They can increase your chances of securing a full - time position with the same employer, as well as generally providing you with
some great publishing experience to impress future employers.
What this means is that in most cases, an author gets a pretty poor end product, and, usually a not - so -
great publishing experience.
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.
A 2013 study, «Career Benefits Associated with Mentoring for Mentors,»
published in the Journal of Vocational Behavior, discovered people who have the opportunity to serve as mentors
experience greater job satisfaction and a higher commitment to their employer.
According to a 2013 study
published in the International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, people who had NDEs became more tolerant of others, gained a
greater appreciation of nature and understood themselves better compared with those who didn't
experience an NDE.
New research
published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology finds that women who were reminded of a time that their dad was absent from their lives — or who actually
experienced poor quality fathering while growing up — perceived
greater mating intent in the described behaviors of a hypothetical male dating partner and when talking with a man.
Women who work as cleaners or regularly use cleaning sprays or other cleaning products at home appear to
experience a
greater decline in lung function over time than women who do not clean, according to new research
published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
The study, conducted at the University of Rochester's Mt. Hope Family Center and
published online today in Child Maltreatment, found that mothers who
experienced more types of abuse as children — sexual abuse, physical or emotional abuse, and physical or emotional neglect — have higher levels of self - criticism, and therefore
greater doubt in their ability to be effective parents.
The statement is based on a review of existing scientific research
published in peer - reviewed medical journals that documents a strong association between adverse
experiences in childhood and teen years and a
greater likelihood of developing risk factors such as obesity, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes earlier than those not
experiencing adverse
experiences.
In a new study recently
published in the journal Global Biogeochemical Cycles, scientists of Kiel University (CAU) with colleagues from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and international partners from the USA, New Zealand, and
Great Britain studied marine benthic shell - forming organisms around the world in relation to the chemical conditions they currently
experience — with a surprising result: 24 percent, almost a quarter of the analyzed species, including sea urchins, sea stars, coralline algae or snails, already live in seawater unfavorable to the maintenance of their calcareous skeletons and shells (a condition referred to as CaCO3 - undersaturation).
The results,
published in the American Journal of Human Biology, confirm that the subjects who
experienced the
greatest increase in levels of aggression by ten years of age were those whose cortisol levels had also increased during those two years.
A new study
published online in Nature shows that corals on the northern
Great Barrier Reef
experienced a catastrophic die - off
But a new study
published in Archives of General Psychiatry by University of Chicago researchers finds that heavy drinkers actually
experience greater sensitivity to the rewarding and stimulating effects of alcohol, along with lower sedation.
Their making is often intensely personal, as their writing comes from deep within them, and they
experience great pride when the fruits of their making are
published for others to see.
theherbivorehippi — it was a
great learning
experience, one which i will do again when I am ready to
publish my next book.
It doesn't sound like my
experience was too bad, but it didn't take me long to realize that the «
Publish America is
great» posts on their site were either done by inside people or blinded fools.
There are many
great and
experienced editors in traditional
publishing who can help a book become better for the author, but at this point, with traditional
publishing in the state it's in, I'll take my chances on a couple of friends reading the book.
Open - publisher partners with eCommerce platform provider, Elastic Path, for improved customer
experience and
greater author freedomRaleigh, N.C., March 8th, 2011 — Lulu.com, the leader in open -
publishing, has partnered with ecommerce platform provider Elastic Path in a deal that will sculpt the way ecommerce is handled by the
publishing industry for years to come.
I'm not knocking self -
publishing, it may be
great, but one or two specific
experiences with traditional
publishing doesn't preclude the success of others.
Publishing a course on Udemy has been a
great learning
experience.
I know from personal
experience that Kindle
publishing is a
great way to create immediate income for a brand new site — even if you're selling books at the $ 2.99 price point.
This is a
great trend for the industry as more
experienced individuals come forward to help their fellows succeed in the book
publishing industry to share a love of literature.
Each year, Fandemonium brings Outskirts Press Facebook fans together to
experience the joy of
publishing with Outskirts Press first - hand, benefiting a
great cause along the way.
We believe that the Readium initiative is a unique and
great opportunity for the
publishing industry to bring to the market new reading
experiences through open, solid and innovative technologies.
Once completed, it could be a
great record for the authors to revisit and share years later when they have more books and
publishing experiences under their belts.
We are able to offer this deep discount (it's deep for us), not because we artificially inflate all our prices to accommodate a huge discount, and not because we undercut the value of the discounted packages, but because we are confident that the majority of authors who
publish with Outskirts Press once will choose to
publish with us again and tell many of their friends about their
great experience.
It's about creating and
publishing great books and it's about people coming in and having that wonderful
experience of not knowing what they want and being enchanted.
Do you agree with Howey that self -
publishing's
greatest strength may be, in fact, the capacity it offers to such a wide range of
experience and capability?
Hybrids have a basis for comparison due to their
experience with both industries, and therefore were less likely to believe that traditional
publishing would offer their books a
greater audience and better marketing support.
«I had a
great experience working with Happy Self -
Publishing for formatting and cover design.
I would add on the side of traditional
publishing that 1) It is easier to get national publicity because producers give more weight to a traditionally
published book, particularly from a larger house (though some self -
published authors certainly do get national publicity as well — it's just harder, in general and 2) a traditional publisher is generally going to bring a
great deal of
experience to the table — from improving the cover or title to layout and design.
Sure, he has a backlist and some
experience with a big
publishing house but I think you have a
great plan for forging your own
publishing path.
I had such a
great time talking about my
experiences so far as an Indie author.For the talk, I decided to put together a series of handouts and walk - throughs people could refer to if they... [Read more...] about Self -
Publishing Resources
If you've attended either of the prior two days, you know IAF is a
great opportunity to get free independent
publishing advice from
experienced book
publishing pros.
Not only has she produced
great work that I've been really happy with, she has also been a delight to work with and very professional and patient as I blundered my way through my first indie
publishing experience.
So with these concerns in mind, we sought out some
great information from those who have
experience self -
publishing first hand.
This will help you make informed decisions before, during and after the self -
publishing process, which will lead to a
greater self -
publishing experience.
There is a thriving community of people involved in writing and
publishing great stories, and I've found writers to be some of the nicest, most encouraging, and quick to share advice and
experiences than just about any other group.
We've pulled together an amazing team of
experienced talent and started
publishing great short e-books by women, for women.
«I've now
experienced traditional and indie
publishing, they are both
great and they both have their place.
Specializing in translations of
great French titles, founded Anne Trager, who has lived in France more than half her life and has 26 years of translation and
publishing experience.
It's a
great post & am reblogging it for those who are being discouraged about having their books
published by sending them to book publishers that don't pay attention to any content that is made by these book authors who try so hard to make it with their
experiences.
In 2018, self -
published authors can pursue these and other collector's edition - style print - on - demand options for
greater variety and provide a truly enriching reader
experience.
I know you said you're just throwing your thoughts and personal
experiences out there:) but I think it's
great and incredibly useful to hear the views of someone who has first hand knowledge of all three modes of
publishing, so thanks again for sharing.
I've recently self -
published using CreateSpace and after the bad
experience of using their template and having my book turn out pretty bad, I found some
great tutorials (listed here http://laurasconfessions.com/2014/02/01/what-i-learned-from-word/) to format my own file and submit that.
One of the
greatest benefits of self -
publishing is that the entire
experience is customizable, and you can confidently
publish your book according to your own personal goals, without having to compromise with a publisher or editor.
It's
great for writers that are considering self -
publishing to read about the
experiences of others that have been there.
It can be especially
great for a newer or less
experienced writer who doesn't believe that traditional
publishing will work for them.
Again, while not a deal - breaker, authors should be aware that many small publishers open with
great intentions, but little or no practical
experience in traditional
publishing, sales, and distribution.
I'm looking for an enjoyable reading
experience and my goal is to find some
great self -
published books to fill that need.