Sentences with phrase «writers by publishing author»

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For decades it was dismissed as the desperate refuge of authors rejected by publishing houses, wannabes who paid a fee to a musty vanity press that would dutifully typeset their words and transform them into a few boxes of books that the «writers» could hand out to their friends.

He has been a freelance writer for over 15 years and is the author of «The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal,» published in 2003 by Barnes and Noble.

Stephen B. Clark Ann Arbor, Michigan; (The writer is the author of Man and Woman in Christ, published by Servant.)

Editor's note: CNN.com writer Moni Basu is author of «Chaplain Turner's War,» published by Agate Digital.

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While journals like African Affairs (co-edited by Nic Cheeseman) hold writing workshops in African universities and offer prizes to encourage and celebrate African writers, they rarely publish issues that feature a majority of African authors.

Joel Greenberg A Feathered River Across the Sky Published by Bloomsbury, USA 304 pages, in Hardcover, Softcover, and Kindle format Now into its 3rd hardcover printing Author and Co - Producer / Co-Writer of the upcoming documentary «From Billions to None» See Reviews Below Naturalist Joel Greenberg is a consultant and writer specializing in natural history and has authored numerous books, including A Natural History of the Chicago Region (2002, University of Chicago Press).

Carlson is the author of the book Biology is Technology: The Promise, Peril, and New Business of Engineering Life, published in 2010 by Harvard University Press; it received the PROSE award for the Best Engineering and Technology Book of 2010 and was named to the Best Books of 2010 lists by writers at both The Economist and Foreign Policy.

Led by a crew of authors, poets, bloggers, and artists, BookBaby is dedicated to helping all writers publish successfully.

She's the author of YOU»VE GOT A BOOK IN YOU: A STRESS - FREE GUIDE TO WRITING THE BOOK OF YOUR DREAMS, published by Writer's Digest Books.

I don't like giving advice on how to become a published author, because there is just too much bs out there about being a successful writer, written mostly by unsuccessful writers.

The authors» ad says, in part: «As writers — most of us not published by Hachette — we feel strongly that no bookseller should block the sale of books or otherwise prevent or discourage customers from ordering or receiving the books they want.

She is a proud member of the Authors» Guild, National Writers» Union, the Writer's Club Romance Group, Romance Writers of America, EPIC (the Electronically Published Internet Connection), Women for Literature, Ardeon, E-Writers, the Phenomenal Women of the Web, and the first author to be published by Twilight Times BooksPublished Internet Connection), Women for Literature, Ardeon, E-Writers, the Phenomenal Women of the Web, and the first author to be published by Twilight Times Bookspublished by Twilight Times Books in 1999.

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.

Stop by Author Solutions» booths at one of these events for a chance to meet our authors, discover new titles or learn more about how we help writers self - publish books.

Readers may also be interested in this post by Sangeeta Mehta entitled Is Self - Publishing a Viable Option for Literary Fiction Writers as well as my earlier post, Tearing Down the Wall: Why The Literary Community Should Embrace Indie Authors.

That put a heavy financial burden on the independent writer not published by a traditional publishing company, because with offset printing an indie author would have to pay to print thousands of copies of their book that weren't guaranteed to sell.

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware BLUE DECO PUBLISHING Writer Beware has received multiple documented complaints from authors at Blue Deco Publishing.Problems cited include late or missing royalties and royalty statements, broken marketing p... -LSB-...]

Rob is the author of Sell Your Book Like Wildfire published by Writers Digest.

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Last March, word went out that self - publishing giant Author Solutions Inc (owner of AuthorHouse, iUniverse, Xlibris, Trafford, WordClay, Palibrio, and several others, and contractor for the self - pub... -LSB-...]

I've also tried to address the «sticker shock» authors encounter when entering self - publishing by providing extensive cost projections for different kinds of writers in a multi-part series that starts here: What is the Cost of Self - Ppublishing by providing extensive cost projections for different kinds of writers in a multi-part series that starts here: What is the Cost of Self - PublishingPublishing?

Kevin Larimer, editor in chief of Poets & Writers, leads a conversation with editors Jeff Shotts of Graywolf Press and Chuck Adams of Algonquin Books and authors Jeffrey Yang and Amy Rowland about what it means to be published by an independent press, the author - editor relationship, and how they work together to reach readers.

They frequently cite that most of the Amazon bestsellers are written by indie authors and that they are earning more money than writers who get a traditional publishing deal.

Less than 1 % of published authors actually make a living wage from their royalties — and for every Dan Brown (not an extremely gifted writer by the way!)

So, by your definition Snookie is a real author and Hugh Howey is not because you stated one must make a living off of their work, but clarified that Indie or Self - published writers should never call themselves authors, while those who are traditionally published may.

So, by your definition, most writers published by the big guys aren't authors because many off them can't afford to live off what they earn.

Jaden Terrell is the author of Racing the Devil (Permanent Press), the first in a series featuring Nashville private detective Jared McKean, and is a contributor to Now Write Mysteries, a collection of writing exercises published by Tarcher / Penguin for crime fiction writers.

Soooo, Michael, if a person writes something, no matter how important the content, never gets it published by Big Boy Publisher, then that writer, or if it's a team of writers, can not claim to be authors?

By his own definition he's not a journalist, nor an author, nor a writer, but then most of that is apparent from this self - published article.

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.

I now check every new entry in the Audible new release SF list to see whether the «publisher» is also the «author,» or whether the publishing «company» happens to feature only works by the same writer.

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.

Several years ago I joined a unique writer program offered by Book Passage, Path to Publishing, that helps aspiring authors through the publishinPublishing, that helps aspiring authors through the publishingpublishing process.

For those who don't know, the RITA Awards are the annual published author awards presented by Romance Writers of America.

Other writers may stop by to commiserate, and you do want to network with other authors, but don't make your writer's block or attempts to get published the main focus of your blog.

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Do you think products like Ownshelf will encourage independent authors to publish without DRM protection, or will writers be scared away by the threat of piracy?

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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.

To understand the industry and manage your career, there's Closing the Deal on Your Terms by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, The Everyday Novelist: Business 101 by Daniel Sawyer, From Dreamer to Doer by Jude Wilhoff, Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Indie Publishing by Dean Wesley Smith, Write It Forward: From Writer to Successful Author by Bob Mayer, Pros and Cons by Jody Lynn Nye and Bill Fawcett, and The Science Fiction Professional by Mike Resnick.

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer BewareA Writer Beware reader alerted me recently to A&M Publishing, a new venture from author Steve Alten.

Authors have divided themselves into two camps, the making a living wage by self publishing crowd of which I belong, and the gatekeepers like James Patterson and Scott Turow who have made a shitload of money with traditional publishers who have eleveated them to a position of being «overlords» of the literary world and encouraging greedy publishing houses to bar the door to new aspiring writers who are not represented by agents.

Building an Enthusiastic Fan Base as a Self - Published Author This interview with John Sundman appears on Jane Friedman's must - read blog There Are No Rules, and it will give you a portrait of a writer seeking success not merely by getting outside the box.

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.

John Rector is a prize - winning short story writer and author of the novels «The Grove,» published by AmazonEncore, and «The Cold Kiss,» which was named Best Debut Novel of 2010 by Suspense Magazine.

14.45 - 15.30 Publishing Great Authors: the «Cairo Trilogy» by Naguib Mahfouz Finding new markets for Arab writers around the world Trevor Naylor

We published more titles by more writers than ever before, launched our mobile site for cell phones, mailed exciting royalty checks to our authors, and welcomed our first - ever Executive Vice President (Kelly Schuknecht, who was promoted in January).

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware A little less than two years ago, I wrote a blog post that focused, in part, on Author Solutions» declining share of the so - called assisted self - publishing market.According to a report by Bowker on ISBN outp... -LSB-...]

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