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.
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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
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and stars Ewan Mcgregor
and Jonny Lee Miller discuss the films script, along with three new images
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«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.
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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 write
And my publisher told me from the beginning not to follow
just authors and write
and 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?
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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 sha
and successful
writers to connect
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and 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.
-LSB-...] 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, «Sorry, we can no longer consider Harlequin a -LSB-...]
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.