Sentences with phrase «reputation as authors»

Many don't quite realize how they're damaging their reputation as authors when do this.

What follows is a second guest post from Kathy that was originally published with the title, How to Uphold Your Reputation as an Author.

Once you have established a reputation as an author your momentum will be easier to initiate for each successive book.

If done right, a powerful brand will build your reputation as an author and assure your marketing success.

Useless for the sender, and a complete waste of time for us, while it may very well ruin your reputation as an author in the process.

You need to hire a professional editor in order to prepare your manuscript (this is the highest expense, and it is mandatory — unless you want to look awful and wreck your reputation as an author).

They're planning on ruining my reputation as an author before I have a chance to start it.

Especially considering the fact that a well - edited, finely proofread Kindle book can do wonders for your reputation as an author to be taken seriously.

For my previous release, Forsaken By Shadow, I did a huge review copy giveaway to garner honest reviews across assorted retailers, to start building a reputation as an author who puts out a respectable product.

Someday, hopefully, people will be finding your book through word of mouth and through your reputation as an author.

How professional editing can enhance the quality of your book, your sales, and your reputation as an author

If your book doesn't deliver the same standards in return for your readers» investment of time and money, your sales — and your reputation as an author — will suffer.

Guest blogging can be a good way to get your writing in front of new audiences and build your reputation as an author.

Gerry Riskin is a Canadian lawyer and business graduate with a global reputation as an author, management consultant and pioneer in the field of professional - firm economics and marketing.

Not exact matches

Apart from listening, joining in on the conversation was also mentioned as a reputation management too and finally the author urges small businesses to protect themselves when things heat up.

Chris Nye, author of the new OPP Global Student Accommodation Report, which named Ireland as one of its «top tips» for investment, told OPP Connect: «Ireland has a great reputation for the quality of its tertiary education while also attracting serious amounts of «fourth term» language school business every summer.

McGrath's quotations include Richard Dawkins» fellow evolutionary theorist D. S. Wilson's put down of the God Delusion author as: «just another angry atheist trading on his reputation as an evolutionist and spokesperson for science to vent his personal opinions about religion.»

Your reviewer has known the author for twenty years as a Parliamentary colleague and observed his formidable reputation when both were special advisers in the Thatcher government.

DISCREDITED surgeon Andrew Wakefield, who authored the controversial paper that linked the MMR vaccine with autism in 1998, received another blow to the tatters of his reputation this week as the BMJ published a series of papers claiming that the work was not only misleading, but also «fraudulent».

He has built quite a reputation as an interior designer, blogger and book author of all things chic, glamorous and stylish.

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The author says it while looking out the window on a flight from Los Angeles to Sacramento, sighing about California's reputation as a reckless playground for flower children and fuckups.

I usually suggest that authors start by investigating the free or low - cost services with good reputations in the self - pub community: Createspace, IngramSpark, and Lulu if they want to do print as well as ebooks, and Smashwords, Draft2Digital, and the direct - to - ereading - device services (Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing, Barnes & Noble's Nook Press, and Kobo's Kobo Writing Life) if they want to do an ebook only.

This is the way to build your brand and reputation online as an author.

Receiving awards such as the Man Booker Prize or the German Book Prize raises the reputation of authors and publishers alike.

I have the same objections to Publitariat Vault as to IndieReader - and since I've now learned that April Hamilton makes her reputation, if not living, apparently exclusively by selling services to self - pubbed authors, I'm even more wary.

Sour grapes will sour your reputation, but being a good sport demonstrates the professionalism you want to be known for as a career author.

Because Author Solutions, as detailed here by David Gaughran and here on The Digital Reader, Author Solutions has a terrible reputation in the writing community.

Win reader trust and preserve your reputation as a serious author by making your book look amazing, inside and out.

And you've invested your time in writing that book, you should invest, not only your money, but again, the reputation that you have as an author by spending the money wisely.

Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom by Thomas E. Ricks (PRH / Penguin; Penguin Audio / BOT; OverDrive Sample) is featured in this week's NYT «Inside the List» column, as the book debuts at # 10 on the Hardcover Nonfiction list, driven by both the author's reputation and media attention.

AG is not known for a reputation of supporting self - published authors, and some commenters see this as a move to provide a cheaper, faster solution for bigger authors and major publishers who want to get swift take - down notices against indie authors who still don't have the means to defend themselves.

Being extremely passionate or very interested in the topic at hand will really ring true in your book, and will not only make it more enjoyable to read, but will also spike your reputation as a respected authority author on the subject.

It's no less true for an author: selling a book to someone ill - suited to your writing (or even «meh» about it) is great for that 64 cents (the royalty a paperback pays), but not so wonderful, as the reader who feels was ripped off is going to take it out on your reputation (because most readers have no idea how little of that cover price goes to the author.

Infinity does not have the same reputation as FastPencil, but like any self - publishing service company, authors must do thorough vetting before signing on.

They are desperate to increase their credibility and reputation as it helps them sign on authors and increases their marketing leverage on their other titles.

But indie authors have also started to do joint venture deals with freelancers, giving them a chance to build a reputation for themselves, as well as longer term income.

Remember, I'm starting from scratch with zero reputation as a writer, or any actual readers, so the hard part is getting them to take a risk on a new author.

Although Easy Rawlins is a reluctant sleuth, agreeing to search for a white woman only after being fired from his job as a machinist, he would go on to become one of the genre's legends, guaranteeing his author's reputation as the most important black crime novelist since Chester Himes.

The authors include suggestions for the occasional splurge, plus details about everything from cow culture to Nashville's reputation as Music City.

By presenting The Informers as his narrator's second novel — Gabriel's attempt to mend his eminent father's reputation with truth, good or bad, following the posthumous airing of his dirty laundry — the author reinforces the idea that there are stories within stories and there are secrets huddling inside spoken words.

Some others may not bother, as you've pointed out, to give self - published authors a go because of the bad reputation from these lazy authors.

Now you have a bit of a snowball rolling on that hill:) I understand your concern about putting all your eggs in the Kindle basket, but at the end of the day your considerable talents have solidified your reputation as a top writer... or how about author?

For Brighton folks looking to read something from a local author, or people that know of Brighton's reputation as a LGBT - friendly city, this cover communicates exactly what it needs to.

If self - publishing is what you prefer, I usually recommend that authors start with the free or low - cost services with good reputations in the self - pub community: Createspace, IngramSpark, and Lulu if they want to do print as well as ebooks, and Smashwords, Draft2Digital, and the direct - to - ereading - device services (Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing, Barnes & Noble's Nook Press, and Kobo's Kobo Writing Life) if they want to do an ebook only.

Within some corners of the publishing industry, namely academia, their hierarchical infrastructures such as the reputations of colleges or universities the writers attended kept authors from succeeding in publication.

«I chose Smashwords because of its excellent reputation and ability to publish on numerous platforms,» says the author of his decision to make this debut novel available as an ebook on that specific distribution platform.

I have six novels published by a well - known American publisher of popular fiction, and my agency has a stellar reputation, so I have some experience as an Indian - American author who has taken the tough but traditional route to publication.

Building up your brand and reputation as a valued author is an important part of your marketing strategy.

Hope Clark presents Marketing Fiction — selling the make believe posted at From the Writer's Desk, saying, «A reputation serves as most of the author's platform, which many consider an extreme advantage of nonfiction authors over fiction, those who choose to live in the land of make - believe.