Sentences with phrase «got authors and readers»

Each venue is a great opportunity to get our authors and readers together.

Not exact matches

The pay - per - page system actually makes a lot of sense because it provides for an objective way of assessing an e-book's value to its readers, and authors get payments accordingly.

Authors who post their ideas and sample pages to Inkshares» community of 100,000 readers, for instance, will be published if their ideas get 750 preorders from readers.

Stieg Larsson's riveting trilogy — «The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,» «The Girl Who Played with Fire,» and «The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest» — gets the finale readers have been waiting for from author David Lagercrantz.

But it seems to me that one of the problems with academic articles is that the reader doesn't get a chance to comment on the article, and the author doesn't get the chance to read readers» comments and respond to them.

Indeed, it can even be read as a mockery of the whole literary enterprise, pairing dull and uncomprehending readers who ploddingly manage to miss the obvious, with clever authors (both the fictional Vereker and the actual James) who feel compelled to play the trickster, taunting their readers with the hint that there is something — indeed, the whole point of it all — that they don't get.

There were splashy authors and passionate readers crawling all up and down Congress St. I got to meet a handful of my influences, which is a crazy thrill.

In a new book from the University of Chicago Press, Fishes of the Open Ocean, author Julian Pepperell lets readers get up close and personal with these impressive and mysterious ocean denizens.

And because of the way work gets cited (e.g., «First Author, et al., 2010») the first author's name is the most visible to reAuthor, et al., 2010») the first author's name is the most visible to reauthor's name is the most visible to readers.

I got an email today from a reader who was told by a fairly prominent doctor / author that aerobics and running will «kill you»

Wire Side Chat: Helping «Fake Readers» Become Proficient Life - Long Readers Cris Tovani, author of the best - selling «I Read It, But I Don't Get It,» chats with Education World about her checkered reading past and about her widely acclaimed work with students and teachers in the area of reading comprehension strategies.

By getting rid of the Common Core, we will get rid of the Common Core practice of treating literary texts as informational texts in which the reader's task is to figure out what the author intended to say, based on word choice and sentence structure, rather than to explore a range of interpretive possibilities.

Indie authors will have to work hard just to get their book in front of readers for a fraction of a second — and the only point of contact is going to be the book cover design.

Romance doesn't have a lot of conventions, unlike SFF, (or at least it didn't — it's expanding too,) so it's not surprising Romantic Times got inundated, as romance has been at the forefront of e-books, self - pub romances, small press publication, shorter fiction publications (novellas & collections,) and author - reader interaction.

The book authored by Scott Carroll tells readers how to «marry» science with spirituality and use neuroscience, genetics, behavioral science and psychology to attract the perfect man for you and get him to the altar in as little as a year.

Sure, you can send out review copies and make book trailers (not for $ 150 tho), but if an author's end goal is to attract more readers — or even a publishing contract — they first need to get their work in front of people who can help them, and that's what the IRDAs are all about.

They will probably like getting their work exposed to a larger reader base shared by the other authors and the host writer.

Narrative essays are told from a characterized perspective, regularly the author's, so there is feeling and also particular and frequently tactile points of interest gave to get the reader included in the components and grouping of the story.

Readers get a great title by a favorite author, and also get introduced to other new authors.

We had lower expectations about e-books a couple years ago, but so many authors and publishers are getting it right that readers are raising the bar.

It's also got hints of being another step in the direction of customer engagement and direct sales (albeit with aspiring authors rather than readers as the customer), so I'd think you of all people would find it noteworthy.

Steampunk (and Harlequin and Amish romance) author Shelley Adina joins us today to talk about managing multiple pen names and genres, keeping a long - running series fresh (and selling), paying for foreign translations of indie books, and working the cons to get in touch with more readers (and take trips you can write off on your taxes!).

He helps authors from around the world get their stories out of their heads, onto the page, and into readers hands.

Beta readers, who test your book for any readability issues and plot holes, are also a crucial step for indie authors when preparing to get their book ready for publication.

However, we are indie authors, so you must promote the book to get it in front of readers and buyers.

Awesome Gang is a place for Kindle book authors to share their books and get them in the hands of readers.

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Although, I think it's possible to find other ways to get readers, like your advanced copy deal that you did, I can see how some authors might want to do it this way, and still get money for it.

A lot of authors have trouble staying focused and disciplined with one topic or subject matter, either because they think their readers will get bored or maybe they'll get bored, but it's just so hard to gain traction if you're jumping around all the time, you're not consistent with the sorts of posts you're doing, and people don't know when to expect them.

Dear Author and Smart Bitches both run regular features on their sites highlighting books that have gone on sale for $ 2.99, $ 1.99, or $.99, because the romance genre in particular is full of readers that burn through so many titles that they are eager to snap up books for as cheaply as they can get them.

Readers want quality work for the money they spend, and our main goal as authors should be to see that they get that from us.

It explains why it is hard for authors to get reviews — even from family and friends, & why we need them, plus a template that helps readers write a brief review for the book, step - by - step instructions and the URLs they can use to post.

Author Marketing Live was a great event and so glad I was able to present on getting fans and readers using social media.

It seems to me that IR is trying to provide a showcase for authors who «have» gotten it right, and the Vault seems to be a showcase for publishing pros for indies who have not only gotten it right but have started connecting with readers who agree.

In fact, her efforts and success at building an author platform were a huge factor in getting her noticed and approached by an agent, as well as earning her the respect of many fellow indie authors and many, many happy readers.

And for Author's DB, encouraging readers to participate was smart because the project became more interactive and get people to take actiAnd for Author's DB, encouraging readers to participate was smart because the project became more interactive and get people to take actiand get people to take action.

Jodie Toohey provides independent solutions to help authors get their books finished, ready for publication, and into readers» hands through her company, Wordsy Woman Author Division.

Writing is all about communicating and if your reader gets something positive from your book, then as an author, you've succeeded in communicating with them.

Maybe it hasn't been edited, and the reader gets tired of seeing fifteen typographical errors on every page, and having to guess at the meaning the author may have intended.

Step Two: Novelist gets the manuscript into shape with some first readers and maybe a good copyedit, then launches it on electronic sites and gets it through a POD publisher such as CreateSpace, which will give you cheap author's copies in their $ 39 pro program.

Smashwords, although a valuable resource for indie authors and publishers to get their ebooks formatted and distributed in a variety of formats for different eReader platforms, is not yet the destination for the everyday e-book reader / buyer.

DO connect with both industry professionals, publications you'd like to get into, similar authors, and potential readers.

Readers get a way to try out a new author and for authors to be discovered.

And having found those authors, the readers will likely get more quality books for less money, which is a huge win for them.

Either way, as a self - published author, if you hope to have your worked noticed and picked up by new readers, you'll want as many stars and reviews as you can get.

Basically, when you can't get a publishing deal with Hay House, they send you to Balboa, Simon and Schuster happily guides you to Archway, Thomas Nelson to WestBow, and Readers Digest to LifeRich, all white - labeled by Author Solutions.

It doesn't matter if out of 1000 self - published only 10 are good, you're still advocating that those 10 do not exist nor have the right to have their readers call them Authors (and prefer their work to the drivels that get published today)

Many readers have fond memories of Scholastic Book Fair time when they were in school, getting the chance to browse new books and discover a new character, series, or author.

The essence of this program is to give authors a chance to pitch their upcoming books to the public and readers cast their vote on what ones get published.

Whether it's poor reviews, vindictive reviews, or lack of reviews altogether, authors struggle to get the word out about their work through positive and numerous reader reviews.