Kate Sullivan is a business and consumer psychologist and the managing editor of TCK Publishing, an independent press dedicated to helping writers make the most
out of their author careers through partnership publishing deals, podcasts, educational resources, and more.
, an independent press dedicated to helping writers make the most
out of their author careers through partnership publishing deals, podcasts, educational resources, and more.
Not exact matches
Nick Bilton, a prominent New York Times columnist and the
author of Hatching Twitter, shared the best
career advice he ever received in a tweet: «Imagine you in your dream job in 5 years, then work backwards figuring
out how you got there.»
Susie Moore is a
career coach and the
author of «What If It Does Work
Out?».
The
author of the Fourth Gospel, at the point at which he is about to launch
Out upon his account of the public career of Jesus, tells his readers what they are to look out for: «You will see heaven wide open, and God's angels ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.&raq
Out upon his account
of the public
career of Jesus, tells his readers what they are to look
out for: «You will see heaven wide open, and God's angels ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.&raq
out for: «You will see heaven wide open, and God's angels ascending and descending upon the Son
of Man.»
oh my, is the
author being sacastic with his in and
out or is he serious???? rofl@budd, damn true.welbeck, wilshere, ramsey and the likes are genuinely talented players and will be a mistake on wenger's part to sell them.only problem is some
of em are too injury prone to make a
career out of football...
Lundberg once published an anonymous letter whose
author, a citizen
of a dictatorial country, «was risking his life» by speaking
out, but Lundberg also believes that risk
of career damage, not just a death threat, can justify anonymity.
Human - behavior researcher and
author of I Thought It Was Just Me (2007), Brown has made a
career out of studying difficult emotions such as fear and shame.
Anna is a college drop -
out now elevated to editor at the publishing company that happens to be owned by her new husband, but entirely on her merits, but the job itself is one
of those cutesy Hallmark Christmas movie - type
careers where all she has to do is congratulate her hunky
author on his success and ask him gently about the next book and tell an assistant to increase the font size on a cover.
The film was scripted by Robert Bloch, who
authored the novel on which Psycho is based and went on to have a lustrous
career in the B - movie circuit cranking
out exploitation pictures about «crazies» (after The Cabinet
of Caligari, he wrote Strait - Jacket and The Night Walker for William Castle).
Although not minimizing the importance
of traditional cognitive ability, these
authors point
out that conventional assessments account for a small portion
of the variance when examining long - term academic and
career accomplishment, especially as it relates to the advancement
of adult competencies in highly demanding professions where leadership skills and creative productivity are the criteria for success.
When she realized that she could make a
career out of helping
authors and getting excited over books, she decided to pursue a
career in agenting.
The idea that an
author can continue to produce well - received content on a fairly regular basis and sell it directly to fans is limited to those who've made a full - fledged
career out of this
author thing.
The term «authorpreneur» was born
out of the need to define
authors who run their
career like an independent publishing house.
There are a lot
of other independent
authors who've hit that mark (with many selling more than 200,000 already), some with fewer total books
out, but I feel like this is an encouraging start to my writing
career.
Professional
authors receive developmental editing from their house editors, but indie
authors must seek it
out for themselves, and it is especially critical in the beginning
of one's
career when one is still learning the craft.
One
of the perks
of laying
out your writing goals in BINGO format is that you can see, with a single glance, how your
author career is coming along.
We love books so much that we decided to make
careers out of helping
authors create them and share them with the world.
If you are an indie
author thinking
of narrating your own audiobook or if you are a diligent young scholar considering a
career in audiobook production check
out the free ACX Education Portal.
The traditional industry, while maybe not yet embracing indie publishing, has certainly come a long way from the days in which a vanity press - produced title was the kiss
of death for an
author's future publishing
career; it's now becoming more and more common for publishers to seek
out authors whose titles that have a proven following thanks to self - publishing.
Verdict: 4 Stars Screenwriter - turned -
author Justin Halpern has made an entire
career out of being emotionally roadkilled by his saintly father while allowing the readers to have front row seats to laugh at his misfortune.
Screenwriter - turned -
author Justin Halpern has made an entire
career out of being emotionally roadkilled by his saintly father while allowing the readers to have front row seats to laugh at his misfortune.
Her willingness to carefully lay
out the many aspects
of the complicated relationship among agent, editor and writer proved to me that she would be an excellent person in whom to trust the charge
of your book - to - be, and your
career as an
author.
REEDSY: To finish on an encouraging note for other
authors out there: you've been through everything, both
of you, in a writer's
career; the ups, the downs, so what would be your advice for an
author who'd be in a «dark year» like you had in 2012?
This isn't anything new —
authors paying for positive reviews on the big sites like Amazon, Goodreads etc, despite policies on those sites that warn against paid reviews — but it's definitely interesting to read about someone making a
career out of it.
Unfortunately, the withholding
of information is at best a tired
out model from an industry that steadfastly refuses to adapt to the changing industry, and at worst an intentional effort to keep
authors ill - informed about their own
careers.
You might even find that writing worthwhile blog posts to reach
out to potential readers is harder than the work
of writing your book in the first place,» remarks Penelope Trunk, top
career advice blogger and bestselling
author of Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success.
'» More to the point, while the
author feels that the series has come full circle quite nicely and at this stage in her
career she is focusing her talents elsewhere, she hasn't completely ruled
out the possibility
of someday continuing the story.
Culled from published autobiographies
of well - known
authors, artists, athletes, scientists, filmmakers, and others, all
of the excerpts in Heading
Out: The Start
of Some Splendid
Careers explain how the writers chose their respective vocations.
In Too Bad to Die, the central character is
author Ian Fleming whose
career path started
out in the British office
of naval war intelligence.
Brandy: And a lot
of it seems like back - patting, so publishers can feel like they're doing their part to participate in the «diversity movement» instead
of seeking
out stories they actually believe in and
authors they want to nurture through a successful
career.
Find
out how developing a proposal can help you craft a successful
career as an
author as well as a success book no matter what type
of book you write or how you decide to publish.
With
Author Marketing Live Virtual having drawn to a close, there are a lot
of new
authors out there who are ready to take the next step in their
careers.
There's just something about brand new literary debuts that I love: getting to know a writer at the start
of their
career, enjoying the fresh voice
of a brand new talent, getting to be one
of the first people to tell my fellow book loving friends about the new
author they just have to check
out.
You can waste time and tire yourself
out Googling and researching the ins and
outs of the publishing business and literary industry, turning your book into a business, and ways to make money as an
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Author, Think Like a Business» 2018 Conference where you can get the blueprint to build your book, book business, writing & literary
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Building on audience on other platforms can be extremely difficult, and turning down the viral advantages
of Kindle Unlimited can stall
out an
author's
career before it really gets going.
While the mud flinging and name calling from the AG and the seemingly patient doctrine from the AA come
out, both groups stand to remain disconnected from the lives and
careers of most
of the people that the groups aim to advocate for — average, every day
authors, both traditionally published and self - publishing.
Terri Giuliano - Long,
author of In Leah's Wake and writing for the Huffington Post's blog, outlined some
of the factors that have helped self - publishing climb
out of its early days
of the vanity press into the explosion brought on be e-reading, and evolve into its current state
of being a viable alternative for talented,
career - minded writers.
Out of curiosity, did you ever stop to think, «Hmmm, if I only interview successful female
authors (and let's admit that women absolutely dominate the Romance genre), I'm not going to get many examples where the woman acted as the breadwinner while the man stayed home to pursue his
career?
I help writers at various stages
of their
careers, from those who are just starting
out, to experienced
authors who find the writing, publishing and marketing process daunting.
The problem is, getting it
out there is the worst possible thing a writer can do for his
career if his story isn't ready, and the
author is never the best determiner
of whether it's ready or not.
The implied worry for traditional publishers: how long will it be before trad - publishing
authors do figure
out that self - publishing seems to substantially enhance an
author's
career — creating more skepticism and criticism
of the publishers?
Power to promote their agenda and darlings with that agenda, power restrict what you read, power to destroy an
author's
career if they step
out of the prescribed lines... and the fear that the self - proclaimed high priests
of those prescriptions have
of losing that power.
I'm a big proponent
of authors planning
out their
careers.
Although some
authors did make a
career out of writing pulp, I don't think anyone ever got rich off
of exclusively writing pulp fiction (there were no Amanda Hockings
of pulp).
First, they look like established, professional
authors who are making a
career out of writing.
The works are heavily promoted, and if the
author is one in a million, they make a
career out of their craft and go on to publish a dozen or more bestselling novels in their lifetime.
There is no absolute right or wrong way to publish; the path taken depends entirely on what each
author wishes to put into their
career and what they hope to get
out of it.
This is the
author who wants make a
career out of writing and book publishing — in most situations the goal
of this
author is to be published traditionally and give up the day job to become a full - time
author.
This: «Those
authors who make a
career out of writing aren't necessarily more talented than unpublished writers, but they are more stubborn.