Sentences with phrase «more creative authors»

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Roberta Matuson, a Boston - based business consultant and author of the 2013 book Talent Magnetism, says small firms need not be bound to rigid formal HR processes, which creates the opportunity for more creative hiring practices.

Independent authors enjoy more creative control and far better royalties: They keep 50 % to 70 % of book sales, vs. 15 % to 25 % royalties for traditionally published books.

The artists, authors, designers and architects among us tend to have some inherent ability to think in far more creative ways than left - brain thinkers.

Alex Pang, author of Rest explains that, «Even in today's 24/7, always - on world, we can blend work and rest together in ways that make us smarter, more creative, and happier.»

«We found that in general, the more you engage in creative activities, the better you'll do,» said the study's lead author Kevin Eschleman, an assistant professor of psychology at San Francisco State.

Coleman is also the author of VIA PRINCIPLES, a book that explores how companies can become more collaborative and creative through adherence to clear and powerful guiding principles.

-- Todd Henry, author of The Accidental Creative «This book is more than a «how to» guide, it's a «how they did it» guide that should persuade anyone thinking about starting a business that they don't need a fortune to make one.»

«When you take concern for helping others and add that to intrinsic motivation, people actually become more creative,» said organizational psychologist Adam Grant, author of the best - selling Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World, in an interview with Christianity Today.

I much prefer transfer stories like «Arsenal should sign Vidal, and here's why...» At least then there's an actual argument to the story and it's more likely to be creative, informative and interesting as opposed to a comical «rumour» that started in the author's head 5 minutes before it was posted.

Drawing on her personal experience and those of 30 + adoptive families, Julie is the author of Adopt Without Debt: Creative Ways to Cover the Cost of Adoption — a hands - on guide that contains more than $ 80,000 worth of creative fundraising tips and ideas, plus loads of interesting and, yes, fun ways to save money for your open aCreative Ways to Cover the Cost of Adoption — a hands - on guide that contains more than $ 80,000 worth of creative fundraising tips and ideas, plus loads of interesting and, yes, fun ways to save money for your open acreative fundraising tips and ideas, plus loads of interesting and, yes, fun ways to save money for your open adoption.

As the authors of that paper put it: «Clumsy solutions are creative, flexible mixes of four ways of organizing, perceiving and justifying that satisfy the adherents to some ways of life more than other courses of actions, while leaving no actor worse off.

Kara is an adventurer, wanderer, author, creative spirit who is here to show you how bullet journaling can help you to live a more centered, fulfilled, and inspired life, one beautiful day at a time.

Kara is an adventurer, wanderer, author, creative spirit who is here to show you how bullet journaling can help you to live a more centered, fulfilled, and inspired life, one beautiful...

«High - quality civic learning teaches the importance of community (both within the school and more broadly), respectful dialogue about controversial issues, creative problem solving, collaboration, teamwork, and the importance of diversity,» according to the authors.

Google Certified Trainer Kasey Bell (of the blog Shake Up Learning) and Matt Miller (teacher, blogger, and author of Ditch That Textbook) help you raise your Google for Education game with creative tips for using Google Slides, Hangouts, Chat, Earth, Docs, Forms, Sheets, and more.

Because so many digital media limit the number of characters an author can use at a time, students are becoming more creative to get the most out of their limited space.

Gayle Andrews Gayle Andrews is professor of middle grades education at University of Georgia, professor - in - residence at Hilsman Middle School in Athens, and author of more than 70 publications and creative contributions focused on improving schooling for young adolescents, including Turning Points 2000.

Technology can often play a big role in this process and it's great to see that more authors of all levels are really starting to embrace advances throughout the learning, creative, marketing, licensing and distribution process.

As Senior Editor at Multnomah Publishers Larry Libby says, «In the often bewildering world of book publishing, aspiring authors need more than desire, creative skill, and something worthwhile to say.

That's where I come in - I'm a creative copywriter, and I've worked with hundreds of indie businesses including authors, artists, and creative coaches to hone their... [Read more...]

Self - publishing used to be the option of last resort for frustrated authors, but more and more authors are abandoning the frustrations of the traditional publishing industry in favor of the immediacy and creative control of self - publishing.

That feeling of satisfaction is what drives a lot of authors, especially self - published authors, many of whom are in it for the creative effort more than the likelihood of fame and fortune.

** NovelPath - a startup company aiming to bring readers and the books they love together, while giving authors a chance to jump off the hamster wheel of marketing and concentrate more on the writing / creative part of the business.

Readers visit blogs to get the inside scoop on what is happening and dig a bit deeper into the author's personality, creative process, and more.

Many authors are becoming more like entrepreneurs, managing brands, expanding into public speaking, developing DVDs, or finding other creative ways to promote their work.

Self published authors have to rely on their own resources, be more creative in finding retail shelf space for their books (as a rule, self published authors have far less access to chain bookstore shelves than the big publishers who spend millions on marketing dollars), and have to work very hard to create any sort of buzz about their books.

Whether or not folks check out these creative writing prompts on authors, I can't wait for the next 20 years to see more and more authors take up the torch and get their writing to new readers.

Perhaps more than any other writer, a self - published author understands the difficulties associated with balancing a creative and professional life.

From the author's point of view, the most interesting characters to write are always the dark ones, so my favourites in purely creative terms are probably Mathilda Gillespie from «The Scold's Bridle», whose twisted voice comes through her diaries, and Fox in «Fox Evil» whose even more twisted voice comes through his complex love / hate / abusive relationship with 10 - year - old Wolfie.

Unless the author is also the illustrator, there is another creative... [Read more...]

Bryan Cohen is a comedian and an author of several books, including 1,000 Creative Writing Prompts: Ideas for Blogs, Scripts, Stories and More and Writer on the Side: How to Write Your Book Around Your 9 to 5 Job.

Kelly Simmons is a former journalist and advertising creative director and the author of the novels Standing Still, The Bird House, One More Day, and her latest, The Fifth of July.

This issue of Creative Nonfiction features a dialogue with Cheryl Strayed, who has achieved fame and acclaim recently as the author of the... read more

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By the same token, some authors have switched from traditional publishing to indie, whether it is for more creative control or a higher cut of the profits.

Most authors start off self - publishing as a purely creative endeavor, with little expectation around writing more books or earning a great deal.

Each had their own reason: Hemingway was an unknown author, Woolf wanted more creative control, Austen's publisher was taking too long to go to print.

Sure, the author electronically published his book, but the book never went through any kind of evaluation, most probably wasn't edited (because many self - published authors wish to retain all creative control over their book) and more than likely didn't sell more than a hundred copies.

From the creative (trying a new art form) to the practical (backing up your hard drive), Author's Digest presents five more New Year's resolution ideas

Often they operate more on the level of curators whose intake is limited to people they know and a group of agents their company has history with, taking on finished projects that someone else (an agent, a professor in creative writing, a literary consultancy, the author) has edited and polished.

Authors are acting more and more like entrepreneurs and they are finding creative ways to market their own books.

«In the often bewildering world of book publishing, aspiring authors need more than desire, creative skill, and something worthwhile to say.

looking at the more creative side of marketing — namely the author branding, as opposed to simply copy edits and ebook formatting.

But this is shifting the creative efforts of authors away from a more accessible medium.

More importantly, as authors and publisher look for ever more creative ways to attract the attention of readers who already have large amounts of content to choose from, books are going to have to have a way to stand out from the crowd on the bookstore shelMore importantly, as authors and publisher look for ever more creative ways to attract the attention of readers who already have large amounts of content to choose from, books are going to have to have a way to stand out from the crowd on the bookstore shelmore creative ways to attract the attention of readers who already have large amounts of content to choose from, books are going to have to have a way to stand out from the crowd on the bookstore shelves.

Celine Naughton And then I heard about ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors, and more particularly about its founder, Irish novelist, poet and lecturer in the creative and imaginative process, Orna Ross.

Some of the authors in the videos below talk about cover art, branding yourself, creating a webpage, how to recharge the creative juices, and much more.

Joanna Penn, a successful author and entrepreneur, founder of The Creative Penn, was much more direct: «You don't say to a child to stop painting a picture just because there are too many paintings already in the world.»

With the promotion budgets slashed for even traditionally published authors due to tough economic times, authors are having to find more and more creative ways to spread the word about their works in order to find their audiences.