Sentences with phrase «top things authors»

Here are the top things authors need to know as they go to compile an ebook.

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by Mike Geary - Certified Nutrition Specialist Author of the best - sellers — The Fat Burning Kitchen & The Top 101 Foods that FIGHT Aging One thing that never made sense to me over the years was how the media and other sources have always tried to portray sun exposure as «the sun's deadly rays».

Nina Crespo, author of the sexy Kingman Brothers series, shares her top five favorite things that help get her through the week (besides hot businessmen, that is).

Girl, the very first thing that I noticed about your blog is the beautiful top you're wearing in the author photo on the sidebar.

«I think legislators who are thinking we don't need to drastically change things in Milwaukee and we're still going to get «Race to the Top» dollars are greatly mistaken,» said Colón, who will be the lead Assembly author of the MPS governance change bill.

Here are a few examples of what you will learn, how to write a letter of appreciation to an author and mail it to them, have your friends / classmates dress up like the characters from your favorite book, create a word game and make a list of words to describe something you love, make a list of the longest words that you know, make a list of your top 10 favorite things.

Motivational Mondays — get motivated for the week ahead EdTech Tool Tuesdays — practical edtech tools Wonderful Classroom Wednesdays — meet teachers doing amazing things Thought Leader Thursdays — hear from top researchers and authors to think about your teaching 5 - Idea Fridays — 5 practical ideas teachers can use now

As an author advocate, part of me dislikes creating a top ten list with a negative slant, and yet, it's so easy to get things wrong in book publishing that it's easy to come up with a list like the one below, which is hardly comprehensive.

Among other things, she said she wanted the kind of fame only top - tier authors get:

Things like the author's platform, the ability to sample, the social aspect of the «top 100» lists by genre, and the lack of «cover art embarassment» for those guilty - pleasure readings.

Whaley's Where Things Come Back might just be the most acclaimed YA novel that was published in 2011: It won the 2012 Printz Award, the 2012 William C. Morris Debut Fiction Award and Whaley was the first - ever YA author to be selected as a «Top 5 Under 35 Author» by the National Book Foundauthor to be selected as a «Top 5 Under 35 Author» by the National Book FoundAuthor» by the National Book Foundation.

One thing that separates The Editorial Department from others in the field is our track record of success in helping authors navigate the submissions process and find homes for their manuscripts, with top agents and publishers.

Like «Zen of eBook Formatting,» I wrote this book out of a kind of frustration because I felt the wealth of information was simply overwhelming, making it virtually impossible for aspiring self - publishing authors to stay on top of things.

Most authors struggle because they simply don't realize how important the little things are, like getting top - quality, five - star reviews and creating beautiful and compelling book descriptions, titles and covers.

Finally, any indie authors still choosing to operate under a half - arsed mentality of, «eh, I'll just publish it through Amazon», will inevitably get pushed to the bottom of the pile as those who are serious about making things work will continue to hike to the top — egged on by readers, peers and other like - minded artists within this incredibly supportive community.

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.

«Programmers Need To Be Treated As Top Talent, Just Like Authors» A funny thing happened on the way to digital books and ebook enhancement: We forgot that we knew what we know.

It's the kind of thing that's easy to get motivated about and realize, but that goes straight out the window the second you see another brand new author hit the Top 100 with their first book, haha.

One of the things that seems to be rising to the top in these discussions, regardless of any status change, is evaluating the focus of current programming and how much it offers established, published authors versus aspiring authors — which is actually in - tune with the mission * as stated * «The mission of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers is: a non-profit, volunteer - run organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating writers seeking publication in fiction.»

Here are our top ten things we all learned in kindergarten that will make us all better authors and entrepreneurs:

That's on top of the uncomfortable reality that the emergence of a viable self - publishing community has been — contrary to what many self - published authors assert — a great thing for traditional publishers.

The thing I remember about the scene was the woman was on top of him and the author described the lady's pubic area as her «soft curled nap,» which killed me, because I had pubic hair myself by then, and that shit was not soft.

And, if you're up on things, I probably don't have to inform you of a recent letter from some of the top big name authors requesting letters be sent to Amazon's Jeff Bezos in order to save authors and writing and literature and to let Hachette get its way.

But being a self - published author tops the list, more difficult than it was learning architecture and going on to design dozens of large custom homes, or operating a construction company that specialized in the absolutely highest end for the most demanding people on Earth, or running a successful international import / export firm in dozens of jurisdictions, or making wine with one of the biggest wineries in Argentina... I could go on, but the point is that I've done a few tough things which required a fair amount of effort and mental dexterity, and writing makes them all look like child's play.

My advice to new authors would be to join online author groups and forums, such as the Bestseller Bound writing community and the Kindleboards, to stay on top of the latest news in publishing as things change at a rapid pace.

On top of that, once you are set up you, as the author don't need to touch a thing save for sending out your prizes 4x per year (every 90 days) to the winners.

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Being part of the Indelibles helps me keep on top of things — the collective knowledge of 25 active indie authors is a powerful thing.

From my experience as an author in dealing with Amazon, there's a lot missing from their toolset that they have no interest in handing over to authors, because even as limited as they are, they're still on top of things.

So from the perspective of Internet marketing, here are the top seven things every aspiring author's website should have.

The post was about the top seven things every aspiring author's website must have from my perspective as an Internet marketer (my day job).

They are «tops» in their consulting, advice, book production, author support — you name it field in and around all things BOOKS.

-LSB-...] O.K., so that, apart from my normal work as a writer and my duties as a member of Humanity, is one of my top «passions» now; yet, this help for writers thing was also a factor in my writing today's post because of an article by Jane Friedman called, Author Marketing Collectives: An Increasingly Important Component of Book Promotion.

If you want to be a successful independent author, I believe that editing is one of the top things you can do to set yourself apart from the pack.

Their main jobs are: — Connecting the author with publishers, including the top publishing companies — Negotiating contracts and other deals — Ensuring the payment or the royalties, contracts, and such thing alike — Becoming a mediator in case there are issues between the publishers and the authors — Helping the publishing process, including publication, review, and distribution

The topics include a simple way to sell more books, social media tips for authors, the top 10 things authors must know about Amazon, and more.

Each expert is «tops» in their consulting, advice, book production, author support — you name it field in and around all things BOOKS.

One of the top things I hear is «another new author to me!»

I would definitely put «build and stay in contact with your mailing list» at the top of my recommendations for authors, although I do find that this is the one thing that most of them are missing.

The only thing propping up print numbers are wholesalers like WalMart and Costco and the only authors they rack are the top 5 %.

The Top Ten Things Your Author Website Needs!

Top 7 Mistakes Indie Authors If you are a new author, there are things that can help and things that can hurt your book sales.

I try to keep on top of things, but being part of the Indelibles is extremely helpful with this — the collective knowledge of 25 active indie authors is a powerful thing.

and today, we're talking about the top five things that authors should know about self - publishing.

One thing to notice is that self - published authors live short in Top 100.

The three top online tools I recommend to connect with readers are Amazon Author Central, Goodreads and Library Thing.

Diane MacEachern, author of Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World, offers a top 10 list of things we shouldn't do to protect the planet.

Whether you took six months off to go BASE jumping in the Himalayas, stopped working when a kid was born, or needed to leave the workforce to care for an ailing relative, there's always a way to spin things positively, says Nicole Williams, a career expert and author of Girl on Top: Your Guide to Turning Dating Rules into Career Success.

According to the authors of How to Hire and Develop Your Next Top Performer (McGraw Hill, 2001), brokers focus on the wrong things in making their hiring decisions.