Sentences with phrase «speak with authors who»

I often speak with authors who want to hire us to get them early endorsements for their book and are ready with the wish list of big names.

I'm still new at this but I've also spoken with authors who had traditional publishers and many of them are doing many of the same things to promote their books in addition to creating websites, Facebook, Twitter accounts and other social media avenues.

Not exact matches

Business Insider UK spoke with Philip Gooden, language expert and author of «May We Borrow Your Language,» who talked about the almost 2,000 - year - old history of the iconic» @» symbol.

It was he or she who spoke the loudest who often ruled the day,» says the author and consultant who formerly held senior leadership positions with companies such as Universal, Sony, and Turner Broadcasting.

Poets & Quants spoke with the author, who has since published 20 books and hundreds of magazine articles and essays, by telephone from his home in Ojai, California.

She spoke with Lynn Taylor, author of Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job, who offered a clever way of handling a potentially awkward conversation.

First up is serial entrepreneur and author of Careercation: Trading Briefcase for Suitcase to Find Entrepreneurial Happiness David Niu, who recently spoke with Knowledge@Wharton about his radical, new approach to the family holiday.

To refer to all the Syrian and Christian Arab authors who speak of India in connection with Thomas would therefore be equivalent to referring to all who have made mention of the name of St. Thomas.

The national Jewish Council on Public Affairs describes Imam Rauf thus: «The leader behind this initiative is Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, author of What's Right with Islam, who has spoken at JCPA programs in the past, and, along with his wife Daisy Kahn, has developed close relationships with members of the New York Jewish community.»

Polycarp of Smyrna, who was born in or before A.D. 69, had heard John the disciple of the Lord speak in his youth, and it may well be that this elder John, who is perhaps the author of the Apocalypse was later confused with the son of Zebedee.

Some practical points: If you're just starting out, some opportunities that make a lot of sense for platform - building include: writing guest posts for popular bloggers who share a similar audience, writing a regular column for a newspaper or online magazine, seeking out speaking gigs (paid or unpaid), participating in conferences (for networking opportunities as well as exposure to new, inspiring ideas), using social media to share your message, and requesting interviews with popular authors / speakers / leaders to feature on your blog.

Parenting Squad spoke with G. Garvin, a dad, author, and chef who has taken his message of good food on the road with The Cooking Channel.

«Genetically speaking, the populations across northern East Asia have changed very little for around eight millennia,» said senior author Andrea Manica from the University of Cambridge, who conducted the work with an international team, including colleagues from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology in Korea, and Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin in Ireland.

Joining me was Harvard University economist Edward Glaeser, author of two pieces, who spoke about how, done right, with an emphasis on education, the greater density of humanity afforded by urban living can help us innovate our way out of the problems facing us today.

Steve: And we also have the cover piece, speaking of fun articles that are based on serious things, [which] is about our closest relatives to the human beings to, well, they are human beings too, well to Homo sapiens — the Neandertals and the author Kate Wong, who is a staff editor here at Scientific American and a real expert on this stuff is with us.

Niurka is a communication expert, transformational leader, and author of Supreme Influence: Change Your Life with the Power of the Language You Use, who has taught tens of thousands of people to elevate the way they think, speak, and ultimately how they live.

With that in mind, we spoke to author, blogger, and plant - based chef Lily Kunin, who crafted custom smoothies specifically designed to nourish the skin, hair, and nails.

After three years of extensive research the pair have managed to speak with almost every living major contributor to the film, among them directors John Hancock and Jeannot Szwarc, screenwriters Dorothy Tristan and Carl Gottlieb, Production Designer / Associate Producer Joe Alves, Universal Studios former chairman Sidney Sheinberg and cast members Lorraine Gary, Jeffrey Kramer, Joseph Mascolo and all (17) of the young actors who played what the authors collectively call «the Amity Kids!»

We spoke with US historian and acclaimed author Vincent Cannato who says that while «America was multicultural long before «multiculturalism» was fashionable,» the history of Ellis Island «represents America's attempt to regulate who could and could not come through this country.»

Also, each paperback is authored by one or two educators who speak (and blog, tweet, etc.) with a credible voice in the world of connected education.

It's familiar stuff to those teachers — still far too few — who follow Willingham's work (along with lead author Paul Bruno, he helped produce the report and spoke at the event) but it's a refreshing statement aimed at preparation programs that too often fetishize theory, teachers» dispositions toward learners, or soft pedagogical skills at the expense of subject matter depth.

This month we spoke with Alan Daly, one of the authors of the new book, Future Directions of Educational Change, who believes that in the past, educators have taken a more «knowledge» or «human capital» approach to educational change and what's missing is the day to day interactions «between and among practitioners as they go about their important work.»

When It Comes to Volatile Kids, Pick Your Battles Dr. Ross W. Greene, a psychologist who works with easily frustrated children and their parents and the author of The Explosive Child, recently spoke at the Maryland School Psychologists Association annual conference.

In 2005, the authors spoke with 18 of the initial sample of 22 African American males from one school, who were on average 28 years old.

NPR's Michel Martin spoke with Erica Adams, who attended college on a Kalamazoo Promise scholarship, and Michelle Miller - Adams, the author of a new book about the program.

http://traffic.libsyn.com/tltalkradio/04-36.mp3Podcast: Play in new window DownloadSubscribe: Android RSSIn this episode, we are speaking with Armand Doucet who is a contributing author of the book, Teaching in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Standing at the Precipice.

Our author, Bill Harley, who wrote Charlie Bumper vs Teacher of the Year spoke with grades 4, 5, and 6.

On this podcast, Kevin T. Johns speaks with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.

I can't tell you how many authors I've spoken with over the years who went with the first book agent that came calling.

One agent, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said he certainly wouldn't call Konrath's deal a game changer, but that it does say something interesting about the place of the midlist author in legacy publishing: «It's not necessarily clear that big corporate publishing is well structured to help low midlist authors with rapidly reducing print runs in an environment in which overall print sales are falling week by week.

I can speak from experience that many, many authors who sign up with a vanity publisher like this Type & Tell offering, will NEVER recoup their investments, meaning we authors have a snowball's chance in heck of breaking even through book sales.

I thought the author did a good job of conveying the problems of living with a conquering army that spoke a foreign language and trying to sort out who was and who was not guilty of war crimes.

DIY is for authors who want to control the formating, pricing and distribution, but don't need to speak with anyone.

When publishers talk about authors who have great platforms, they are generally referring to authors who have great websites and / or blogs (meaning interactive, functional, and with a clear and easy - to - find sign - up form); authors with a high number of followers across various social media platforms; authors with previous publications (of either books or articles); and authors who already have a fair amount of media exposure under their belts — through a list of public speaking engagements, YouTube videos showcasing their talents, radio links, TV footage, and / or a media packet.

Most authors who go with them from Trad Pub speak very highly of them.

I've spoken to a lot of self - published authors, both those who went indie from day one and those who started with commercial publishing and switched over to self - publishing.

Speak with other authors who've gone down that path and find out what their experiences have been like.

Smart spoke of talking to an author --» well - networked, high - profile... a digitally aware author who has several books published already with major trade imprints.

On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.

I've spoken with many non-fiction authors, who are experts in their fields and tell me they have chosen self - publishing because of the freedom it allows to write about the subject matter of their expertise.

Join writing coach Kevin T. Johns as he speaks with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.

I had done a ton of research and spoken with several agents who basically laid it bare to me that as an unknown author with zero publishing credentials or record it would be very tough to even get looked at in a serious way by most publishers.

Corinne Liccketto, Sales and Marketing Manager and Book Publicist with Smith Publicity, spoke specifically about the need for self - published authors to establish for themselves a complete brand, as well as establish their credibility in either a non-fiction platform or as a writer who has believable expertise in that area.

Mark Coker, CEO of Smashwords and a long - time supporter of the agency model, spoke to Good e-Reader about why this model is good for authors and publishers — the two stakeholders who must secure a profit in order to continue providing books — and good for smaller retailers who otherwise couldn't compete with a corporate behemoth in terms of pricing.

While writing this novel, I read an interview with author Alice Walker, who, in speaking of her mother, said, «She was all over my heart, so why shouldn't she be in literature?»

Given that, there are many folks who can speak much more authoritatively about the editing phases than I can, but suffice it to say that self - editing is a skill that should be learned by any aspiring author, but that shouldn't be confused with not needing an editor.

I've spoken with many authors who were published traditionally, and their publisher didn't do much marketing (if any) for their book.

Spoken with many authors who used the service and left to other publishing companies.

Speaking on The Self Publishing Podcast, independent author David Wright found that this type of promotion works, especially with writers who work in genre fiction.

Join us as Lise explains the difference between being a writer and an author, presents the option of «speaking» your book and highlights the power that angel writing services can provide to those who simply aren't gifted with the written word.