Sentences with phrase «much author support»

Not exact matches

Not to burst the author's bubble, but Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) openly supported the murder of Salman Rushdie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-wjxwpvqps So much for nothing to fear, eh?

Despite much criticism about Mr Trump's three marriages and politically incorrect behaviour, the authors maintain that «President Trump won over evangelicals not by pandering to them, but by supporting them and all their most important issues without pretending to be something he's not».

The three Religion and Medicine authors rejected Christian Science and other New Thought ideas and quoted much from the Bible to support the idea that God is and has the «Power» to heal man and keep him healthy.

The authors hope the study will meaningfully add to the increasing and much - needed documentation on head injuries sustained while skiing or snowboarding, and support the use of helmets in such winter sports.

Nevertheless, as the authors point out, a national food policy would shine a brighter spotlight on these conflicts and would also likely raise public awareness about and support for meaningful improvements to our food system — a much needed first step toward change.

I am the author of the birth story above, and I just wanted to say thank you all so much for your kind words and support.

«A bedtime routine is an easy strategy that makes a world of difference in how quickly your baby will settle to sleep and how much support he'll need to fall asleep,» says Megan Faure, author of The BabySense Secret.

According to the authors, since the 1970s, when studies conducted by Professor Eneas Salati demonstrated that the Amazon generates approximately half of its own rainfall, the question has been raised of how much deforestation would be required to degrade the region's hydrological cycle to the point at which it would be unable to support rainforest ecosystems.

Then we have Hazel's naturally worried parents (Laura Dern and Sam Trammell), a Jesus - loving cancer survivor named Patrick (Mike Birbiglia), and an author who Hazel very much admires (Willem Dafoe) rounding out the supporting characters.

Hanks» performance (which is surprisingly, but probably correctly used sparingly; he's very much a supporting player in the author's story rather than a secondary lead) also nicely walks the line; it's hardly warts - and - all, and he's an ultimately avuncular figure, but the actor does a good job at showing Disney's Machiavellian, manipulative side.

The committee determines that one of the more recent studies also supports an estimate of 0.08, although that study's authors prefer estimates that are much higher.

The authors believe that school readiness is as much about schools recognising the existing capabilities and knowledge that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children have when they arrive at school as it is about supporting children and families to become ready for formal learning.

Just like in our previous offerings, you still get to decide how much of your purchase you want to go to supporting indie authors, and you can still choose for a portion of the proceeds to go to one of two fantastic charities.

It's a complex issue and I feel that the lack of support hurts bookstores as much as authors.

Because my fan videos are as much to support my favorite books and their authors as much as building my name recognition in non-diva ways, I also don't want my quality to negatively influence them or me by association.

As it turns out, most of them are either by authors who have never been a part of the program and are speculating about whether it's a good idea or not, or by people who are blogging their epic quest to get as many nominations as possible during the 30 - day window (which I think is a bit silly, since the decision is mainly based on the publishing team anyway — Beauty's Songbook scraped by with only two days in «Hot and Trending» and pretty much no support from my fans).

«I am so excited and blessed to have this opportunity and can not wait to see what the future holds for Happy Hour Stories and the option,» Ashe commented, «I am looking forward to working with Double Lenses, Inc. and want to thank them and Author Solutions so much for all of their help, exposure, and support throughout this process.»

Albertine's mission and that of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy is to support authors as much as possible in these endeavors, most notably by providing a platform to sell and share their works with the public.»

Thanks so much for the link back to my article about forums and groups that provide author support.

Another platform, StoryBundle, works on much the same concept of allowing readers to determine what is a fair price to compensate authors for their works, while still supporting causes with their purchasing dollars.

When you buy a book from Smashwords, there are messages everywhere that say «thank you so much for supporting this Indy author.

If Kurt Vonnegut was alive, do you envision his support for your book in much the same way that you have wholeheartedly supported other authors who have identified with The Silo Saga?

Our staff includes a diverse mix of editors, screenwriters, ghostwriters, and publishing consultants, who work with our authors directly (or sometimes in teams) to provide as much or as little support as is needed to bring your project to fruition.

Thanks so much for your willingness to support Indies and for pointing out how author spam can be a huge turn off.

Owen, I don't think of it so much as stealing authors from publishers as publishers forcing them out by not providing the authors with the editing, support, promotion and, most of all, accurate accounting of sales that they should.

The best way an author can exert creative control is by choosing a designer wisely and then offering as much supporting information as possible (for instance, similar book covers they like in the genre, character descriptions and synopsis, back cover copy, anticipated market, etc.) Finally, if a cover designer is allowed to use their skill and imagination freely, and then the client gives clear direction on revisions, the end result is almost always something both the designer and the author can be proud of.

Pretty much the only support I've seen for Amazon came from Hugh Howey, the bestselling author of the self - published trilogy Wool (which is now published in print by Simon & Schuster).

For several years I supported my writing habit through a variety of dull, poorly - paid, and sometimes horrible jobs (the weirdest was probably my stint as a research assistant / housekeeper / dogsbody for an egomaniacal self - help author whose elderly husband spent much of his time in the basement with his huge collection of Hustler magazines).

One of the things that seems to be rising to the top in these discussions, regardless of any status change, is evaluating the focus of current programming and how much it offers established, published authors versus aspiring authors — which is actually in - tune with the mission * as stated * «The mission of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is: a non-profit, volunteer - run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction.»

(Thanks so much for supporting independent authors like me and running this blog carnival!)»

By offering their e-books for sale at reduced prices with all of the proceeds going to support various causes, vital funding is given to charitable organizations and much - needed publicity is available to authors.

Indie Reader was founded to play that important role in support for self - published authors, while still doing much more in terms of helping readers find great books to enjoy.

But with hybrid models, the function of the pre-publishing support isn't so much to provide the author with the funds to develop the book, but to demonstrate the interest of a readership to a traditional publisher.

And with the ongoing squeeze of the mid-list and the dwindling support — I'm talking marketing and promotion, but even copy editing — for the vast majority of new authors the traditional publishers do sign up, it's gotten much worse since.

Even those who used to get that support can see that Gineen the intern can only do so much for her long list of authors.

My advice to new authors, join a forum group, get as much support as possible, because once you are out there, its nothing short of a vicious, dog - eat - dog catfight.

People might take a chance on a book by an author they've never heard of, but they are much more likely to support an author they've met in person where they enjoyed the interaction.

I have the feeling that there are studies and statistics that can support pretty much any theory of «how to be a successful author.»

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As EPUB 3 gains support on devices, it is becoming much more common for publishers and authors to embed media content into their eBook files.

Well said — but let's agree that the traditional publishing model does not do much to support the author.

And because the publishers traditionally didn't offer much in the way of book distribution or book marketing or publicity support, naive or uninformed authors who had expectations of sales beyond a small circle of friends and family were sometimes faced with a basement or garage full of leftover vanity press books.

Book bloggers are a great community of people who not only love books, and reading as much as they can, but who also genuinely love to support authors.

Just my, 02 We kicked around the pricing of our own ebooks in the author support group that I belonged to early on, and pretty much agreed that $ 2 - 5 was the sweet spot for relative unknowns.

This and previous «Author Earnings» reports demonstrate conclusively that total book sales are much higher than the publishing industry reports, and that claims that ebook sales have stalled or are headed downward can not be supported by the data.

There's so much concern, it seems to me, about the state of publishing — bookstores closing or stocking fewer and fewer books, publishing houses not accepting new submissions, or not supporting the authors they've already signed, or offering far lower advances than they once were.

There's so much concern, it seems to me, about the state of publishing — bookstores closing or stocking fewer and fewer books, publishing houses not accepting new submissions, or not supporting the authors they've already signed, or offering far lower advances than they once -LSB-...]

The infrastructure necessary to support an indie author (laptop plus internet connection plus someplace to sit while you write) is much, much less expensive than the infrastructure necessary to support HarperCollins.

With ODILO's «Bring Your Own Content» (BYOC), libraries can further support their communities and encourage cultural sharing by uploading (and making immediately available) a variety of digital content, including local music, images, videos, historical materials, maps, publications by local authors or organizations, and much more.

Flash fiction, blogging, and even supporting other authors as much as I wished to all went by the wayside.