If you are interested in this book, I presume you have written a book or plan to write one, and are thinking of self-publishing it. If so, this is the place to start. If you self-publish a non-fiction book of interest to a defined target market, or a book of fiction for people who read the genre you have produced, you can begin to promote it to interested readers. I have sold close to 10,000 books. So while I'm no E.L. James (author of the originally self-published 50 Shades of Grey), I am a happy and profitable self-published author. Perhaps you can become one too. Having said that, your desire to self-publish may not be all about book sales. You may be looking to write a book to give to family and friends. You may be looking to gain the credibility that publishing a book gives a speaker or workshop leader. You may have other reasons for publishing your book. No matter your reason, this book will answer many of your self-publishing questions, point you in the right direction and get you started. In short, as the title says, this book will help you produce, price and promote your self-published book.
Fundamentals of Writing is a book written specifically for those who want to improve their writing skills and apply them to writing articles (for newspapers, magazines, and corporate publications), media releases, case studies, blog posts and social media content. The book is based on several writing courses that I teach online for University of Toronto continuing education students and for private students and corporate clients. And it is filled with samples, examples and exercises to get you writing. Fundamentals of Writing is for you if you are looking to do any of the following: become a more effective writer; organize your thoughts before you write; write for a defined audience; make your points in a clear, concise, focused manner. My hope is that this book will help you effectively structure your written communication when writing articles, media releases, case studies, blog posts and social media content.
Everything You Wanted To Know About Freelance Writing" combines two popular business of freelance writing books: "Business of Freelance Writing: How to Develop Article Ideas and Sell Them to Newspapers and Magazines" and "The Six-Figure Freelancer: How to Find, Price and Manage Corporate Writing Assignments." "How to Develop Article Ideas and Sell Them to Newspapers and Magazines" shows you how to develop article ideas, write query letters, pitch your ideas to the right editor at the right publications, and follow up on your queries. It outlines everything you need to know to negotiate the sale of your work with editors who say "yes" to your ideas. It also reveals how to conduct effective interviews and shows you a variety of ways to write article leads. Focusing on writing material for businesses, associations, government agencies, non-profits and other organizations, "The Six Figure Freelancer" demonstrates how to plan and market your way to freelance writing success in the lucrative corporate market. Review: "One of the best things I have purchased for my business (not counting my computer) is Paul Lima's book Everything You Wanted to Know About Freelance Writing, which is actually two books in one. I highly recommend this book for new freelance writers, to give them an idea of how to get started in freelance writing, and for seasoned veterans, because the tips in the book might trigger ideas that can have a positive impact on business...
Do you want to earn a living as a freelance writer? Can you imagine yourself working from home, selling your articles to newspapers, magazines, trade publications, and Web sites? If so, The Business of Freelance Writing , by Paul Lima, is for you. Business of Freelance Writing: How to Develop Article Ideas and Sell Them to Newspapers and Magazines, by Paul Lima, shows you how to develop article ideas, write query letters, pitch your ideas to the right editor at the right publications, and follow up on your queries. It outlines everything you need to know to negotiate the sale of your work with editors who say "yes" to your ideas. It also reveals how to conduct effective interviews and shows you a variety of ways to write article leads.
Paul Lima was a busy technology freelance writer, earning a six-figure income, during the dot-com boom. When it went bust, so did many of his Information Technology corporate clients. Paul developed new business and marketing plans and within 18 months he was as busy as he was during the height of the dot-com boom. Today, he is now performing a greater variety of tasks for more clients than ever before! To help freelancer writers create a personal road map to business success, Paul created a workshop based on his experiences. He has now turned his popular workshop into Six-Figure Freelancer. Focusing on writing for corporate markets (including businesses, associations, government agencies, non-profits and other organizations), Six Figure Freelancer demonstrates how to plan and market your way to freelance writing success.
Geri: A Post-Pandemic LGBTQ+ Novel About Something Geri, a talented but unknown non-binary stand-up comedian and carpenter, navigates their LGBTQ+ life in the city with three LGBTQ+ roommates. The novel is, in some ways, a parody of the heterosexual series, Seinfeld, but it is its own story. Geri will be published mid-October 2020. Main Characters Geri Sender: a non-binary stand up comedian and carpenter who lives in a house flat with three LGBTQ+ friends Ellie Kim: Geri's former lesbian lover and aspiring playwright who works part-time in the box office of the Rainbow Theatre Jorge Costa: a constantly employed and then unemployed gay person of color looking for love through a dating website Krystal Orbit: a wacky yet outspoken trans gender person who has not yet made the transition. Geri and Ellie love each other, but since their break up they bicker over aspects of life and act as if they don't miss what was once a strong physical relationship. Jorge is frequently unemployed and trying to establish a new relationship through a dating website. Krystal is wacky but has a serious side; she has come to a trans gender conclusion but has trouble walking in heels even though she likes to dress to nines.
If you have writer’s block, or are having difficulty writing, then this book should help you beat back whatever is blocking you, get you writing and keep you writing. The exercises in this book--there are over 70 of them--will help you move beyond your block, and write, write, write. If you feel as if you are stuck in a prisoner’s block, then consider this book a set of tools baked in a cake and delivered to your cell. They will help you break out of the block, so you will be free to write again. If you use the tools in this book and put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard, letters will appear. And some of those letters will form words. And some of those words will form sentences. And some of those sentences will form paragraphs. And so on and so on... And here you thought you were blocked! So get ready to buckle down and write!
Chronic Readers React... "If this book were a movie, the cleaners would have to mop up buckets of tears. Of joy. Of laughter. And yes, of sadness. I'm lucky I had a box of tissues close by." "You cracked my heart, and then fixed it. Broke my heart, and then repaired it. Smashed my heart, but somehow left me feeling that it was fully mended." "I don't know if it's because I have MS, but I laughed, cheered, and cried. Sometimes all three in the same chapter." "You don't have to be sick to love this book." "I had to pause at the end of the final chapter, and have a good cry. Mostly tears of joy. Once composed, I read the epilogue. And damn it, if I was not in tears again." "As a cat lover, 'kitty' was my favorite part of a mighty fine book!" About the Book Paul and Deena are friends with MS and Parkinson's Disease respectively. They've found a wonderful flat renovated for people with disabilities, only they can't afford it. Enter Albert, a former nurse with cancer, and Bolton, an athletic paraplegic. They too look at the flat, and love it. But can't afford it. The solution? The four of them move in together. And life happens. Paul, who has retired from motivational speaking, is motivated into accepting another talk, while working on his painting. Bolton, a former sprinter, tries out for the wheelchair racing team and wheelchair basketball team, while setting up his web design business. Deena, a former PhD student, needs help with her renovation business. Instead of helping to heal people, which he did as a nurse, Albert begins to help Deena heal houses. Our main characters also have to sort out issues with former partners, some of whom have broken up on good terms and some on terms that were not so good, all while dealing with their maladies, and helping each other deal with their chronic issues. In short, illness does not make life, especially if you are determined to live as full a life as possible, despite your malady. And that is just what Paul, Deena, Albert and Bolton try their damnedest to do. About the author Paul Lima has had MS for over 20 years, moving from relapsing remitting MS to secondary progressive MS about five years ago. He has been a professional writer all his healthy and all his sick life. It's been more difficult when ill, but it has just meant he has had to work harder at it.
How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days Fourth Edition Ideal for consultants, workshop leaders, speakers, or freelance writers, who want to write a solid first draft of a non-fiction book - in 60 days Want to write a non-fiction book? Learn how to take your book from inspiration to completion in days, not years. Do you have a book just waiting to come out? Are you procrastinating because you think it will take you years to write? This book will show you how to write a comprehensive first draft - a draft you can send to an agent or publisher or one you can edit and self-publish - in 60 days. Written by successful freelance writer, author, and writing instructor Paul Lima, How To Write A Non-fiction Book In 60 Days takes you, step-by-step, from your book idea to a detailed chapter-by-chapter outline, to a solid first draft - in 60 days. In addition, 60 Days includes two bonus chapters: one on constructing effective sentences and paragraphs and one on self-publishing using print on demand (POD) and e-book distributors that get your book in all major online retailers, at no cost to you*. "This readable little book tells you everything you need to know to write your nonfiction book. Paul Lima's insights and recommendations can easily save you months, maybe years, of frustration. If you want to write a nonfiction book you owe it to yourself to read this book." - Tony Levelle, freelance writer
Charney (whose credentials and affiliation are not stated) examines several aspects of the social history of Lima's Indians. Coverage includes the sustained indigenous presence throughout the colonial period; issues of Indian land tenure; the rise of the Indian leadership class made up of both commoners and nobility; the Indian cofradia as a crucial, ethnic-supporting mechanism; the survival of the Indian family, and its adaptation of certain Spanish practices (godparenthood, will-making, dowries). The author argues that despite their incorporation of aspects of Spanish culture, the Indians retained a clear sense of their distinct identity as a people. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
How To Write Anything: The Format Of What You Write May Change But The Process Of Writing Anything Remains The Same This book is called How To Write Anything, and I confess there is some ego involved in the title. But then I've been a professional writer for over 40 years. As one of Canada's most successful writers and authors, I have written hard news articles, soft news and feature articles, advertising and promotional copy, media releases, reports and proposals, case studies, research papers, email messages, website content, tweets, blog posts, and other online content. I have also written over 20 books on business, promotional and online writing and other topics, such as writing articles, memoir writing and living with Multiple Sclerosis, a disease that I have, but one that has not prevented me from writing or training. I've also written a collection of short stories, poetry, and a couple of plays. So while I haven't written everything, I've written many things. The fact is that you can't read this book and go forth and write anything if you are not familiar with the format or structure of the document that you want to write--be it non-fiction or fiction. For instance, if you want to write a report, you do so using the methods in this book. However, you have to know how to structure reports. The same is applicable to email, social media content, articles, promotional content, case studies, reports, white papers, PowerPoint presentations, speeches, website content, short stories or novels. So some of you reading this book might still have some learning to do. However, I suspect most of you know the structure of the documents you want to produce and you will be able to immediately apply the methods outlined in the book to writing any document that you need to write.
Copywriting That Works: Bright Ideas to Help You Inform, Persuade, Motivate and Sell. If you want to master the craft of writing advertising and promotional copy that informs, persuades, motivates and sells, then this book is for you. It will guide you through the process of producing copy that works - no matter your objective or target market. From branding to hard sell, from newspaper and magazine ads to direct response marketing, from Google ads to website copy and social media, Copywriting That Works... works! The book will show you how to: develop concepts that command your target market's attention; write headlines, body copy and calls to action that hit your mark and meet your objectives; apply creative and linear copywriting concepts to newspaper and magazine ads, direct response brochures and to Google ads for Web copy and social media, including blogs. In a step-by-step approach, this practical, easy-to-follow book shows you the importance of: determining your purpose, defining your target market, knowing your unique selling proposition before you write, and differentiating between brand awareness and hard sell and between features and benefits. In addition, Copywriting That Works includes a bonus chapter on how to optimize websites for the best Search Engine results.
Describes the events that occurred when terrorists took hostages at the Japanese embassy in Lima in December, 1996, and provides a history of terrorism in Peru and other countries in Latin America.
Rebel in the Back Seat ... and other short stories: Sometimes tragic. Often hilarious. Frequently poignant. And always uplifting. Rebel In The Back Seat will make you smile, make you laugh, make you feel and just might cause you to reflect on growing up -- the good, the not always good, and even the painful ... And yes, the funny moments too. Rebel In The Back Seat is a collection of coming of age, no matter what the age, short stories. The collection includes: Hockey Night on Ossington Avenue, The Conquest of Kong, The Winter of Whisky, A Whiter Shade of Pale, L'Ascenseur, The Visit, The Last Bang, Beaujolais Nouveau, The Cattle Were Lowing, The Nuncles and Rebel In The Back Seat. Note: In some stories, there is some violence, some strong language and some sexual content. There is also, in most stories, a great deal of fun and levity.
MS & ME: From First Signs, To Diagnosis, To Living With Chronic Illness. What Multiple Sclerosis Is, How It Manifests Itself And What Can And (Unfortunately) Cannot Be Done About It. If you are newly diagnosed with MS, know someone who is, or if you are a caregiver of someone with MS, no doubt you have a lot of questions about MS. MS & ME has a lot of answers. it answers questions about: what is and why is MS, different types of MS, various MS symptoms and medications. It looks at MS and diet, exercise, smoking, drinking, relationships with family and friends, sex, pregnancy, and much more. In addition, Paul talks about his personal battle with MS over 20 years and many other people with MS chime in about their feelings and experiences related to MS. In short this is a comprehensive, must-read book about MS.
In the latter half of the twentieth century, millions of impoverished people all over Latin America participated in illegal seizures of urban land. As many cities became saturated with squatter settlements by the 1980s, it was expected that such invasions would wane. But the increased economic vulnerability and expansion of informal labor activity brought about by neoliberal government policies spurred yet more invasions. Their goals remained the same: reliable electricity, potable water, sewer drainage, and legal title to illegally acquired land. But changes in the economic and political context required different means for achieving these goals. Social safety nets were weakened, organized labor lost power, and some urban service monopolies were privatized&—and the introduction of democratic municipal elections offered new avenues to secure these much-needed services. In this careful study of ten neighborhoods in Quito, Ecuador, and Lima, Peru, Paul Dosh examines these new patterns to cast light on the reasons why some neighborhood groups succeed and survive while others do not.
This study of Peru's transformation from a tottering colonial economy based on extraction of precious bullion to a massive exporter of bulk goods like guano shows how a struggle between protectionists and free traders shaped the state. "This is an elegant and sophisticated book that can be read on many levels, written by an author who never takes the facile road. [Its] significance is great--not just for Peruvian history but for theoretical questions relating to dependency and economic history in nineteenth-century Latin America... Gootenberg has added a major new element to the dependency debate, one that is more intellectually satisfying than the sterile old argument about good guys and bad guys."--Timothy E. Anna, The Hispanic American Historical Review "[One] of the best books in recent years on Peruvian history, and a valuable contribution to nineteenth-century commercial and financial studies."--Michael J. Gonzales, Journal of Economic History "Fascinating reading. Gootenberg has taken the why of Latin American underdevelopment a step forward by unraveling complexities of the actual historical-economic forces... [This book] is perhaps the most thorough examination of exactly how those internal class and productive forces contributed to Peru's under-development."--Choice Originally published in 1989. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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