Sentences with phrase «who wrote each of their manuscripts»

They who wrote each of their manuscripts in long hand with pen dipped in ink — as no doubt did all other writers of their time.

Not exact matches

My thanks for help in writing these lectures are due to Edwin D. Starbuck, of Stanford University, who made over to me his large collection of manuscript material; to Henry W. Rankin, of East Northfield, a friend unseen but proved, to whom I owe precious information; to Theodore Flournoy, of Geneva, to Canning Schiller, of Oxford, and to my colleague Benjamin Rand, for documents; to my colleague Dickinson S. Miller, and to my friends, Thomas Wren Ward, of New York, and Wincenty Lutoslawski, late of Cracow, for important suggestions and advice.

A «remarkable» discovery has been made by a scholar who found that an 8th century manuscript of the Qur «an was actually written over pages from a Bible.

Book Publishing Instructions is primarily written for people who want to self - publish their book, but even if you are pursuing traditional publishing with an established publishing company, this book will provide valuable insight and resources for helping you prepare your manuscript and build your reading audience so that you have a better chance of getting your book picked up by a publisher.

It will contain a series of essays on the history of the Christian ministry written by Church historians who have met in several conferences and submitted their manuscripts to one another so as to produce a genuine symposium.

More important to us is the work of H. S. Reimarus (1694 - 1768), a professor of oriental languages at a Gymnasium in Hamburg, who, under the influence of the English Deists, wrote a four - thousand - page manuscript Apologie oder Schutzschrift für die vernünftiger Verehrer Gottes, a defense of the deistic approach to religion, which he refrained from publishing.

Dr. Farquharson, who was also a consultant and member of the Review Committee, assisted with the interpretation of findings and the writing of the manuscript.

Students who work from home sometimes use the 15 minute breaks to do minor chores such as changing / folding laundry or washing the dishes.Imagine killing so many birds with one stone — by the end of the day you will have a well - written manuscript and clean clothes and dishes!

Written permission from any author who is not an author of your manuscript but whose work is cited as in press.

They sent notices to authors informing them that anyone who had contributed to the writing of a manuscript must be listed as an author.

For example, when he describes cases of astonishing eyesight in chapter 21 of book VII, Pliny writes that Homer's Iliad was written in such small script that the complete manuscript could fit in a nutshell; he also mentions a man called Strabo, who could recognize objects 135 miles away and who, during the Punic Wars, could sight and even count the enemy ships docked in Carthage from a promontory in Sicily.

«The redaction of our manuscript, intended to contain risk, will make it harder for legitimate scientists to get this information while failing to provide a barrier to those who would do harm,» he writes.

Writers of any nationality who have never had a novel published — and who write in English — can enter, and St. Martin's Minotaur will publish the winning manuscript.

Hi, I learnt my lesson with Xibris who is under the wing of Penguin House they were over the top with praises but got nothing right they didn't follow any of my instructions for my artwork or cover the did nt edit my manuscript as I paid $ 3500 for and received delay after delay after 8 months which they promised 6 weeks and my book would be in my hand and on shelves, I pulled the plug and cancelled payments through my bank and received all my money back I sent all 9 consultants emails on my termination of our contract due to their unprofessional ism and prying on new authors Plus I sent 9 written termination letters as stated in their contract I now have learnt research every publisher outlet in legitimacy saves on the heartache

Accountability can come in the form of a writing coach, like myself, who you can meet with on a regular basis to discuss progress on your manuscript.

While speed is not always an author's friend — as it can lead to grave mistakes in the writing, editing, and even cover art — there is a growing number of authors who've recognized that sitting on a manuscript only alienates readers.

I have so many writing friends who are part of writing groups that do just this, and the results are always a lot of manuscripts not being sold.

Some authors (who've gotten NO positive responses from literary agents and / or hundreds of rejections) have written new Query Letters that Worked... resulting in full manuscript requests, representation offers from top literary agencies, and book deals with major publishers.

With a staff of writers and editors who've worked on dozens of topics and manuscripts in our decade - long tenure as Phoenix, Arizona's premiere book editing and writing company, Midnight Publishing has considerable experience addressing the many varied needs -LSB-...]

In time her fingers became stained with the lead of the pencil he had used to write his manuscript, as she devoted herself to understanding who he was, why he disappeared, and what legacy she had inherited.

In your quest to get your manuscript written, edited, and just done, make sure that you're not rushing so much that you lose sight of the long - term skills needed to be a successful, full - time author — as in, an author who can make enough money from book sales to quit her day job and write for a living.

Well in advance of you even completing your manuscript, you should already have identified who you're writing the story for.

For example, we met someone recently who had written a manuscript about a particular kind of bicycle building.

While Diversion Books does operate on the more traditional publishing model of accepting manuscripts through agent pitching, Diversion also accepts submissions from authors who are well - positioned and have written great books.

Rejection comes at you from all directions — literary agents who won't take you on, editors who reject your manuscript, publishers who give you an insulting advance, anonymous reviewers who write hate speeches, and of course the ultimate rejection — poor sales.

For the last month or so (who'm I kidding, it's for the duration) of writing a manuscript, I don't sleep well.

Having also been a technical writer who had to pass out copies of the manuals I wrote to the entire programming team and seen every programmer want to impose a different editorial style and graphic design on the manuscript without having a clue what they were talking about, I really, seriously, don't want 100,000 people editing my manuscript.

From an author's point of view, writing manuscript after manuscript, mailing proposal after proposal to traditional publishers who are inundated with slush is kind of like spending $ 10,000 to buy a five dollar lottery ticket.

Thank you to all of the authors who participated and submitted a manuscript for the 2012 Women of Faith writing contest.

«The quality of writing is the issue, and no matter how you plan to get published, you still need a good editor... So far, 90 percent of the writers who have asked for a sample have hired NY Book Editors to edit the entire manuscript.»

I help writers who have already written the sloppy first draft but now need feedback as they rewrite, revise, and polish the manuscript to the best of their ability.

«This second edition of «The Safe Hiring Manual» is intended to be the most all - encompassing and up to date guide to background checks for employers,» explains Rosen, who completed a prior revision to the manuscript in 2007 and also wrote a second book, «The Safe Hiring Audit,» in 2008.