In the intro I talk about the IndieRecon videos that you might enjoy, including my session on how to make a living with your writing; David Gaughran's post
on Author Solutions; my mega-rebranding, re-titling and re-covering exercise with my first 3 novels and my JFPenn.com site; and a recommendation for The Story Grid by Shawn Coyne.
The IndyStar reports
on Author Solutions, an independent book publisher based in Bloomington Indiana, signing a deal to distribute its four brands via the Kindle Store --
You'll find an extensive background
on Author Solutions, as well as the current lawsuit against them.
David Gaughran takes
on the Author Solutions situation again, this time from the perspective of their participation in a Canadian book festival.
You can find the complete list of stories in the campaign
on the Author Solutions site by clicking here.
Rooney's writings
on the Author Solutions lawsuit figured prominently here in Ether for Authors: A Time for Restraint last week.
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware A little less than two years ago, I wrote a blog post that focused, in part,
on Author Solutions» declining share of the so - called assisted self - publishing market.According to a report by Bowker on ISBN outp... -LSB-...]
It is available to download for free
on the Author Solutions web site or by clicking here.
To me, the most disturbing part of this story isn't that Pearson and Penguin would chance marring their reputations by taking
on Author Solutions; it's their insistence that nothing will change.
Some who watch the publishing industry closely are confused, wondering why any company with a decent reputation would willingly take
on Author Solutions.
If you're considering using Balboa, I suggest that you do a websearch
on Author Solutions first; there are many complaints online about the various imprints of this company, and I've received many other complaints via Writer Beware.
We'll update people
on Author Solution, which has a variety of self - publishing imprints, AuthorHouse, AuthorHouse UK, iUniverse, Palibrio, Trafford Publishing, and Xlibris.
Not exact matches
In this edited excerpt, the
authors offer a first - person account of sales smarts from Philip R. Styrlund, CEO of The Summit Group, a consulting and sales training firm, which proves that when salespeople and customers are
on the same team, finding
solutions to a mutual problem can be easy.
Former Yahoo chief
solutions officer and best - selling
author Tim Sanders is one of the top - rated leadership keynote speakers
on the lecture circuit.
Although there are other
solutions already
on the market that also claims to allow users to create smart contracts without any coding, Superset is one of the few that can do so with «plain English» as far as the
author is aware.
The
author proposes a
solution to the dilemma of considering the beginning of the evolutionary process as,
on one end, depending
on nothing but atoms, forces and physicochemical factors, and the other end, as involving something of a totally different character we call «mind.»
Focusing
on sex trafficking, gender - based violence, and maternal mortality, the
authors masterfully incorporate colorful stories of real women who have both suffered from oppression and triumphed over it in order to make the case that «women aren't the problem but the
solution.»
Where so many
solutions are possible, and so much hangs
on the evidence of a single verse, it is not easy to choose; but two considerations point to the verse being the work of the
author himself and having a special reference to the story of the last chapter, or to a part only of the gospel.
The above quote, taken from a news story in the Temple University website, suggests that Dr. Weinraub,
author of a recent and widely reported study
on infant and toddler sleep and night waking patterns, sees only one possible
solution for parents who are stressed by their babies» nightwaking.
Elizabeth Pantley,
Author of the No - Cry
Solution book series, shares her number one tip for parents
on how to potty train boys and girls
Bob Lancer,
author of Parenting With Love Without Anger or Stress; founder of the web site Bob Lancer's Parenting
Solutions; radio talk show host
on WSB, Atlanta.
Elizabeth Pantley,
author of The No - Cry Sleep
Solution and seven other parenting books, shares her expertise
on what «sleep problem» really means.
Smart Mom
Solutions is brought to you by Maria Bailey; award - winning
author, radio talk show host, nationally known speaker and the foremost marketing authority
on marketing to with moms.
Choosing a toddler toilet seat isn't something most of us spend much time
on, but according to Elizabeth Pantley,
author of «The No - Cry Potty Training
Solution,» it's a crucial aspect of the toilet training process — and not just for the physical reasons.
«GMA» special correspondent Cameron Mathison tackled the issue with his own family
on Tuesday's show, and hundreds of viewers wrote in with questons for parenting guru Elizabeth Pantley, the
author of «The No - Cry Sleep
Solution.»
In order for a baby to transition from falling asleep while rocking in your arms to falling asleep
on her own, she has to master two smaller skills — the ability to fall asleep someplace other than in your arms, and the ability to fall asleep without being rocked, explains Ann Douglas,
author of Sleep
Solutions for Your Baby, Toddler, and Preschooler (Wiley).
«But nobody has yet figured out a way to translate the information gathered by these devices into measures of health and longevity, let alone monetize this information — until now,» says S. Jay Olshansky, professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health and chief scientist at Lapetus
Solutions, who is lead
author on the paper.
In the opinion of the
authors, climate protection
solutions in the transport sector will significantly depend
on infrastructure policy.
Writing in the journal Current Anthropology, they say the tools could have been what lead
author Claudio Tennie calls «latent
solutions» that rely
on an animal's inherent skill rather than cultural transmission.
Richard Cone, a biophysicist at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and another
author on the study, is working
on solutions that might deliver a sustained release of lactic acid to the vagina, which would encourage L. crispatus to thrive.
Our goal is to focus less
on measuring things dying and more
on finding
solutions,» said senior
author Drew Harvell, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.
«This would be based
on the carbon footprint and energy efficiency difference between manufacturing regions, and would be a better market - and science - based
solution than a solar panel tariff,» said Dajun Yue, a Northwestern graduate student in You's research group and lead
author on the paper.
The
authors propose policy
solutions including increasing investments in MPA management, prioritizing social science research
on MPAs, and strengthening methods for monitoring and evaluation of MPAs.
«Increased variability — this rather technical term translates into potentially severe impacts
on people who can not afford additional loss,» says Anders Levermann, one of the study's
authors and co-chair of PIK's research domain Sustainable
Solutions.
Legislators are eager to help find
solutions, says Representative Bart Gordon (D - TN), chair of the House Committee
on Science and Technology, which
authored legislation
on the topic.
Based
on a cost analysis, the
authors recommend that growers spray ZnSO4 or sugar alcohol zinc, with 0.1 % zinc and 0.04 % nitrogen in the spraying
solution,
on the abaxial / adaxial surfaces of apple leaves to runoff at 4 weeks before harvest.
Dr Jochen Hinkel from Global Climate Forum in Germany, who is a co-
author of this paper and a Lead
Author of the coastal chapter for the 2014 IPCC Assessment Report added: «The IPCC has done a great job in bringing together knowledge
on climate change, sea - level rise and is potential impacts but now needs to complement this work with a
solution - oriented perspective focusing
on overcoming barriers to adaptation, mobilising resources, empowering people and discovering opportunities for strengthening coastal resilience in the context of both climate change as well as existing coastal challenges and other issues.»
«What is missing is science - based
solutions that focus
on the fundamentally social nature of this problem,» the
authors state.
The
authors first present the analytic equations and
solutions for the limiting efficiencies of photoelectrochemical water - splitting devices based
on the ultimate limits of device physics as well as two more realistic scenarios based
on currently achievable material and device parameters.
Lauren Imparato,
author of the February 2016 book RETOX: Yoga * Food * Attitude Healthy
Solutions for Real Life ($ 12; amazon.com) recommends the gentle, restorative «Legs Up the Wall» pose: Lie
on the bed, bringing your butt to the wall.
When Jessica Ortner,
author of The Tapping
Solution for Weight Loss & Body Confidence was writing her book, she used a kitchen timer to keep herself
on task and make sure she didn't burn out.
It's time to move
on to today's guest who is a certified Primal Blueprint expert, a health and life coaching writer, host of the wildly popular Primal Blueprint podcast,
author of a new book called, «The Paleo of Thyroid
Solution.»
He's one of the world's leading experts
on Paleolithic nutrition and the New York Times bestselling
author of The Paleo
Solution Diet.
Robb Wolff,
author of The Paleo
Solution, echoes this in his own response to the movie
on his website (robbwolf.com).
Jessica
authored the business book 100 Ways to Make 100k with Your English Degree, which has been featured
on numerous podcasts including JenningsWire and World Outsourcing
Solutions.
For those of you that are interested, there is a great episode
on dairy by Robb Wolf (
author, the Paleo
Solution) and I highly recommend it, as it goes into greater detail here: http://robbwolf.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/the-paleo-
solution-episode-5.pdf
The
authors of Cellulite
Solutions include a whole chapter
on the herb gotu kola and its ability to improve blood flow.
Steven Wright, creator of SCDlifestyle, was interviewed
on the Anxiety Summit by host of the Anxiety Summit, Trudy Scott, Food Mood Expert and Nutritionist,
author of The Antianxiety Food
Solution.
«The acne of the boys
on the higher - protein, low - glycemic index diet improved dramatically,» said senior
author Neil Mann, associate professor at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia, «by more than 50 percent, which is more than what you see with topical acne
solutions.»
In a new op - ed for the Wall Street Journal, musician and
author Moby, who received food stamps as a child, proposes a
solution: «A better approach would be to focus the program
on cheap, healthy foods like beans, vegetables, fruit and whole grains.