Sentences with phrase «something writers and authors»

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It is not an exaggeration to say there is no way the writer would say something like, «Such - and - such college has the dubious distinction of being the MOST religious campus etc. etc.» The author is fueling the notion that somehow being less religious is somehow a bad thing when each day and throughout history it has been shown time and again being more religious is more of a liability.

All of this gives the reader a one - dimensional view of progressive politics, and one can not but help conclude that the author, a good historian and writer, and someone deeply committed to the Labour Party, is in something of a time warp.

The evolution of the movie «The Post» (2017)-- a story about The Washington Post's 1970s battles with government over its publication of classified information relating to the Vietnam War and Pentagon Papers — reportedly goes something like this: It was a screenplay authored by Jewish writers Liz Hannah and Josh Singer, who presented it to Jewish film producer Amy Pascal, who decided it would «be a great story to tell.»

It does not matter if you are a fiction or non fiction writer, thrill or adventure writer, using the right tools to get your name out there, information about your content, and future books, is something all authors should do.

YA author Georgia Clark's first adult novel, The Regulars, drops readers effortlessly into the lives of three 20 - something best friends trying to make it in New York City: Evie, an aspiring writer and diehard feminist who hates her job at a trashy magazine; Willow, an ethereal and troubled aspiring artist; and Krista, the confident trainwreck of a best friend so many of us have had.

Whether you publish something yourself or through a publisher, you're still an author and a writer.

Author used to mean something, when major publishers were selective and normally vetted out the terrible and bad writers.

Authors don't do everything on their own; instead, they rely on editors and other writers to turn their good content into something great.

Certainly, that's something that all professional authors and writers do.

I think at this point, it's pretty much an outgrowth of my website, Helping Writers Become Authors, which is something I started, to share my writing journey, and it just took off.

It's something that I think a lot of writers and authors forget.

If writers treat NaNo as it was intended — that is, as simply a challenge and a way to try something that will require daily discipline — it actually stands to be a very powerful tool towards becoming a better author.

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These writers care about producing something of high quality in keeping with the standards of the golden era of traditional publishing: that bygone age when publishers invested time and money (often paying advances directly to authors) to help writers develop and polish their work prior to publication.

Posted by Michael Capobianco for Writer BewareFor the last several years, as part of an effort to include self - published and «indie» authors, the annual BookExpo America has included a program called UPublishU.While attending something like t... -LSB-...]

And I asked him something on behalf of several authors who have mentioned to me what I call the «friends and family problem»: writers who use associates as early («beta») readers frequently find that people outside the business (who can be your best gauges of a non-publishing crowd's reaction) have trouble with plain MS formAnd I asked him something on behalf of several authors who have mentioned to me what I call the «friends and family problem»: writers who use associates as early («beta») readers frequently find that people outside the business (who can be your best gauges of a non-publishing crowd's reaction) have trouble with plain MS formand family problem»: writers who use associates as early («beta») readers frequently find that people outside the business (who can be your best gauges of a non-publishing crowd's reaction) have trouble with plain MS format.

The Kboards Writer's Cafe (a popular forum where indie writers hang out and discuss the industry) is chock full of threads about the evils and praises of Kindle Unlimited and how something that might have worked in 2012, now doesn't, and on and on, but there is no denying that new authors are coming onto the scene and seeing a lot of success all the time, even in 2016 as they did in 2011 - 2012.

The cover design is a marketing piece, not something that should just look pretty to the writer or author who obviously knows what the book is about and who can read between the lines.

... not sure where the above comments re self publishing costing thousands comes from... im delighted with Lulu and it did nt cost me a penny to publish my first book Maggie's Shadow and now available everywhere in print and electronic form... i did all the work myself and when stuck asked for help and Lulu's response was almost immediate and either the following day or the next providing invaluable insight on how to proceed ~ and free... i'm now marketing myself and have already agreed to place my book on consignment at one indie bookshop and with others ive yet to call... my library opened their doors to introduce me as a local writer and the local paper just printed the event... little by little its happening but it requires diligence and a willingness to promote one's work... i learn something new everyday and plan to submit my book to many of the self published contests that are now available... i would recommend Lulu to other authors tired of waiting for an agent

But if something simply isn't ready and the author is stuck, I can absolutely see how a round of discussion with an outside editor could really help a writer clarify and refine plot, voice, or whatever isn't working.

While nonfiction authors might be rightly concerned with traffic to their site (as a part of their platform — overall visibility and reach), novelists, poets, and other creative writers should probably treat their site as a critical tool underpinning career - long marketing and promotion efforts, but not necessarily as an end in itself — unless you're generating content, blogging, or doing something to attract attention, which we're about to discuss.

Jessica Bell, a thirty - something Australian - native contemporary fiction author, poet and singer / songwriter / guitarist, is the Publishing Editor of Vine Leaves Literary Journal and the director of the Homeric Writers» Retreat & Workshop on the Greek island of Ithaca.

While most authors I know think of slush as something to be avoided at all costs — a nightmarish wasteland policed by twenty - year - old interns — it's also where some of today's most interesting and successful writers got their start.

Here are more sites where authors can promote their books, interact with readers and gain visibility: Red Room: A community founded around the idea that writing transforms individuals and sometimes whole societies — whether you're a writer or a reader, you're part of something special.

A quick clarification: When Coughlin writes «Creating a Hybrid Home» in her headline, she's not referring so much to the «hybrid» author who, like Howey and Hoover, both self - publishes and traditionally publishes — something discussed at length in Ether for Authors in regards to a Writer's Digest and Digital Book World survey.

This incident reminded me of something that Dana Beth Weinberg said last week at the Digital Book World (DBW) Conference & Expo in her presentation about the «What Authors Want» survey that DBW and Writer's Digest (WD) produce.

Happily, even if you didn't get to attend this year, there's something here for you, too, including dozens of onsite interviews with top authors from BEA, and an entire virtual writers conference, all just clicks away...

As a prolific blogger and author of several books, Tammy Strobel has successfully pared down the complexity of her life to the point she not only survives, but also thrives as a full - time writer — something that is definitely not easy to do as the publishing industry is...

So I thought to myself, this is something I should bring to the attention of writers and authors.

Every day I'm looking at writer and author websites for numerous reasons and something that I've noticed with many of them is the lack of useability, personal representation and presentation.

He was talking about the disaggregation of the author and the publisher — «a way for an individual writer to kind of go around getting the approval of a glossy magazine editor or getting a newspaper editor's approval to get something to an audience.»

The last four books I read on my Kindle were from browsing the Amazon store to find something similar to something else I had read and liked.And they were by authors I doubt if any bookstore would have ever heard of — first time writers or non-fiction writers dipping their toe into fiction.

Having worked as a travel writer / photographer and guidebook author for a few years, I was bored and frustrated with the way the same soundbites / places were regurgitated endlessly; so I decided to start something that would allow me to go beyond the usual restrictions of guidebooks: no word counts, no deadlines and a commitment to the more sociological or experiential sides of a city (as opposed to only writing about its commercial elements).

And I can't stress this enough if you want to be a professional travel writer or guidebook author these days: You need to specialize and become an expert on somethiAnd I can't stress this enough if you want to be a professional travel writer or guidebook author these days: You need to specialize and become an expert on somethiand become an expert on something.

About the author: Hayley Worthman is a thirty - something writer, digital marketer and yogi from the suburbs of Boston, MA.