:
So once you have received your manuscript
back from your
editor and / or CPs, it is time to
write the final draft.
However, I just got
back a set of edit notes on a work going through a small e-press and I'll be damned if the
editor didn't ferret out a
writing tic that I didn't even know I had.
In the introduction, I mention Mark Coker's fantastic post about the realities for indie authors right now, how amazing the STORY conference was and my
writing update: Gates of Hell is
back with my
editor for final edit, and will be out in the new year.
If you want to self - publish, and all you know how to do at this point is
write, freelancers of every kind are widely available:
Editors, proofreaders, indexers, interior designers / layout artists, cover designers, illustrators, translators,
back - cover - copy writers, press release writers, marketing plan consultants, and more.
Coming
back to this
editor's experience, I couldn't help wondering that even I have more
writing experience than this guy (with two blogs, three fiction, 18 non-fiction, 26 translated books and counting).
Carnia Press
editor, Jeff Seymour (a personal hero since he saved my workshop by loaning me his laptop) taught a riveting class on how to
write back cover copy for indie publishing.
12) Michael Doane: The true cost of self - publishing is time «
Writing, editing, learning how to publish, working with various
editors and beta readers, having your work torn down by
editors so you can build it
back up.
«
Writing, editing, learning how to publish, working with various
editors and beta readers, having your work torn down by
editors so you can build it
back up.
Back in October, our former
Editor - in - Chief Andy Snyder
wrote a thought - provoking column on the importance of an exit strategy.
[
Editor's note: I
wrote this post more than two years
back in response to a Globe and Mail column questioning whether DIY investors have the skills to invest on their own.
Back in 2005, they were introduced to AZ Pug Rescue through a volunteer who happened to be one of Tim's book
editors while he was
writing the first edition of his autobiography, «One Day's Journey.»
Ludomotion's five - headed formation consists of Joris Dormans, who holds a PhD in game research and design; Stephan van der Feest, a multi-talented software developer with a love for making music and strange sound effects; Koen Bollen, an immaculate programmer who will try to beat his opponent in any game or destroy it by finding a game breaking bug; Hendrik Visser, an artist who also designs theme parks; and Javier Sancho, a game studies graduate with experience in game journalism (
editor's note: he
wrote for Gamesauce
back in 2011) and game localization.
Zeth is our EU Senior
Editor and has been
writing about video games since he joined BG
back in 2008.
Editor's note: Action Henk released a few months
back, and this review is rather late, but the game is currently on sale and I would be crushed with guilt if I didn't
write some musings on it while you have...
With a show of Mark Rothko's dark paintings now on view at the Pace gallery in New York, we turn
back to the December 1957 issue of ARTnews, in which the artist
wrote a letter to the
editor, complaining that Elaine... Read More
Eugene Gordon, a frequent contributor here,
wrote a letter to the
editor (copied to Dot Earth) in which he warns that no one should expect renewed support for government -
backed research to result in quick solutions to problems like the country's, and world's lack of energy choices.
Written by Brooks Hanson, the deputy
editor for physical science, the editorial attempts to cool things down, but also pushes
back at the scientific community a bit.