Sentences with phrase «writers and publishers by»

Black, Moschovakis, and other publishers hope that the free - PDF approach will help make poetry more widely available, particularly to readers in geographically isolated locations, and grant more freedom to writers and publishers by working outside the traditional publishing system.

Not exact matches

The blog is by Marc Chandler, a prolific writer, publisher and associate professor at the New York Center for Global Affairs.

Broadcast by tweets from influential theologians / pastors such as John Piper bidding «Farewell, Rob Bell,» the article's writer is convinced that Bell can no longer claim the title of «Christian» because he suspects Bell of universalism (this decision being made, it seems, simply by viewing the video above and reading the publisher's summary rather than, you know, reading the book first).

But I suspect it begins by doing the one thing we writers, editors, and publishers feel we have been forbidden from doing for so long: speak the truth.

It is the case that large - and middle - sized for - profit publishers and university presses as well as a number of new small presses now publish substantial numbers of books by mainline Protestant writers.

When Publishers Weekly, in its religion section, talked about one of my novels and one of John Updike's as crossover books by mainstream writers, I doubt that our editors at Knopf were pleased.

I made the very difficult decision to leave working in my dream job with Jamie and branch out on my own to tell my story in food so I quit my job, went freelance as a food stylist and recipe writer and within a year I was fortunate enough to have been spotted by my amazing publisher Louise Haines and was offered a book deal and from there my blog, newspaper and magazine columns all organically followed on.

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With the support of top writers, tea experts, translators and publishers around the globe, this new mobile magazine is set to take the tea - drinking world by storm.

Full marks to Gollancz for publishing this collection of stories by one of Britain's consistently finest science fiction writers — but it, and other book publishers, would be doing themselves, writers and readers a favour by providing more outlets for short fiction.

Vice President, Publisher: Tim Moore Associate Publisher and Director of Marketing: Amy Neidlinger Acquisitions Editor: Martha Cooley Editorial Assistant The Forty Rules of Love is written by Elif Shafak, a French born Turkish writer.

Blu - ray extras begin with a brand new audio commentary by writer Peter S. Beagle and publisher Connor Cochran.

The writer relates how he sold the book based on a 100 - page sample, and had Hollywood throwing money at him within two days of its acceptance by a publisher.

Countdown 101: From Writer to Self Publisher by Heather Covington 1st Books Library Paperback, $ 22.95 404 pages ISBN: 978 -1-4140-2218-2 Book Review by Kam Williams «After starting a business proposal that took over 10 years, as long as it took to finally self publish my first book, I knew that I needed to be brave, and tear it to pieces to start all over.

And so, with a fifth child on the way and Italian interior decorators to pay, the writer decides to dash off and self - publish a novella about Christmas — after, of course, being rejected by his publisher, whose dismissive comments about the holiday partly inspire the old cheapskate ScrooAnd so, with a fifth child on the way and Italian interior decorators to pay, the writer decides to dash off and self - publish a novella about Christmas — after, of course, being rejected by his publisher, whose dismissive comments about the holiday partly inspire the old cheapskate Scrooand Italian interior decorators to pay, the writer decides to dash off and self - publish a novella about Christmas — after, of course, being rejected by his publisher, whose dismissive comments about the holiday partly inspire the old cheapskate Scrooand self - publish a novella about Christmas — after, of course, being rejected by his publisher, whose dismissive comments about the holiday partly inspire the old cheapskate Scrooge.

Imagine, for example, a world - history core: One publisher might produce a series of historical novellas by a writer and a historian working together to go with various places and periods in history.

Moreover, the fear of being criticized by pressure groups encourages curriculum writers and textbook publishers to make their instructional materials value - free from the outset.

The National Indie Excellence ® Book Awards is judged by independent experts from all aspects of the indie book industry, including publishers, writers, editors, book cover designers and professional copywriters.

Readers have been separated from authors by many levels — stores, distributors, media outlets, printers, publishers — there were lots of layers for many generations, and the editor with a checkbook made the process palatable to the writer.

This site, co-founded and maintained by award - winning author Victoria Strauss, is sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and has a wide array of information on all forms of scams, ranging from vanity / subsidy publishers and literary agencies to red - flagged clauses and contractual agreements authors should steer clear of.

Publishing expert Alan Rinzler explained in an interview at Forbes, «By definition, the old model of the author platform was the writer's public visibility and reputation that the publisher's publicity department used to promote and sell the book... We insisted on a stellar track record in book sales and appearances on radio and TV.

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware I often receive questions from writers who are looking to hire an independent editor to polish their manuscripts, either for self - publication or for submission to agents and publishers, and want to know w... -LSB-...]

Claimed P&E was owned by a foreign monopoly «with a hidden agenda to make money off writers by destroying the credibility of the American publishing industry» and sought to direct writers to self - publishers.

Walter John Williams — Well yes, Hachette is mean to authors, if by mean you mean that Hachette, and other publishers, try to get authors to sign contracts that favor the publisher over the writer.

In 1998, I went to my first Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference and was totally blown away by all the authors, agents, publishers, and divine appointments.

But this was before the Internet and before services widely used by small publishers weren't readily available to writers.

Funded by investors including Peter Thiel (co-founder and former CEO of PayPal), Booktrack is a unique tool designed for self - published writers and publishers to add soundtracks to their eBooks.

The activities are also supported by the national publishers and booksellers associations, the Slovenian Writers» Association and numerous organisations and governmental bodies active in the book sector, in particular the Slovenian Ministry of Culture.

Writer Beware Website: www.sfwa.org/for-authors/writer-beware/about Run by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, provides information about writing scams, schemes, pitfalls; maintains an extensive database of questionable literary agents, publishers, editors, etc..

Older agents went into hiding, knowing their job wasn't to read slush, and new scam agents popped up everywhere, taking advantage of this new guideline from publishers by milking the writer of their money and crushing their dreams.

Big Crowd at our Vendor Showcase August 13, 2014, cosponsored by St. Louis Publishers Association and St. Louis Writers Guild.

The competition is judged by experts from all aspects of the book industry, including publishers, writers, editors, book cover designers and professional copywriters.

by France Caballo discusses how self - publishers can overcome failure as writers and marketers to find happiness and success.

Publishers aren't willing to offer fair enough contracts, or decent royatlies, or advertising etc... and they are losing the commercial writers by the bucketload.

By putting this stuff out there, you insult all writers, all publishers — big and small, agents, and all others who strive to make the publishing industry an inviting business to work.

This year, for the first time, the winners — nominated by publishers, literary critics, and readers across the Arab world and internationally, and selected by a panel of eminent Arab writers, academics, and journalists — will be published together in a one - of - a-kind anthology.

Let's not forget that some of our greatest authors and writers and poets in the past were self - published before they were accepted by a publisher or agent.

Step forward the Editors: In a panel chaired by Michael Bhaskar, Harper Collins's Kimberley Young described recruiting romance writers via a twitter shout out (I can only pity the person who had to read the 1000 submissions she got in in response) and hailed the new openness to experimentation — and the speed publishers could move (from acquisition to Amazon in 30 days).

Getting published by a traditional press might give a writer a bit more «legitimacy,» but the writer still has to put as much if not more work into the process, especially post-publication when the book is suppose to sell and make the publisher a lot of money.

I spent weeks gathering all the possibilities, studying the online interfaces, reading their documentation, reading opinions by other writer / publishers, listing advantages and pitfalls.

I think authors and publishers appreciate the opportunity to be reviewed by our carefully chosen, professional writers who provide a needed service.

I have read articles by several Indie writers who contend that getting a traditional publisher contract is more likely if you already have published work product and a following of readers.

I honestly think that's why most writers write, and why many don't bother to learn about the business aspect of it — or think that by going with a traditional publisher, they'll not have to worry about that aspect HA HA HA.

by Anne R. Allen Good critique groups are the easiest (and cheapest) way for new writers to learn the nuts and bolts of the craft and keep those cringe - making first drafts from gumming up agents» and publishers» desks (or becoming part of Konrath's tsunami of crap.)

Guests will preview of Action Comics # 1000, which features the DC debut of acclaimed writer Brian Michael Bendis, art by legendary DC Comics publisher and artist Jim Lee and stories from Superman writer Peter J. Tomasi, artist Pat Gleason and artist Dan Jurgens.

Specific, in - depth nuts - and - bolts guides include The Unofficial Scrivener Workbook by M.J. Carlson, Excel for Writers by M. L. Humphrey (walks through how to create spreadsheets that track time spent writing, page production, year - to - year metrics, and keep track of your works), Excel for Self - Publishers by M. L. Humphrey (amazingly useful for indie authors, how to track ads and effectiveness, revenue by sales channel, keywords, amazon reports, and more), and The Author's Guide to Vellum by Chuck Heintzelman (an incredible new app for producing print and eBooks; I'm a total convert myself).

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Today I saw the following statement used as justification for choosing a fee - based publisher that charges its authors nearly $ 4,000, and actively presents itself as a real publisher, rather than a... -LSB-...]

«This partnership will greatly benefit writers and publishers who've been sitting on their back catalogs simply because the idea of digitizing the books themselves by hand was overwhelming,»

These days the publishers save money by insisting you the writer do all of the promoting and still find time to write that next contracted novel as well as attend the book signings.

There are also many advantages of being supported by a traditional publisher that will help you reach more readers and build your writer brand.