Sentences with phrase «fledgling authors»

Ruth and I get lots of email from fledgling authors, both indie and trad - pubbed.

Here's a list of the most common excuses I hear from fledgling authors as to why they have not published their book yet:

Stuff like: It is my unprovable theory that fledgling authors are HURT by the end of agency because it resulted in bringing branded author prices down and undercutting the advantage that the indie authors like John Locke had in the early days.

The twelve fledgling authors were charged with driving traffic, awareness, and sales of the book their work appeared in.

What I see are indie authors — fledgling authors and seasoned authors, alike — struggling to navigate this new world where the rules are that there are no rules.

People are surprising in how they choose to support fledgling authors.

Jennifer has always loved helping fledgling authors become NYT bestsellers and she's ready to be a relentless champion for her own clients» work.

With all due respect to Corina Koch, Carla Douglas, and those who make a living via the editing services they provide to fledgling authors, the dark underbelly to authorship is the need for professional editing that comes as a very rude, unforeseen, and typically unaffordable surprise to most new authors.

That's a worthwhile investment because I can justify the stylistic decisions I make to fledgling authors in the knowledge that those choices are industry - recognized.

In his portrayal of a fledgling author struggling with writer's block, a failing marriage and an imaginary superhero pal (Ryan Reynolds, having way more fun than he should), Jeff Daniels» lovely befuddled charm is squandered.

He was ever thoughtful, caring and supportive of this fledgling author and I greatly appreciate all that Smith Publicity did to bring We Were an Island to a broader audience.

Actually, according to that John Locke guy, the fledgling author is usually offered very little advertising and exposure.

The total = $ 10, which I think is very reasonable for any fledgling author venture.

That was quite a boost for this fledgling author!

After receiving the offer to publish, an agent negotiates the contract for you and can often achieve better terms than a fledgling author can ever hope to do.

He was ever thoughtful, caring and supportive of a fledgling author and I greatly appreciate all Smith Publicity did to bring We Were an Island to a broader audience.

Good old Bob, our fledgling author, gets his own web page on XYZ's site, along with his own blog.

Not exact matches

And David, (supposed author of the Psalms) far from being the fearless king who built Jerusalem into a mighty capital, was more likely a provincial leader whose reputation was later magnified to provide a rallying point for a fledgling nation.

For now, mandates seem to be the tool of choice for governments and funders to engineer greater public access, whereas the author - pays method remains a fledgling business model.

Indeed, the authors occasionally surprise readers, particularly with their recurring interest in the subtle institutional dynamics - from state charter laws to the nitty - gritty of making these human - scale organizations actually work over time - that mean life or death for fledgling charter schools.

The pressure of working a day job alongside a fledgling writing career causes many authors to overlook great opportunities to establish their brand and reach more readers.

«In the last 18 months, while working with Judith on my book, I've had ample opportunity to observe firsthand what her clients, whether fledgling writers or savvy authors with multiple publications, stand to gain from her book shepherding.

This true for established authors with an out of print backlist, but it's very bad advice for a fledgling writer who's just finished a first novel.

The fledgling company's first three titles release today, the work of authors John Gapper, Chris Lloyd, and Martin Davies.

This would give them an excellent place to sell their eBooks from their fledgling publishing division and also give incentives for authors who use Amazon Create Space and Kindle Direct Publishing.

When a pair of blue jays makes a nest on his New York apartment balcony, the author follows their progress from nest building to egg laying and hatching to fledglings leaving.

In my experience as a fledgling indie author over the past six months or so, review blogs are one of two possible types: too big to even respond to a query, or so small that they are suspect as actual review blogs vs. people who just want free books.

New authors who have only self - published a few titles could quickly find themselves in a heap of trouble with their fledgling base of readers, if it came out their websites hacked the readers computers.

What many fledgling self - published authors lack though, traditional publishers can provide: a plethora of experience and an in - house network of the aforementioned editors, graphic designers, and so on.

Judy — I follow DWS and KKR too, and they have great things to say — but they're both formerly trad - pubbed authors, so what works for them may not work for the fledgling indie.

Sometimes they send their fledgling efforts to successful authors to try to get that validation.

The article is peppered with plenty of nonsense, the first example of which occurs as early as the second sentence, where the author states that HTC, founded 20 years ago and once ranked among the world's top smartphone makers, is a «fledgling Taiwanese company.»

Those with creative vision can make extraordinary artists, authors, and inventors — but when that vision is applied recklessly or without focus, graduates can be burned by hiring managers like a fledgling Icarus flying too close to the sun.