Sentences with phrase «told by published authors»

I was told by published authors... more like 18 months.

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Under 10 - years - old and already a published author Give your youngster the best show - and - tell ammo ever by helping them create their own hard cover, printed book.

Here's what Peter Gunther, an author of the Connecticut Economic Outlook, which is published by the Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis at UConn, told me.

The study is in line with previous research published by senior author Gratch, whose main interest lies both in how people express these tells — an unconscious action that betrays deception — and using this data to create artificial intelligence to discern and even express these same emotional cues as a person.

Scientists can figure out how much mass there is in a galaxy by tracking how fast things inside move, Pieter van Dokkum, one the authors of a new research paper published in Nature, told Newsweek.

She's also the author of five collections of poetry including the forthcoming Constellations of My Body by Musehick Publications, Secret - Telling Bones by The Operating System, and Orygun, What Makes an Always (an Eric Hoffer Book Award honorable mention), and The Last Exotic Petting Zoo by Tayen Lane Publishing.

Anna is a college drop - out now elevated to editor at the publishing company that happens to be owned by her new husband, but entirely on her merits, but the job itself is one of those cutesy Hallmark Christmas movie - type careers where all she has to do is congratulate her hunky author on his success and ask him gently about the next book and tell an assistant to increase the font size on a cover.

The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Heroes, written by those heroes, Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, and Spencer Stone, with freelance journalist and author Jeffrey E. Stern, was published in 2016, just a year after their anti-terrorist triumph, so it was easy to mistake it for an «as told to» quickie.

Authors Douglas Jones and Phyllis Gobbell pulled together a wealth of research to tell the whole story in a fascinating true crime account, A Season of Darkness, published today by Berkley.

Lost and alone in Victorian London, Alyss is befriended by an aspiring author to whom she tells the violent, heartbreaking story of her young life only to see it published as the nonsensical Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

I can't even tell you how many times I've been disappointed by a self published novel, by an author that I love in print, only to find that the sp work is not up to the standard that I've come to expect from their traditionally published work.

All told, RG - NTPP's investigations and subsequent findings indicate an industry on the cusp: The traditional publishing mode by which publishers fronting authors a cut of money then handle publishing and marketing, all the while hoping for the best on the buyer's market, is in transition.

The looks on the faces of those who have never had to consider the difference between what an author earns on a book published by a legacy publisher versus what that author would make if she published the book herself told a story all unto itself.

Some have speculated as to whether JK Rowling may have started a coup in traditional publishing by having the clout to tell the online booksellers that they will agree to these terms in order to provide their customers with ebooks from bestselling authors.

I think a lot of naïve newbie authors can be led astray by the over-zealous self - and vanity - publishing industries who tell them that if they pay enough for editing and good design, they won't get one - star reviews.

But if you recognize that even the most successful authors have been, say, rejected by 56 agents, like Kathryn Stocket was with The Help, or faced six years of rejection, like Julia Glass did before publishing Three Junes, which went on to win the National Book Award, it becomes just part of the process, a story you can someday tell about how hard - fought your success was.

I always have to chuckle when I'm approached by a self published author for editing services and they tell me that they need the line (content) editing and proofreading done in a couple weeks, sometimes in a couple days -LRB-!).

You said this: We do have a fee for most authors And then you said this: I was told by Ann and Victoria in the past that we were added to their list because we don't disclose our fee amount, the problem is that we often times don't have a fee These statements would seem to be contradictory — if most authors have to pay to be published, how can it be that there «often» isn't a fee?

Though published by amateur authors the eBooks surpass many professional eBooks in leveraging eBook technology to tell great stories.

Dana Sitar presents The Ultimate Guide to Writing Your Manifesto posted at A Writer's Bucket List, saying, «Hone your self - publishing skills and build your author platform by creating a manifesto ebook that tells people who you are, what you do, and why you do it.»

The Cry of the Icemark is yet another successful book from the small but innovative UK publisher, Chicken House, who also publish Cornelia Funke (The Thief Lord etc.) Last year they were bought by Scholastic and only time will tell whether, now they're part of a behemoth publishing group, they'll continue to seek out the new and interesting authors that other publishers overlook!

Its material tells us that organizers plan more than «110 craft and publishing sessions led by top - notch authors, editors, agents and publicists from around the country.

With the ranks of self - published authors growing by the day across a variety of platforms, there have been some well - documented success stories, from Amanda Hocking to Stina Holmes (who apparently told Ross «I don't know what to do with all the money»).

We've been approached by many authors who tell us they're self - publishing their...

We've been approached by many authors who tell us they're self - publishing their book when what they've actually done is had a few copies printed, or posted an electronic version of it on Amazon.

But Ed Victor, a leading English agent based in London, told me at the recent Book Expo in NYC that he's planning to start his own new imprint to publish new ebook versions for his authors who have out - of - print books as well as original titles by those not wanting to go the traditional route any longer.

There have been self - published success stories where the author has been edited by their wives, husbands or best friends, but most pros will tell you that a professional editor is the way forward, and it's best to shell out around # 1,000 or more to get the best editors around.

1 Structure, Plan and Write 1.1 Turning Real Life Into Fiction 1.2 Kurt Vonnegut on the The Shapes of Stories 1.3 The 12 Key Pillars of Novel Construction 1.4 Plot Worksheets to Help You Organize Your Thoughts 1.5 The Snowflake Method For Designing A Novel 1.6 Seven Tips From Ernest Hemingway on How to Write Fiction 1.7 Study the Writing Habits of Ernest Hemingway 1.8 Making Your Characters Come Alive 1.9 Vision, Voice and Vulnerability 1.10 10 Points on Craft by Barry Eisler 1.11 Coming up with Character Names 1.12 Using the Right «Camera Angle» for Your Writing 1.13 The Art of «Layering» in Fiction Writing 1.14 Weaving Humor Into Your Stories 1.15 On Telling Better Stories 1.16 The 25 Best Opening Lines in Western Literature 1.17 6 Ways to Hook Your Readers from the Very First Line 1.18 Plot Development: Climax, Resolution, and Your Main Character 1.19 How to Finish A Novel 2 Get Feedback 2.1 Finding Beta Readers 2.2 Understanding the Role of Beta Readers 2.3 Find Readers By Writing Fan Fiction 2.4 How Fan Fiction Can Make You a Better Writer 3 Edit Your Book 3.1 Find an Editor 3.2 Directory of Book Editors 3.3 Self Editing for Fiction Writers 3.4 The Top Ten Book Self Editing Tips 3.5 Advice for self - editing your novel 3.6 Tips on How to Edit a Book 4 Format and Package Your Book 4.1 The Thinking That Goes Into Making a Book Cover 4.2 Design Your Book Cover 4.3 Format Your Book 4.4 Choosing a Title for Your Fiction Book 5 Publish 5.1 A Listing of Scams and Alerts from Writers Beware 5.2 Publishing Advice from JA Konrath 5.3 How to Find a Literary Agent 5.4 Understanding Literary Agents 5.5 Association of Authors» Representatives 5.6 Self - Publishing Versus Traditional Publishing 5.7 Lulu, Lightning Source or Create Spacby Barry Eisler 1.11 Coming up with Character Names 1.12 Using the Right «Camera Angle» for Your Writing 1.13 The Art of «Layering» in Fiction Writing 1.14 Weaving Humor Into Your Stories 1.15 On Telling Better Stories 1.16 The 25 Best Opening Lines in Western Literature 1.17 6 Ways to Hook Your Readers from the Very First Line 1.18 Plot Development: Climax, Resolution, and Your Main Character 1.19 How to Finish A Novel 2 Get Feedback 2.1 Finding Beta Readers 2.2 Understanding the Role of Beta Readers 2.3 Find Readers By Writing Fan Fiction 2.4 How Fan Fiction Can Make You a Better Writer 3 Edit Your Book 3.1 Find an Editor 3.2 Directory of Book Editors 3.3 Self Editing for Fiction Writers 3.4 The Top Ten Book Self Editing Tips 3.5 Advice for self - editing your novel 3.6 Tips on How to Edit a Book 4 Format and Package Your Book 4.1 The Thinking That Goes Into Making a Book Cover 4.2 Design Your Book Cover 4.3 Format Your Book 4.4 Choosing a Title for Your Fiction Book 5 Publish 5.1 A Listing of Scams and Alerts from Writers Beware 5.2 Publishing Advice from JA Konrath 5.3 How to Find a Literary Agent 5.4 Understanding Literary Agents 5.5 Association of Authors» Representatives 5.6 Self - Publishing Versus Traditional Publishing 5.7 Lulu, Lightning Source or Create SpacBy Writing Fan Fiction 2.4 How Fan Fiction Can Make You a Better Writer 3 Edit Your Book 3.1 Find an Editor 3.2 Directory of Book Editors 3.3 Self Editing for Fiction Writers 3.4 The Top Ten Book Self Editing Tips 3.5 Advice for self - editing your novel 3.6 Tips on How to Edit a Book 4 Format and Package Your Book 4.1 The Thinking That Goes Into Making a Book Cover 4.2 Design Your Book Cover 4.3 Format Your Book 4.4 Choosing a Title for Your Fiction Book 5 Publish 5.1 A Listing of Scams and Alerts from Writers Beware 5.2 Publishing Advice from JA Konrath 5.3 How to Find a Literary Agent 5.4 Understanding Literary Agents 5.5 Association of Authors» Representatives 5.6 Self - Publishing Versus Traditional Publishing 5.7 Lulu, Lightning Source or Create Space?

It's material reads tells us that organizers plan more than «110 craft and publishing sessions led by top - notch authors, editors, agents and publicists from around the country.

And I told him that last week's dueling open - letters between independent and traditionally publishing authors reminded me of the scene in which the Germans» chorus of Wacht am Rhein is sung down by the others singing La Marseillaise.

No one should be able to tell that you are an indie self - published author by your book and presentation.

Sometimes authors are in a rush to publish or not willing to hear that their book needs more work (or they are so put out by what I tell them in the sample edit) that I never hear from them again... not even a thanks for my time.

As a PR and marketing professional having helped launch several successful self and Indie published books, I knew there were high quality stories out there by talented authors that needed to be told that didn't have a publisher for various reasons.

Hugh Howey wrote a thing at Salon... a fascinating mix of artistic wisdom and business fantasy where anecdotal evidence once more becomes artisanal data and we are told that because you can meet 100 very successful self - published authors that is now officially the way to go and oh, by the way, it's totally the future of all publishing ever.

I have an interview with a terrific self - published author, Kenny Scudero, who is here to help us understand the process by telling us how he did it.

She offers them a process by which they can tell if they have an idea that will stand up against the thousands of other books published every year — and if they, as authors, can stand up against the other authors willing to do whatever it takes to get their books out in front of readers in their market.

And according to literary agent Frank Kroll, who was at the event to pitch Fake Metal Jacket by German author Sven Recker, one part of that magic simply has to do with the coming together of these players in one spot: «It's brilliant,» he told Publishing Perspectives, «because they're impossible to get together otherwise.

Tell me, please, how a self published debut author with a poorly edited book gets 1000 5 star reviews, then there are 1 - 200 1 2 or 3 star reviews with verified purchase classification who feel they were duped by all those bogus 5 - star reviews.

It doesn't take into account, as far as I can tell, sales by any number of small and micro presses, nor does it report sales by self - published authors.

Nataf tells Publishing Perspectives that Reedsy's international stance is proven by the fact that some 70 percent of the authors using the London - based service so far are in the United States.

I was talking to my used bookstore owner who happens to be the largest seller of independent / self - published books on the West Coast (I'm taking him at his word) and he basically told me that with the Kindle and with Amazon's self - publishing program, they have the power to make or break any author by including them or excluding them from their site.

His authored publications include The Last Pictures (New York: Creative Time Books; Berkeley: University of California Press, 2012), a critical compendium of his Creative Time project to launch an ultra-archival disc, micro-etched with one hundred photographs, into orbit around the Earth for billions of years; Blank Spots on the Map: The Dark Geography of the Pentagon's Secret World (New York: Penguin Publishers, 2009); and I Could Tell You but Then You Would Have to Be Destroyed by Me: Emblems from the Pentagons Black World (Brooklyn: Melville House Publishing, 2007).

I see problems with: * you have to be an active promoter of yourself to get articles read * the review process (mainly there is no ability to assess why rejected articles are rejected and the time wasting because of pedantic comments) * project - based funding and treating research like consulting (if I can tell you how much a project will cost, then by definition it is not research) * since academia seems to be drifting towards consulting, researchers start to become underpaid compared to peers in consulting * the focus on the number of publications weighted by the rank of the journal * status is based on if you publish in a high - rank journal, «selected» to be a lead author, and so on, and not whether you do good and creative research, good collaborator, good colleague to peers, etc..

It broke my heart when we had rounded up volunteers to help an author edit a promising piece, only to be told (albeit in slightly different phrasing), «I'm sorry, but my faculty mentor says that it's better if I publish in any journal edited by 2Ls rather than in this one that is edited by some of the best teachers and writers in my field.»