Sentences with phrase «known authors offering»

I wrote it for myself first, and it contains dozens of well - known authors offering their most inspiring thoughts on validation on the writing life.

How many of you know an author offering to put in a good word for you with their agent?

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Clive, you point out how others often don't understand what Jesus was saying; but while Jesus often labors to try and make things clear to the unbeliever («Oh, you of little faith) or at the very least the author tries to make it clear for us in retrospect (At the time they didn't understand that he spoke of this...), in this case Jesus switches from something that might be figurative to essentially say «no, I seriously mean this» and it concludes not with Jesus saying «don't go away, this is what I actually mean» but confirming that people would refuse to accept that God intended for them to actually fill themselves with the life that He offered so they stopped following him.

It offers the standard Hebrew text, a parallel English translation (edited by Chaim Potok, best known as the author of «The Chosen»), a page - by - page exegesis, periodic commentaries on Jewish practice and, at the end, 41 essays by prominent rabbis and scholars on topics ranging from the Torah scroll and dietary laws to ecology and eschatology.

I felt like the author when we were in for Higuian and all the papares said it was done, also when we offered the desultory 40 million and a pound fiasco for Suarez so let reserve our judgement until we really know we have him.

Dr. Barton D. Schmitt, M.D., author of «Your Child's Health,» offers the following general guidelines to know when to seek advice from a health care provider:

I hadn't known about this center's work, and it is highly illuminating and also offers hope for those of us who'd like to see men feel accepted and embraced in that role My only concern is that of the 31 fathers in this study most were at home with babies / young children (meaning they probably hadn't been married too long) and the mean number of years spent caregiving was slightly greater than 5; I wish the authors indicated how many had been doing it for 17 years.

Shirley Thomas, child psychologist and author of «Parents Are Forever: a Step - By - Step Guide to Becoming Successful Coparents After Divorce,» and Dr. Robi Ludwig, Psy.D, well - known psychotherapist, offer these 12 tips for talking to kids about divorce:

In the article, Dr. Margot Sunderland, author of the best - selling book What Every Parent Needs To Know, stated that leaving a child in a state of distress for a prolonged period without offering comfort affects them on a cellular level, specifically the «migration» of their cells as they get to where they need to be.

«Knowing what is currently being offered to students and student victims on Texas college campuses gives us the unique opportunity to augment what is already being done,» said Cortney Franklin, assistant professor of criminal justice and one of the authors of the report.

Online she is known as HolisticMom, MD and the author of The Holistic Rx which offers the reader with one or more chronic health conditions or symptoms easy - to - follow evidence - based approaches to healing their ailments by targeting inflammation and its underlying -LSB-...]

Christine Hassler is a former Hollywood agent and achievement addict turned three time best - selling author, life coach and speaker known for offering radical reflection with practical...

I don't know if this was one he recommended or not, but, Joel Fuhrman, MD, author of Eat To Live and The End of Diabetes and The End of Dieting offers a DHA and EPA supplement from his website, and All Profits Go To The Nutritional Research Foundation, thus he gets no profit from it, and it helps fund further research into nutrition.

Robin Gorman Newman, Author and Media Personality, known as The Love Coach, offers advice, support and dating resources to singles in need.

It is a guide to a little - known part of author J.K. Rowling's richly textured world of witches and wizards, and as such is a delightful compendium of esoterica that offers scrumptious tidbits for casual fans and Potter aficionados, alike.

How do you know if your eLearning authoring tool offers you the features and functionality that you truly need?

Want know if your eLearning authoring tool offers you the features and functionality that you truly need?

One way Adobe Captivate sets itself apart from other well - known e-learning authoring tools is that it offers a subscription model...

The savvy indie author, like you, is already beating out a million other self - publishers just by knowing the necessity of offering these discounts.

Most indie authors know that, for all its problems, traditional publishing does offer certain benefits we don't have, or at least not easily, as indies.

You know, a publishing house that could offer royalty advances, but might also require the author to pay some of the costs, up front, and to provide a pre-launch list of people (maybe a thousand or more) who have ordered advance copies of the book.

THERE»S NO PLACE LIKE HOME A bigger switch comes from New York Times best - selling author Connie Brockway, who offers her first contemporary with Hot Dish, a novel that turns out to be that rarest of breeds, a contemporary romance that isn't chick lit or divorce lit or even (much) of a romantic suspense, but a hot main dish for the savvy reader who knows pure romance can be a hearty meal in itself.

Have you ever had a Single Author, that is not well known that eventually got offered a publishing deal by one of Amazons imprints?

(cont'd)- I'm giving away hundreds of listings on the Vault, and as a result of doing so, won't see one thin dime of income on the site until October or later - Given all the time and money I've already sunk into developing the site, I don't even expect to earn back my upfront investment until sometime next year - I'm already personally reaching out to publishers on behalf of authors who are listed in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow authors.

People who want to know more about you and the lectures you offer will be visiting your author website.

Her book publicity course offers a perfect mix of practical tools, creative ideas and unfailing encouragement and support to help authors learn to make the most of each and every opportunity to get their books known.

We understand each other well enough to know what our fellow authors are thinking and can therefore offer deep, constructive criticism.

I know this, but if 1.63 is the cost that it takes for Amazon to «break even» then they do great if an author offers a first book free and then has a few more in series at 3.99.

Authors who've used our resources have been offered representation with well - known literary agents including: Jim Hart, Sarah Jane Freymann, Matthew Carnicelli, Jill Marr, Don Fehr, Felicia Eth, Mark Gottlieb, Stephany Evans, Bill Contardi, Jennifer Di Chiara, Harvey Klinger, and more.

The same is true for authors I «discovered» through a first free book that now are apparently selling well enough they no longer offer their books free.

I'd also guess that Amazon offering authors 100 % royalty will no doubt get some of them thinking how little they're actually making with Hachette.

We do have some wonderful authors in our group and from time to time they list their books as free and let us know the time frame when their offer will expire.

I don't know if it's just the circles I'm in, but I've noticed a large number of authors who've suddenly had trouble with beta readers, who read a book and offer feedback before publication.

Instead, the reviewer will write constructive criticism to let the author know what problems they had with the book and offer any suggestions they may have to improve it.

Yet Self - Publishing Relief knows that in this brave new world of publishing, many agents have offered unsolicited representation to indie authors, when circumstances draw their attention.

I wouldn't walk away from an offer if it came from Baen because I know the sort of books put out by the house and I trust Toni and company to remember that their authors aren't interchangeable widgets (something other publishers fail to keep in mind).

We know the old saying: You have to spend money to make money — but a lot of authors are on a limited budget — what can you offer authors who may not have the big funds for a splashy campaign?

It is a great idea for any aspiring author to offer their content on as many devices and platforms as possible because you never know how your next big fan will discover your work!

If you own an author website that offers a blog, or a standalone author blog, you've no doubt encountered spam, or questioned if a comment you've received is spam.

ALLi's guidebook helps alleviate a lot of those problems by rating different well - known companies, as well as offer a wealth of information for authors who are starting out.

We offer a no - cost, no - risk publishing solution for authors.

Self - published authors of genre fiction are a driving force in the ebook market and so we are looking forward to offering Smashwords» 250,000 titles to all the users of the txtr platform in 20 countries, alongside bestsellers from well - known publishers.»

But a new offer from author James Patterson could reverse what some people think they know about the value of a book.

Quinn, a leading commentator on personal finance, award - winning Newsweek and Good Housekeeping columnist and author of several best - selling books on money, offers the most straightforward and sensible products and strategies she knows and uses to manage money and accumulate wealth without having to think about it.

«We knew it was a big ask to go to all of these fantastic authors to have them personally sign thousands of copies of their books, but we were committed to providing a unique Black Friday offer that no other retailer in the world could replicate,» said Mary Amicucci, Vice President, Adult Trade and Children's Books at Barnes & Noble.

Zola, formed by literary agents and funded partly through investments by some well - known bestselling authors, has made a quiet name for itself by offering exclusive digital editions of several bestselling titles, including The Time Traveler's Wife and Slouching Towards Bethlehem.

In the same way that you can't offer professional advice to friends or family, because it's not worthwhile if they didn't pay for it from a strange professional, even many reader friends will be unimpressed or actually hostile toward your books — perhaps because it breaks their idea of authors being strange, artistic, ethereal beings hunched over a typewriter in a stone tower or something, I du n no.

We all know it's a brave new world out there when it comes to publishing — paper books, ebooks, pdfs; Kindles and iPads and Sony Readers... and dozens of new startups too, offering even newer and more exciting options for authors and readers alike.

And, frankly, can you blame an author for signing with Amazon if it does offer the editing, copy editing and proofreading, promotion and placement legacy publishers used to and no longer do?

A good few indy - authors that I know of have since gotten traditional publishing deals based on their success with indy - published books, but unless I were offered an insanely large advance, I don't think I would go for it.