Sentences with phrase «writers and authors just»

Writers and authors just need to overcome what has always been the biggest barrier to publishing... making it a «must «to get a book published, instead of a «would like `.
A lot of writers and authors just will treat it as if they were writing for print or for some other kind of formal publication, but it's not the same.

Not exact matches

In addition to wearing their writer's hat, self - published authors need to do just about everything that goes into packaging, marketing, and selling books, like building an author platform.
The God of the bible is just that, a God invented by the authors of the bible with all the human emotions the writers had, anger, jealousy, regret and a short temper.
With this in mind Christians rightly turn to biblical authors who go beyond stewardship to stress a just treatment of animals; to Orthodox traditions with their emphases on a sacramental understanding of nature; and to classical, Western writers such as Irenacus, the later Augustine, Francis of Assisi, and the Rhineland mystics who stress the value of creation as a whole.
Interesting discussion — Totally agree about the «punching above their weight» problem with the current spate of «popular» atheists and junk writers, as well as the «Hollywood» treatment of Pullman, but you don't need to wade through Pullman's trilogy to get a useful insight into institutionalism vs genuine spirituality — just pick up the excellent «The Dragon in the Sea» by Dune author Frank Herbert or «The Moon is a Harsh Mistress» by Robert Heinlien — great works from the Golden Age of Science Fiction literature.
Myrna Beth Haskell is a feature writer, columnist and author of LIONS and TIGERS and TEENS: Expert Advice and Support for the Conscientious Parent Just Like You.
Michele Lent Hirsch is a writer and editor and the author of Invisible: How Young Women with Serious Health Issues Navigate Work, Relationships, and the Pressure to Seem Just Fine (Beacon Press, 2018).
I'm an avid traveler, teacher, freelance writer, book author and recreational archeologist, so a baby was just never a priority in my life.
Jeremiah Bonet, the «Raw Vegan Preneur» is a self - made Serial Entrepreneur, a Raw Foods Chef, an Author, Writer, a Businessman, a Geek, a Father, and a Researcher, to just name...
Jeremiah Bonet, the «Raw Vegan Preneur» is a self - made Serial Entrepreneur, a Raw Foods Chef, an Author, Writer, a Businessman, a Geek, a Father, and a Researcher, to just name a few, as Mr. Bonet holds many titles.
About Blog Writers Network (WN) is an online platform which provides information, resources and opportunities for anyone involved in or interested in sharing a story, whether they are an author, freelance writer, artist, or just want to share anything.
Contemporary author and filmmaker John Sayles says, «Jim Tully stands out in American literature as one of the few realist writers who did not just visit the rougher environs of human experience for material, but was fully of those depths... That Tully wrote at all was a miracle; that he wrote so well is a gift to the world.»
With just a week to go until its UK release, a featurette has arrived online for the upcoming sequel T2 which sees director Danny Boyle, writer John Hodge, Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh, and stars Ewan Mcgregor and Jonny Lee Miller discuss the films script, along with three new images and a clip entitled «Addicted to -LSB-...]
«When that ballistic missile comes from the back of the room, it's a good reminder that the question doesn't just belong to state school boards, authors of textbooks, writers of curriculum standards, and other elite,» he says.
This year's line - up looks to be just as impressive, with manga artist Matthew Lin, novelist Will Kostakis, children's author Tim Harris, writer Ursula Dubosarsky, Indigenous visual poet Kirli Saunders and spoken word artist L - Fresh the Lion all on the bill.
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Author Solutions has just introduced a new marketing service called BookStub, which it describes thusly: Loyalty card - sized BookStubs display your cover on the front side and ordering instructions on t... -LSB-...]
So many authors (sadly) think it's all about the art and craft of writing, that if I'm just a «great writer,» the books will sell.
But I have published several books about social media, including Social Media Just for Writers, Blogging Just for Writers, Avoid Social Media Time Suck, and The Author's Guide to Goodreads.
This just in... literally as I'm putting this post to bed: Sue William Silverman — author of the memoirs Because I Remember Terror, Father, I Remember You and Love Sick: One Woman's Journey through Sexual Addiction — reports that her writing craft book Fearless Confessions: A Writer's Guide to Memoir has received an Honorable Mention in ForeWord Review's Book - of - the - Year award competition in the category writing.
I could rant, but author Jackie Kessler does it so well I'll just link to her, and then follows up with Harlequin's response after the Romance Writers of America said, -LSB-...]
But then I see new books — good books — by writers in the region whose names I'm just beginning to recognize, and others by authors long familiar to me, and still others by people I've never heard of, and my confidence grows that no matter where the rest of the country is heading with the printed word, the South is moving in the right direction, and picking up speed.
, 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.
I think the greats are Authors, all the rest are just writers and you get the tag SELF PUBLISHED writer.
To attempt to define, and campaign to indoctrinate, what a writer / author / professional should and should not be is just a reflection of one's own immature ego, struggling to satisfy its very existence due to frustration in comprehending a notion that is bigger than that individual's ego itself.
So then the actual question is who should decide just who the real authors are and who are simply writers?
But despite your arrogant demands writers will still put their work out there just as publishers will still make money off named authors and the readers will be the ones that decide what they want to read.
To say that writers are only deserving of the «author» title if they are making a living from their publications is just flat out naive — and you have to wonder at the gullibility of someone who thinks that way.
The Society of Authors wrote an open letter to publishers in the United Kingdom and pointed to a recent survey that found that the median income of a professional author is now just # 11,000, with only 11.5 % of UK writers making a living solely from writing.
Anne Rice, Stephen King, among several other of what you call «professional» authors all call us indies, authors and not just writers.
And my publisher told me from the beginning not to follow just authors and writeAnd my publisher told me from the beginning not to follow just authors and writeand writers.
It's the professional organisation for self - published writers and indie authors all over the world, launched by bestselling novelist Orna Ross just over two years ago.
She's written six social media books including Social Media Just for Writers and The Author's Guide to Goodreads: How to Engage with Readers and Market Your Books.
Wouldn't it be even better if someone would just hand you the keys to the perfect Writer Platform and you could just hop in, rev the engine and race off to Author Superstardom?
And because we know how daunting the blank page can be, we set up the Just Write online community, at tyjustwrite.com, for budding authors and successful writers to connect and shaAnd because we know how daunting the blank page can be, we set up the Just Write online community, at tyjustwrite.com, for budding authors and successful writers to connect and shaand successful writers to connect and shaand share.
Our third annual «best gifts for authors and writers» list is certain to help you find just the right writer gift this holiday season.
Martins; Macmillan audio) is a standalone novel set in a small town microbrewery, featuring out - of - work, just - separated Kate Appleton, and is a collaboration between the bestselling author and the president of the Romance Writers of America.
When the electronic revolution started to hit books and a few authors discovered how really simple it was to indie publish, lots of talk started about how writers could get rich by just indie publishing their first or second book, and a few writers actually did.
Each year, hundreds of veteran authors and those just learning the craft of Christian fiction gather in a setting like this to hear skilled instructors, inspiring keynoters... to gain from the insights of industry professionals... to interact with other writers... and to present their ideas to agents and editors looking for stories like theirs, or to mentors who can help them move forward in their writing career.If you write Christian fiction — or want to learn how — the ACFW conference is an investment worth making.
I've talked about this with some other black female writers — as indie authors especially — with our suspicions that the majority of romance readers (non-black) will not pick up a book with a black woman on the cover, should we do it anyway and take the risk just to see ourselves on the cover?
Because in the digital age, authors aren't just writers, they're also marketers and sales people.
I had one author dislike the book, suggesting I write it in the format used by Writer's Digest books (she published with Writer's Digest Books), and [I] just rescinded my request because I did not want [that look].
Just wanted to say thanks on behalf of Indie Authors, and writers in general — you are doing a great service for the industry.
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Tracy Marchini Literary Agent is on our list of New Book Agents (new publishing agents looking for writers), Book Agents USA (publishing agents in the United States), Fiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for younger readers), Young Adult Book Agents (publishing agents who represent YA books for teens), Middle Grade Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for middle grade tween readers), and Picture Book Agents (publishing agents who represent picture books for kids).
I think at this point, it's pretty much an outgrowth of my website, Helping Writers Become Authors, which is something I started, to share my writing journey, and it just took off.
Sarah A. Hoyt has a great post this morning on how one author is completely in the wind when it comes to understanding the difference between writers who self - publish or go with small presses to release their e-books and those «real» authors who spend years just researching their books.
Prolific thriller writer and author expert Joanna Penn just released her latest book.
Renee Fountain Literary Agent is on our list of New Book Agents (new publishing agents looking for writers), Book Agents New York (publishing agents in New York State), Book Agents NYC (publishing agents in NYC), Book Agents USA (publishing agents in the United States), Fiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for younger readers), and Young Adult Book Agents (publishing agents who represent YA books for teens).
News Corp has also hired 100 independent authors, writers and staff to create new content for this service, which is good its just not regurgitated content from their other publications.
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