Sentences with phrase «writers and authors ask»

As of late, I've had many writers and authors ask me, how...

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The entrepreneur and author «hosts top - notch writers and entrepreneurs on his show and asks unique, carefully thought out questions.

It started last week at the Festival of Faith and Writing in Grand Rapids, when bestselling author Mary Karr asked an audience of writers, «What would you write if you had no fear?»

Ask any great song writer, author, painter anybody who creates ANYTHING and they will tell you, we do our best work when motivated by love (or pain — but that's usually

Ask any great song writer, author, painter anybody who creates ANYTHING and they will tell you, we do our best work when motivated by love (or pain - but that's usually because of love - so it's the same thing!).

The story conjures memories of Woody Allen's «Deconstructing Harry,» a cynical movie about the dangers of using real characters for novels and Luigi Pinadello's play, «Six Characters in Search of an Author,» about six people claiming to be part of an unfinished story, asking the writer to complete the job.

Starting Out in the Evening was praised but largely overlooked when it was released in the awards season, and if you ask me Frank Langella was robbed of an Oscar nomination for his beautifully modulated performance as a quiet, emotionally closed - in author struggling with writer's block and facing the reality that he's been forgotten in the years since he last published.

Someone asked the Nobel prize - winning author if there were one quality needed, above all others, to be a good writer, and he answered «a built - in, shock proof, crap detector.»

It would be a piece that made me scratch my head and ask, «What can I learn as a writer and teacher of writing from this young author?»

Educators should strive to teach writers not usually included in the literary canon, and they can ask students to reflect on which authors they think curriculum should include.

Each writer asks his or her question aloud, and the student who believes he or she has the correct answer reads that answer slip aloud for verification by the author.

Share your stuff with other writers you trust, join a Google or Facebook group of authors in your genre, share excerpts on your blog and ask for honest feedback.

The most successful authors who sell thousands of books ask for favors by «pitching» a wide variety of people: bloggers, podcasters, retailers, librarians, meeting planners, reporters, book reviewers, radio talk show hosts and freelance writers.

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, Shriver goes on to admit that she sometimes has trouble including female writers when asked to name her favorites, in part because «The big names in the literary pantheon are repeated over and over again... [I] n the glare of a spotlight and frantic to remember any author's name at all, even women like me are going to remember Philip Roth — just as, asked to name a soft drink, I'm going to remember Coca - Cola.

The question we all need to ask as independent authors / writers / whatevers is this: Are we replacing an old system of gatekeepers and page - sweat for a newer broader, far more profitable version?

A post about my excitement at being asked to write for the website of the bestselling guide for authors, the Writers» and Artists» Yearbook

Ask whatever questions you like, and I will provide the answers based on my years of experience in the business, my regular contacts with publishing professionals at writers» conferences and other author events, and my perusal of industry publications.

Best way for a prospect to initiate contact — Jeff Herman's Directory of Agents Visit our website where you can: review sample queries and proposals for works we've sold; query us via email (24 - hour response time); subscribe to our free publishing newsletter; submit your question to our interactive «Ask the Agent» column; read articles by well - known authors and publishing professionals; meet with us at a writers» conference where I'll be speaking.

When I announced the survey and asked for authors to participate, I knew the results would be heavily skewed toward SF / F writers in my network.

I hear the fear that sits within every writer's heart when a first - time author and client asks me that one question I dread: What do you think of my book?

But I know from the messages I receive in my e-mail inbox, from the questions my Book Publicity 101 students ask, and from the inquiries I read on writers» forums that many, many authors are pursuing this option.

In the meantime, Amazon is asking authors and publishers to enroll their books in Kindle MatchBook, which could also open up additional revenue for both the platform and writers.

In this feature exclusive to BookPage.com, authors are asked a question about the craft of writing to give readers an insight into how their favorite writers think and work.

As longtime readers know, writer Kristen Tsetsi is the host of a regular author Q&A at this site, 5 On, that asks 5 questions about writing and 5 questions about publishing.

The interviewer, Nelson Suit, who is a writer as well as one of the editors at Inkspokes, asked me a number of questions about my own experiences as an author who published his own work, but then asked me — as both a writer and a publisher of others» writing — what would be my advice for folks who were looking at self - publishing.

Poynter was prompted to write Self - Publishing Manual after many other publishers and writers began asking him about the secrets to his success in selling so many books as a self - published author.

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Self - published authors Hugh Howey, J.A. Konrath, Barry Eisler and others have asked readers not to boycott Amazon, because the company «has done more to liberate readers and writers than any other entity since Johannes Gutenberg refined the movable type printing press.»

If you're a fiction writer, you can ask them what books and authors they enjoy reading, or the genres that appeal.

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Ask any self - published author about their thoughts on Amazon, and you're likely to get one hundred opinions from one hundred writers.

In this feature exclusive to BookPage.com, each month, four authors are asked a question about the craft of writing to give readers an insight into how their favorite writers think and work.

«It's also a place to learn what's new, ask questions, meet the people behind the programmes, and hear from other writers about what it takes to run a successful indie author business.

I had written a post, Kickstart Your Indie Project, on Indies Unlimited in favor of Kickstarter, and my fellow IU writer Rich Meyer had written one, Mendicancy — The First Refuge of The Modern Indie, critiquing the idea of independent authors asking for money to fund their book costs.

I asked writers, editors, and small publishers to offer the single most important thing they could tell an author today.

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.

Early in his career he was asked by such an author how much he had paid to have his books published, and in response began a campaign of educating other writers about the problems of vanity publishers.

«When I meet an indie author and there's the potential to represent that writer, I would rather hear, «I self - published my book and sold five thousand copies,» because that means the author knows how to market himself,» says Luedeke when asked about the crossover potential for authors who have already published their works on their own.

Ask authors you know who they've worked with, or meet editors at writers conferences, workshops, and trainings.

Independent authors can learn from successful, established authors, ask questions of publishing professionals, and attend seminars on everything from the business of being a writer to editing, developing an author platform, writing a great first line, and more.

Then they can track down these horrible watchdogs... the gall, to try to keep writers informed, how dare they... all those millions they make; strange that they've never asked me for money... why are all these published authors, established agents, publishers, editors agreeing with them... I'm aware that some «innocents» have lost their dew but still refuse to admit the truth - it's not called vanity press for lack of reason - but you've saved many a lamb from the jaws of the wolves, and it's hurting the predators.

The Vigilante Author: I always ask successful authors about the qualities they think are most important for any would - be writer to nurture — and also if they have any advice to offer aspiring authors.

The problem with publishing today, though, is that its driven by greed, and that's driving debut writers to self - publish rather than risk getting rejected because a) they didn't walk into the toilet stall of their favorite author and politely ask for a blurb, or b) they discovered they'd rather spend what free time they have writing, and not marketing or frequenting social venues to make connections that may or may not pan out.

Ask authors you know with whom you've worked, or meet editors at writers» conferences, workshops and trainings.

Iola Goulton presents 9 Top Tips for Aspiring Authors posted at Iola Goulton, saying, «My response to a comment on a book review post asking for advice for new writers, from my viewpoint as a reader, reviewer, freelance editor and now fiction writer.»

A self - published author recently wrote in asking about how to pitch a certain radio show and I thought this would be a good time to make it clear that while I offer general book publicity tips, I wouldn't be able to offer suggestions for how to pitch specific shows / writers for the same reason that a doctor might suggest that you eat well and exercise but wouldn't walk you through how to remove your appendix.

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