Sentences with phrase «published writers like»

2) In all of this, we shouldn't ignore the fact that the authors who have sold over a million ebooks to date are HUGE traditionally published writers like James Patterson and Stieg Larsson.

I've found the writing community in general to be very friendly towards newly published writers like myself and aspiring writers also.

The Vigilante Author: My blog readers know that Amazon has offered terrific opportunities for self - publishing writers like me, through their Kindle Direct Publishing ebook division and their CreateSpace print division.

Not exact matches

I experienced this from the other side during the two years I spent at Conde Nast Portfolio, when the great Graydon Carter made it his mission to render Vanity Fair's new sister title irrelevant by publishing the best longform business journalism in town, even if that meant hiring away Portfolio's writers, like Michael Lewis.

Zeynep Tufekci, a researcher and op - ed writer for the New York Times, published an open letter with over 70 major security researchers working at major universities and companies like Google condemning the story.

It's an homage to the bygone era when writers like Charles Dickens published their novels in newspapers one chapter at a time before collecting the work in book form.

In addition to wearing their writer's hat, self - published authors need to do just about everything that goes into packaging, marketing, and selling books, like building an author platform.

As an entrepreneur, business expert and the founder of B School, Marie Forleo regularly publishes how - to style videos that provide deep dives into challenges current and future business owners face like how to say no to an opportunity or how to become a better writer.

But I can't help but wonder about excellent authors like Sara Miles who write about faith, but who break a few «Christian» rules while doing so... or about the many great writers of faith who published before there was a «Christian» category.

It also would have been useful for these writers to consider C — Pop within the broader context of niche — driven evangelicalism, exemplified by congregations such as Willow Creek and Grace Chapel, publishing houses that market things like «the women's Bible,» and even those evangelist muscle men who thrill pre — teens by shattering bricks with their heads — all for Jesus of course.

You do realize that when stories like this are published, the writers have made damn sure they have their facts straight to avoid petty lawsuits... right?

Gioia's latest essay, «The Catholic Writer Today,» published in the December 2013 issue of First Things, bears a striking resemblance to his Atlantic essay on poetry: Like its predecessor, it takes in a wide sweep of literary history, pointedly details a deplorable situation — «Catholicism currently enjoys almost no positive presence in the American fine arts» — and seeks to rally those who care to action.

Yet even though the Education Secretary has nothing to do with school meals, writers apparently took the «threat» seriously, publishing outraged articles like, «Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Questions If Schools Should Provide Free Lunch,» and «Should Schools Provide Free Lunch?

Julia is an engaging writer who has been published on sites like Scary Mommy and Parent.co.

One recent example is Hazel — which undoubtedly would not have increased as much as it has if first Julia Roberts hadn't named her daughter that, and then John Green hadn't named the main character in «The Fault in Our Stars» Hazel — a highly unusual name for a teenage girl when the book was published, but one that educated avant - garde writers like Green (prep school grad, Kenyon College English major, married to an art museum director) were giving to their own baby daughters.

While journals like African Affairs (co-edited by Nic Cheeseman) hold writing workshops in African universities and offer prizes to encourage and celebrate African writers, they rarely publish issues that feature a majority of African authors.

If you are using desktop blog editing software (recommended) like Marsedit (Mac) or Microsoft Live Writer (Windows) the software should have a button you can click to add / publish an image.

It has been nearly 3 years since I published that post, and I feel like I've grown as a writer / blogger,...

founded by publishing veteran Deborah Sloan, where professional writers and interviewers will swoop in and save your profile from nasty habits like running on (and on) about your dog or using an outdated selfie that reeks of 2001.

The magazine, which has published work by Mark Twain and Martin Luther King, published an online article on Monday paying tribute to... Jeffrey Goldberg, a prominent staff writer at The Atlantic, said: «There's no time like the present to...

The film «Wakefield,» adapted from an E.L. Doctorow short story originally published in the New Yorker about a disgruntled family man's retreat into hermit - like introspection, has been lovingly traced over by writer - director Robin Swicord («The Jane...

Black writers like Kenneth Clark, who had detailed black «pathology» in his recently published book, Dark Ghetto, might be extolled for detailing black social problems.

Elise Howard, editor in chief of Avon / Tempest Books for Teen Readers, offers ten tips for teen writers who would like to be published.

Then there are those who learn in networked spaces, such as the millions of young writers publishing original work on sites like FanFiction.

I don't like giving advice on how to become a published author, because there is just too much bs out there about being a successful writer, written mostly by unsuccessful writers.

Post questions on writers» forums and communities, like BookWorks» Publishing Your Book Discussion Group

And if you're a good writer and * self - published *, then you still have to contend with people like Edelman telling you what you think and how you want to do business.

I wonder, though, how often a self - published writer has a day like my friend Jay had today — and he knows we're going to work with him to make certain his finest literary days are still ahead of him.

Like bookstores, many public and even academic libraries now offer writing and publishing workshops to their local community of writers and students.

Rob is the author of Sell Your Book Like Wildfire published by Writers Digest.

I do think that despite the stigma still attached to self - publishing, we as individual writers can prove our worth by maintaining high standards and seeking outside support, like good editors.

And if you are a new writer going begging to traditional publishing with your manuscript in hand like a tin cup, the contract will have even more nasty stuff including nasty do - not - compete clauses that won't allow you to write anything else.

Just as self - published writers don't like to think of themselves as vanity presses.»

I like (and will continue to use) the term «indie publisher» or «indie writer» to talk about writers striking out on their own into the publishing world and starting their own presses.

I admit, there was a point in my life where I did buy into the BS beliefs of the writing industry, like it's hard to be successful or you can't make a living from your books unless you're traditionally published or writers are broke / poor.

Other less - than - transparent marketing efforts include maintaining sites like Findyourpublisher.com, which purport to be utilities to help writers choose a publishing company, but which all default to ASI brands.

We're a team of self - published writers who work like a small publisher.

Sites like The Independent Author Network, The Alliance of Independent Authors, Virtual Writers, Inc., SheWrites Press, and Women's Memoirs had sprung to life — for the express purpose of encouraging authors to take charge of their own publishing, and telling them how to do it.

Seems kind of mean, as I have now met several very talented writers who, either have not published, or self - published anything yet,... although some would very much like to.

But perhaps the best comparison for a writer like Rowling is Stephenie Meyer, who moved to adult fiction after publishing the Twilight series.

If you think self - published writer's like John Locke and Amada Hocking who have both made over $ 1 - mil are not authors you're a moron Kozlowski.

Recently Howey mentioned, «The key to making it as a writer is to write a lot, write great stories, publish them yourself, spend more time writing, study the industry, act like a pro, network, be nice, invest in yourself and your craft, and be patient.

That's like saying someone who writes poetry but is not published can not call themselves a poet, or someone who writes can not say they are a writer!

Organizations like the Author's Guild have recently been questioned as their interests lie in furthering the traditional publishing industry, rather than the acceptance of all writers.

And the humorous part is that attitudes like this from people who may or may not even BE writers are spewing this type of vitriol, while actual authors are traditionally and / or self publishing, making a living and more, and generally enjoying life despite this pointless negativity.

I think the difference is that some people who self - publish are «writers» and others are «authors» much like Kathy Rowe posts here.

Seems like another published work is not quite as snobbish as the «writer» of said article: Merrium - Webster Dictionary's definition of an author is «a writer of a literary work such as a book».

Just before we begin I'd like to correct you in that I am not an indie writer nor do I intend to be, I have actually decided that traditional publishing routes are the right option for me.

You put out samples, you sell your work yourself, people like it, talk about it — the movers & shakers in the trad publishing industry aren't just sitting on their thumbs when they aren't reading; they're scanning the «net and seeing what people are saying about writers like you.

Already we're shunned for being self - published authors, like it's some sort of contagious venereal disease that you can get from water fountains, toilet seats, or writers who make less than $ 8,700 a year.