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 - publishing Read More
I've been fascinated with this subject, and even wrote a little about it but I've never
met an author who paid for a book review.
«It's a great opportunity to
meet authors who, like me, have struggled to find a voice and then get it heard.
Firstly, I've yet to
meet an author who chose to do their own publicity because they enjoyed it, and thought that seeing it was so much fun they'd write a book.
Empty Promises Although results are not guaranteed, and will never in fact be realized (I have yet to
meet an author who has turned a profit from a book published with a vanity press), vanity presses imply:
It's wonderful to
meet an author who loves social media — to some of us it can feel like a chore!
I DO NOT RECOMMEND VANITY (I've
met authors who literally mortgaged their house to pay for an overpriced hardback of their memoir that was riddled with typos; I cried for them; do not be that author.)
A few years back, author Joshilyn Jackson posted a story on her blog about
meeting an author who was without a doubt his own biggest fan.
I often
meet authors who first self - published and then leveraged that opportunity to get a traditional book contract.
I MET A AUTHOR WHO PUBLISHED THROUGH CREATE A SPACE AND I NOW UNDERSTANDS KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.
I've never
met an author who could do that for themselves.»
I'm still inspired by the serendipity of my work — the thrill of finding a saleable project that was sent over the transom, the satisfaction of seeing a project turn into a top seller and reliable backlist title, the chance to travel to conferences to
meet authors who are starting out and to help build their careers, book by book.
Not exact matches
The
author described the moment of hearing the first taped interview with Colthurst,
who acted as an intermediary so Diana could maintain deniability when asked if she had
met Morton.
This week, when I asked for a book recommendation (http://on.fb.me/O7k7tQ), introduction to a public company CEO (http://on.fb.me/P9x6vR), and received an intro to an
author I interviewed (http://on.fb.me/P9xb2C); it was generally the weak ties in my network
who I had never
met or hadn't connected with for years that gave the most support.
But for me the finest and most moving essay was the last one, devoted to one Matthew Shanahan, a man otherwise unknown to the world,
who was going blind and whom the
author met while he was reading aloud books at a Jewish home for the blind: «Matthew Shanahan was as Irish as Joseph Epstein is Jewish....
Hoffman was baptized Catholic, said the Rev. James Martin, a Catholic priest and prolific
author who met the late actor while consulting for an off - Broadway play, «The Last Days of Judas Iscariot.»
Authors and hostesses have always been sensitive to the complex overlaps and interactions of characters
who meet «in» convivial or literary situations.
Mark 16:9 - 20 is said to be by a different
author from the rest of the Gospel, and the implication is allowed that the
author of the rest of Mark (
who actually appears not to be the Mark we
meet in the NT) perhaps leaves belief in the Resurrection as a matter of opinion.
And these people scoff at contradictions in the Bible; a collection of literature written over three millenia, by
authors who never
met each other to compare notes, in various places in the Middle East and around the Mediteranean, in various times.
Because there is an
Author of this Book
who works in, with, and under the
authors of these books, neither source nor substance comes home until the truth of the affirmations
met here convicts and converts....
''... book made up of 66 books written by 40
authors (most
who never new of or
met each other) over thousands of years.»
However, one point of many facts about the Bible, (do the statistical math) find another book made up of 66 books written by 40
authors (most
who never new of or
met each other) over thousands of years.
Pilgrimage breaks the rhythms of ordinary life, calls people out of their normal surroundings, invites them to gather with people of distant tribes
who they don't see regularly and to experience the most transfigurative experience imaginable:
meeting with the living God, suggests
author Dr. Todd Johnson, a professor and theology scholar.
I was part of the Boston Brunchers crew that
met with the ever - charming, prolific, James Beard Award - winning
author,
who talked to us about her latest cookbook Bean by Bean.
As a first time
author, my heart sang when I read her review because I was so thrilled that I could positively affect someone
who I haven't even
met.
In research on the relationship between traumatic birth and breastfeeding,
authors Beck and Watson found that mothers
who had traumatic births and
who didn't have the emotional reserves to work through breastfeeding pain were less likely to
meet their breastfeeding goals.
«We are very happy to be working with the CATA to offer a program that
meets the needs of the CATA, its members and the Colorado community as a whole» said Rehberg,
who is also the
author of the ConcussionWise ™ program.
This week I
met another Twin mum
who is an
author and written her own book on Survival Lesson on the First Year of Parenting Twins.
On Wednesday, The State Senate's Standing Committee on Energy and Telecommunications
met to review and approved legislation proposed by Hudson Valley Senator Terence Murphy,
who joined the committee to provide detailed information on the legislation he
authored, S. 7262.
The justice secretary once again failed to write back to the coalition of
authors who have asked for a
meeting to voice their concerns about the ban on parcels being sent to prisoners - including books.
The latest study to bolster this argument was presented earlier in the
meeting by lead
author Courtney Dressing, another CfA astronomer,
who measured the masses and sizes of a handful of small transiting planets to estimate the rocky - to - gaseous transition zone.
Studying survey data from 1,172 U.S. mothers, study
authors Kelsey Mirkovic, Cria Perrine, Kelley Scanlon, and Laurence Grummer - Strawn found that 28.8 % of all women
who intended to breastfeed for three months were unable to
meet their goal.
We also have [economist] Terry Barker, an IPCC
author from [the University of] Cambridge,
who has invited Nordhaus to debate with him at this
meeting.
«I'm kind of a conservative guy, and at first my reaction [to HGP - write] was not very enthusiastic,» says geneticist Jef Boeke of New York University's Langone Medical Center in New York City, another Sc2.0 collaborator
who eventually helped organize the Harvard
meeting and is the lead
author on the new paper.
«Medical providers must consider whether the potential for bleeding outweighing the potential benefits of aspirin therapy in patients
who don't yet
meet the guidelines for prescribing aspirin therapy,» said the study's lead and senior
author, Ravi S. Hira, M.D. and Salim S. Virani, M.D., Ph.D., of the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
New work published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by lead
authors Michael Raissig and Emily Abrash features a collaboration born at Carnegie's Department of Plant Biology between Bergmann and John Vogel (now at the Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute)
who met as postdocs at Carnegie.
Because these moderate extremes are by definition more common, and because the
authors looked at global statistics rather than those for highly localized, rare events, the conclusions are extremely robust, said Peter Stott, leader of the Climate Monitoring and Attribution Team at the
Met Office Hadley Centre, in the U.K. «I think this paper is very convincing,» said Stott,
who was not involved in the research.
Based on our findings, the occurrence of cancer is much higher in adults over 75 years of age compared with the proportion of patients in this age group
who enroll in clinical trials,» said lead study
author Bindu Kanapuru, MD, medical officer in the Division of Hematology Products, Office of Hematology and Oncology Products in the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research,
who presented the results at the 59th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual
Meeting and Exposition, held December 9 — 12 in Atlanta.
Wiley, TS Wiley,
who's the first big
author to write about the effect of lighting on our health, going back to the early»90s, I
met her a while back, maybe 2001.
In his new book he writes with Dr Eric Westman,
author of New Atkins for a New You
who I
met on the low carb cruise in 2012.
I learned some of the techniques here from Steve Fowkes, a friend and one of the most brilliant biochemists and metabolic hackers I've ever
met,
who is the
author of Smart Drugs II.
I follow a simple method of Intermittent Fasting called Eat Stop Eat — developed by international
author and nutrition expert Brad Pilon
who you'll
meet in a minute.
I recently had the pleasure of
meeting up with Lauren Conrad, former star of The Hills and current best - selling
author who has just released her first collection for her new line Paper Crown which is available at Nordstrom stores nationwide.
But the fact that these sites provide singles with unprecedented access to others
who also want to date means that singles have far more opportunities to
meet and form a lasting bond than they would otherwise, the
authors point out.
«When we conducted our first study of dating and relationships in the digital era just under a decade ago, the public had little exposure to online dating, and most viewed people
who went online to
meet potential romantic partners with a healthy dose of skepticism,» said Aaron Smith, main
author of the report.
More Satisfaction, Less Divorce for People
Who Meet Spouses Online ««
Meeting online is no longer an anomaly, and the prospects are good,» says lead
author John Cacioppo, a professor of social psychology at the University of Chicago.
«To be in the girlfriend category, a woman should appear confident, easy - going, and not be the one
who flirts with every guy she
meets,» says dating expert Julie Spira,
author of The Perils of Cyber-Dating.
Marriages Forged on the Internet May Last Longer «Still, lead
author John Cacioppo, of the University of Chicago, said it should give comfort to anyone
who fears that
meeting online isn't the best way to begin a romantic relationship.»
Almost everyone knows someone
who met their spouse online,» says Julie Spira» 79, online dating expert and best - selling
author of The Perils of Cyber-Dating: Confessions of a Hopeful Romantic Looking for Love Online.
I
met many other
authors who shared their stories on what they have learned about the book publishing process and made a few friends along the way.