We work with first - time authors, or
experienced writers published by traditional houses, looking for new ways to take charge of their own books.
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Not exact matches
I
experienced this from the other side during the two years I spent at Conde Nast Portfolio, when the great Graydon Carter made it his mission to render Vanity Fair's new sister title irrelevant by
publishing the best longform business journalism in town, even if that meant hiring away Portfolio's
writers, like Michael Lewis.
Patricia Cancilla, copy editor for the Canadian Lawyer / Law Times team at Thomson Reuters, is an
experienced editor and
writer who has worked at some of Canada's leading
publishing companies, including Postmedia and Business Information Group.
But I would hope that
published writers, especially Christian ones, would have a little more humility than to speak with such certainty about topics of which they have limited knowledge and
experience.
Multifaceted senior editor, copy editor,
writer, designer, freelancer, author and blogger with
experience in newspapers, book
publishing, publicity, marketing and the Web.
In addition to being a parent and mental health advocate, Tiffany is a former early childhood educator and nanny,
experienced entrepreneur, ecommerce specialist,
published freelance
writer, and holds a degree in marketing.
Julee is an established
published writer with plenty of
experience under her belt, so you know she can tell a good story.
Lorna is an
experienced yoga teacher, Reiki Master, motivational speaker,
published writer, personal life coach, organizational change facilitator, and mother of three children (five if you include her fur - babies!)
Greenville SC About Blog Edie Melson is a freelance
writer and editor with years of
experience in the
publishing industry.
Some may enjoy an unending stream of theoretical positing, but Criterion's selected the right orator; one who weighs his words with the
experience of having seen the film upon its theatrical debut, having met the director over the years, and a
writer at heart who understands the value of supporting his observations with historical facts and quotes from
published interviews with the film's cast and crew.
Our 120 - plus staff members and affiliates include respected researchers,
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published writers who provide educators with research - based guidance, consultation, and professional development for improving student outcomes.
Drawing on university training and journalism
experience as a copy editor, as well as more than twenty - five years as a professional
writer, editor, photographer, designer and videographer, I can give you the assistance you need to self -
publish your book or get your manuscript ready to submit to agents and publishers.
In Book Proposals That Sell, Terry combines his compassion for
writers with his considerable
publishing experience to create a must - have book for anyone preparing a nonfiction proposal.
Victoria, one of the best resources I know for aspiring
writers is Laura Resnick's
writer resource page (http://www.lauraresnick.com) My
experience is in romance
publishing, so I really can't speak to the commercial marketability of your book (s) but I'd recommend steering clear of any «self publisher» who asks for money.
< And in our preparatory column to last week's Issues on the Ether column for our #EtherIssue live discussion, Bringing Tools of the Trade to Self -
Publishing, we askwed our readers to talk with us about what tools entrepreneurial authors need most; to what degree those tools can be as much of a burden as a help if they slow down
writers with steep learning curves; how well the commercial world seems to be responding so far to the needs of entrepreneurial authors; and what kind of results they're seeing from their own
experiences and experiments with new tools.
I grew up as the daughter of a struggling science fiction
writer; having witnessed my father's thankless, soul - crushing
experiences with the
publishing industry, I never wanted to go through the process myself.
Book Country combines a robust peer review process, a staff with decades of book
publishing experience, and groundbreaking browsing tools to help
writers be discovered.
Damian is now keen to utilize his
experience to help talented
published and unpublished
writers achieve their goals.
Martha Honey, another Oberlin alum, told me about Tracy Sugarman, an older artist and
writer who had gone to Mississippi intending to observe and record but had wound up participating as well as
publishing accounts of his
experiences.
Finally, a book written from
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Publishing, an imprint of Reader's Digest, is committed to helping both aspiring and established
writers translate their skills, wisdom and
experiences into
published books.
When
publishing experts are asked, «well what about fiction
writers,» the answer is usually, «um, I don't have
experience with that, but it should work too.»
Whether you're a first - time author who doesn't know the first thing about producing a salable memoir, or a global CEO who doesn't have the time to construct a full - length big - think book, our accomplished,
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Here are my suggestions based on advice from cover designers, publishers and the staff at CompletelyNovel's
experience with self -
publishing writers.
These are forums and / or blogs where
writers can ask questions and also provide information about their
experience with different self —
publishing companies.
I enjoyed the
experience of working one - on - one with participants, and I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to be a
writer or wants to learn about the
publishing industry.
As part of the release of her fifth novel FOUND, Melissa has offered to share a few of her book
publishing experiences, some marketing tips and the things she's learnt along the way: In 2013 I attended a
writer's workshop in my beautiful coastal hometown of Merimbula, Australia, and met an author who was at the forefront of self -
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Whether it's an original Vertigo graphic novel like «Shooters» or established franchises like «G.I. Joe,» «Battlestar Galactica» and «Vampirella,»
writers Brandon Jerwa and Eric Trautmann have explored a vast landscape of comic book casts and stories — and they plan to bring that
experience over to digital comics with «Frost,» a new series
published via Chris Roberson's Monkeybrain Comics digital imprint.
Ask whatever questions you like, and I will provide the answers based on my years of
experience in the business, my regular contacts with
publishing professionals at
writers» conferences and other author events, and my perusal of industry publications.
With this yearly anthology we give 40 - 50 talented
writers the opportunity to
publish some of their copyright - protected content for free in a collection of work that allows them to
experience first - hand the benefits of working with a high - quality, full service self
publishing firm.
You can talk about your book, but be sure to ask other
writers about their
publishing experiences as well.
With a staff of
writers and editors who've worked on dozens of topics and manuscripts in our decade - long tenure as Phoenix, Arizona's premiere book editing and writing company, Midnight
Publishing has considerable
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This option is best for emerging
writers with high - quality work desiring a professional - level
publishing experience.
I have taken all of my writing, book marketing, and
publishing experience thus far and helped countless
writers just like you to bring their dream of a writing career to fruition.
But in public, I mostly see people advocating for the traditional
publishing world who come across as mired in 20th thinking about
publishing and selling books, ignorant of the self -
publishing world, making sweeping assertions which they can't support, making the mistaken assumption that the
writer's best interests are identical to the publisher's best interests, clearly unaware of how many traditionally -
published writers (including bestsellers) are engaging in self -
publishing (and comparing the
experiences and numbers with their under - contract books), and / or contemptuous of
writers and dismissive of readers.
Her self -
publishing books are based on her personal
experience in self -
publishing genre fiction — she hopes they will help her
writer - friends take their own leaps into the wild (and wonderful) world of indie
publishing... and not only survive, but thrive.
With over 30 years
experience in the
publishing industry, our team of professional
writers, editors, graphic designers, and marketers are ready to help you
publish your book like a pro.
LifeRich
Publishing is committed to helping both aspiring and established
writers translate their skills, wisdom and
experiences into
published books.
In our over 35 years
experience in the
publishing business as agents,
writers and book doctors, we have walked down all three paths — and we have the corns, calluses and blisters to prove it.
I'm not as
experienced as all of those other
writers, but I do have one advantage on them: I
published a book fairly recently and I wrote this book right after my book's first year.
If anything said here can help make the
publishing journey and overall
publishing experience better for
writers of color, then I've done my job.
With nearly 50 years
experience in the
publishing world and 25 years in entertainment, Ken is a self - defined «story merchant» —
writer, producer, career coach, teacher, and literary manager responsible for launching dozens of books and films.
So if you are accepted by an agent, it's probably almost good enough to self
publish anyway, and while they will pick up a lot of small things, and streamline you work, you're probably not going to have the same life changing learning
experience that a «young»
writer would have.
The Emerging Authors Program is designed primarily for debut or emerging
writers who have the talent, but not necessarily the
experience or platform, to merit a traditional
publishing deal.
Writers sometime worry about this, but personally I've never seen it happen, in more than 50 years of
publishing experience.
When
writers describe the
experience of writing and
publishing a first novel, about half say it's like giving birth and the other half say it's like riding a roller coaster.
Attorney and self -
published author Helen Sedwick uses 30 years of legal
experience to show
writers how to stay out of court and at their desks.
I could imagine if you are an
experienced writer then the self
publishing road would be very attractive, however for a novice they could be disappointed with the results.
The
experiences are completely different, and a big bestseller's
experience of what it's like writing for the Big Five are irrelevant to the other 98 % of the
writers they
publish.