Sentences with phrase «see writers and authors»

The Fijians are really genuine people and I'd love to see writers and authors build more confidence to comfortably chat about their pursuits.

All of these are errors I see writers and authors making.

Not exact matches

But for the most part, the author admits the evils embedded in Greek civilization, among which one can easily name the constricted life of most women, the demagoguery of so many politicians, and worst of all the degradation of the slave's life (he quotes the medical writer Galen who once saw an owner poke his slave's eye out with a reed pen).

To see your first book short - listed for prizes and showered with praise would be achievement enough for any frustrated writer and self - confessed teenage author of second - rate poetry.

It could also help novice writers see how their style compares with bestselling authors, and give publishers an indication of where a manuscript might fit in the market.

Joel Greenberg A Feathered River Across the Sky Published by Bloomsbury, USA 304 pages, in Hardcover, Softcover, and Kindle format Now into its 3rd hardcover printing Author and Co - Producer / Co-Writer of the upcoming documentary «From Billions to None» See Reviews Below Naturalist Joel Greenberg is a consultant and writer specializing in natural history and has authored numerous books, including A Natural History of the Chicago Region (2002, University of Chicago Press).

I'm originally from Hawaii, but now I live in beautiful Victoria, B.C. I'm a health and fitness writer and published author — you'll often see my advice in Lifehacker, Men's Journal, Alive, Eating Well, Best Health, Paste, Mind Body Green and more.

EXTRAS: In addition to both the theatrical and extended cut of the film (featuring 10 minutes of never - before - seen footage), there's a brand new collection of bonus material, including an audio commentary by director Ridley Scott, writer Drew Goddard and author Andy Weir, a making - of featurette, deleted scenes and more.

With just a week to go until its UK release, a featurette has arrived online for the upcoming sequel T2 which sees director Danny Boyle, writer John Hodge, Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh, and stars Ewan Mcgregor and Jonny Lee Miller discuss the films script, along with three new images and a clip entitled «Addicted to -LSB-...]

My «rage» is frustration at the obfuscation - and personal attacks - and also, as an actual self - pubbed author, of seeing yet another venture apparently aimed at exploiting the dream of becoming a writer.

< And in our preparatory column to last week's Issues on the Ether column for our #EtherIssue live discussion, Bringing Tools of the Trade to Self - Publishing, we askwed our readers to talk with us about what tools entrepreneurial authors need most; to what degree those tools can be as much of a burden as a help if they slow down writers with steep learning curves; how well the commercial world seems to be responding so far to the needs of entrepreneurial authors; and what kind of results they're seeing from their own experiences and experiments with new tooAnd in our preparatory column to last week's Issues on the Ether column for our #EtherIssue live discussion, Bringing Tools of the Trade to Self - Publishing, we askwed our readers to talk with us about what tools entrepreneurial authors need most; to what degree those tools can be as much of a burden as a help if they slow down writers with steep learning curves; how well the commercial world seems to be responding so far to the needs of entrepreneurial authors; and what kind of results they're seeing from their own experiences and experiments with new tooand what kind of results they're seeing from their own experiences and experiments with new tooand experiments with new tools.

I love making connections with other writers and finding ways of collaborating, as with the Indie Author Fair (see picture below).

But we've seen self - published authors dominate us in gross sales, so we know it's about the writer and not the book.

But then I see new books — good books — by writers in the region whose names I'm just beginning to recognize, and others by authors long familiar to me, and still others by people I've never heard of, and my confidence grows that no matter where the rest of the country is heading with the printed word, the South is moving in the right direction, and picking up speed.

If an Indie writer puts only one work out and sells 10 copies a year I can see your point of view, but Indie authors sells 10 copies every hour, and if readers buy their books and enjoy reading them, those Indies ARE authors, whatever you can think otherwise.

And it doesn't take a REAL AUTHOR OR A WRITER to see it.

As if in echo of the forthright debate about self - publishers» balance - sheet woes that London author Roz Morris opened (see the «provocation» on it at Writer Unboxed)-- and naming an issue we'll be taking up on 30th November at The FutureBook's Author Day — McLaren is ready to talk of a glutted marketplace, of lower unit sales, dwindling revenue... and yet of an optimism not always encountered in this discussion: «Hard work will be rewarded.&author Roz Morris opened (see the «provocation» on it at Writer Unboxed)-- and naming an issue we'll be taking up on 30th November at The FutureBook's Author Day — McLaren is ready to talk of a glutted marketplace, of lower unit sales, dwindling revenue... and yet of an optimism not always encountered in this discussion: «Hard work will be rewarded.&Author Day — McLaren is ready to talk of a glutted marketplace, of lower unit sales, dwindling revenue... and yet of an optimism not always encountered in this discussion: «Hard work will be rewarded.»

As one of the writers and artists behind that legacy - defining storyline and the author and artist of its final issue, Jurgens» work on the character can be felt in nearly every Superman story we've seen since.

Midnight Publishing is an editing, ghostwriting, and marketing company based in Phoenix, Arizona, with a staff of professional editors and writers who've made it our mission to help local and international authors and entrepreneurs see their book projects to fruition!

In the coming weeks, we'll also start to see the «communication» we are employing to notify our potential clients, in - progress writers, and published authors of these exciting changes through our various social media (and direct communication) channels.

But in my travels, I've seen non-fantasy writers declare that description is boring and to get rid of it — in fact, in a blog by a professional writer, an author said that editors don't like a lot of description, so keep it short.

Nowadays, with nearly 30 years of seeing my byline attached to things I've written and having authored a 3 volume encyclopedia and a history book, I still get that same ethereal shiver every time I look at my name in print or online because I know that having it there represents the faith an editor has placed in my abilities as a writer, or researcher, or reporter...

On the one hand, there should be more and better opportunities for writers to see their works produced and brought to an audience; maybe aspiring authors should start querying book app companies like Smashing Ideas and Padworx right alongside agents and publishers.

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Today I saw the following statement used as justification for choosing a fee - based publisher that charges its authors nearly $ 4,000, and actively presents itself as a real publisher, rather than a... -LSB-...]

I've talked about this with some other black female writers — as indie authors especially — with our suspicions that the majority of romance readers (non-black) will not pick up a book with a black woman on the cover, should we do it anyway and take the risk just to see ourselves on the cover?

A reader picks up and likes a romance under «Real Name Writer» and then sees another book from the same author name and buys it and it's a horror novel with ugly guts and blood.

And even though I'd somehow managed to write and publish a few books, I was nowhere near the writer and author I saw myself beiAnd even though I'd somehow managed to write and publish a few books, I was nowhere near the writer and author I saw myself beiand publish a few books, I was nowhere near the writer and author I saw myself beiand author I saw myself being.

In another interesting twist, customers are given the option of dividing the money they spend between several recipients as they see fit, including the authors, Humble Bundle, and a variety of charities such as Child's Play Charity, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and / or the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

But good things come from bad reviews — the author might become a better writer because of it, or someone else might see the review and say, «This reviewer doesn't like werewolf stories, but I love them!»

Yet, I've seen some authors and readers turn their noses up at indie publishing, saying it floods the market with sub-par books and the writers are wannabe hacks who couldn't cut it in «real» publishing.

So why not get your writer the gift of a professionally designed cover — the prices vary tremendously but again — your author will love it and everytime you see their book you'll know you had a hand in the creation of the cover.

One of the frustrations, especially for writers of non-fiction and self - help titles, is that the industry wants to see clear numbers on an author's reach of influence and audience before taking a risk on his work.

The only thing you see are successful writers, writers who ARE on the top 100 lists, authors who do get profiled, and writers who bathe in starred reviews.

-LSB-...] highly suggest you go through this list and see how your writer or author website fairs up.

After many years of helping writers build their author platforms and decades of being plugged into the publishing industry through Writer's Relief, we've certainly seen more than our fair share of author websites — the good, the bad, and the not - so - pretty.

She thinks we're entering an era of «universal authorship» where everybody will be a creative writer, so the act of creating fiction won't be seen as anything special and literally everybody will be an author of some sort.

Today I saw some of the results of an author survey from our friends at Digital Book World and Writer's Digest.

Now, with the advent of self - pubbing, the barbarians avoid the gates altogether and enter through the side door, much to the dismay of the elitist NY - pubbed authors, who see their private club being infected willy - nilly by hordes of unwashed indie writers.

-LSB-...] blogs now part of any writer and author website it's interesting to see that «categories» used for organising blog posts, are a real after -LSB-...]

Angela DeCaires Publishing Director Today I saw some of the results of an author survey from our friends at Digital Book World and Writer's Digest.

What publishers want to see in an author website is often the same as what your fans and readers want: a site that conveys the theme, mood, and atmosphere of the books — and the personality and individualism of the writer — offers evergreen content, and presents easy ways in which both fans and professionals can contact, engage, and quickly connect.

This is what sets WU articles apart from what you might see on other sites for writers, and it's also what sets Author In Progress apart from other books for writers — all thanks to the vision of editor Therese Walsh, also the co-founder and editorial director for Writer Unboxed.

A few of you may already comment on websites and blogs or perhaps saw it mentioned in the recent article «How to Get The Most From Your Writer or Author Platform «here on Book Cover Cafe.

This service is available for unpublished writers who have not still published their manuscript on self publishing platforms and for self published authors who dream to see their ebook on the paper version.

Some writers (and authors) write and publish because we «need» to or are just compelled to get the words and ideas out of our heads — just to see what happens next.

View the query letters of other writers (if the author makes it public) and sort them on a per - agent basis so you can see just what that agent likes or dislikes in a query.

I always love finding out what an author's research process is, so when I learned that writer Ingrid Thoft actually attended and graduated from the University of Washington private investigator program, I simply had to see how that helped her pen her debut crime fiction novel, Loyalty.

The author will see their efforts as organic, fostering meaningful dialog and creating strong bonds between writer and reader, whereas Amazon sees it as collusion.

At no point does he abandon his dream of becoming a writer, inspired by early black authors such as Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. Du Bois (See «Beyond the Book») Smith draws three - dimensional characters in excellent fashion and has an exceptional ear for dialog, but the novel's true highlight is the writing style.

In the case of self - published authors and their dealings with major retailers such as Amazon, I see erotica writers as being that most vulnerable segment.