A good defense lawyer can do
LAST KINGS CAP everything possible to help you to cope with the emotions you are going through. At times you will feel angry, frustrated, sad, depressed, anxious and downright scared. You may also be embarrassed and your self-esteem may be very low. The lawyer you hire to represent you can do his part to see you through the bad times and can offer support, and encouragement. You in turn should be able to feel that you can talk to your attorney about what you are feeling.For an autobiographical work, such as a memoir, an author neednt have any special expertiseshe is the foremost authority on her own life. For a how-to or self-help book, however, the first thing mainstream publishers want to know is,
Does the author have a platform?Among the multiple definitions of platform in Merriam Websters 10th edition are 1) a place from which to speak, 2) a set of principles, and 3) a vehicle for carrying things. All these are important to an authors platform. The good news is,
YMCMB CAP in the six to eighteen months it will take most authors to write either their book proposal or their entire book, they can develop a platform. Here are some things editors look for in a platform:- publications in the field demonstrating your expertise- a mailing list- pamphlets, tapes or other media carrying messages related to those in your
OTHER SPORTS CAP book- teaching or leading experience on the topic of your book- a column- a unique point of view with demonstrable appeal- regular speaking engagements-
courses taught at a local venue- a well-designed websiteThe section of the nonfiction proposal entitled Authors Bio or Authors Credentials details the information about the authors platform. Many aspiring authors I work with, at least initially, grossly underrepresent themselves in this section.SOLUTION 1: WORK WITH WHAT YOU HAVETHEN SWITCH HATS!Assume that you probably already have more of a platform than you know. Instead of beginning by writing your bio in paragraph form, put on your Scribe hat and make a listyes, thats right, a long, tedious, unsexy listof everything youve done that
BOY LONDON CAP seems even remotely related to your book.Once youve made your boring list, switch hats.
Youre now a Publishing Consultant looking over your clients resume. How are you going to make her shine? Simpleyoure going to take everything even remotely relevant to the book and change into a language that will make publishers perk up their ears. How do you know what will make publishers perk up their ears?Switch hats again. Youre an Acquisitions Editor at a major publishing house sitting behind a desk, asking yourself, which of these 163 proposals that arrived this week is worth risking my reputation, bank account and job to publish? Then put your Publishing Consultant hat back on, and do your translationbut dont forget about that anxious editor. Heres an example:
Number Crunch Shuffle helps them overcome their fear of numbers, streamlines their home accounting process and cuts their bill and tax preparation time in half. guerilla tip: Bob didnt really call these steps the Number Crunch Shuffle at the time he taught them at Coleridge Community College. He got help developing this tag for the technique around which his book is built. However, he did develop the method itself while teaching those 3,000 students.guerilla insight: Theres plenty of reality to work with. Take whats there and describe it in new and exciting ways. Find a gem that makes your book special and give it an attention-grabbing name.Retailers will tell you that when it comes to wholesale caps,
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CAYLER & SONS CAP related matters. Huh?Womenwear many hats: wife, mother, executive, business owner, entrepreneur, friend,and the list continues. Unfortunately, many women think of time as not beinglate, watching the clock or feeling stressed for not having enough of it. Butwhere in the whole scheme of things does time take on a different meaning? Doestime have to be limited to an enclosed segment of space? Whats your relationship with time?Thinkof the ways you use the word time. I dont have time. How much time isleft? Where will I find the time? I dont want
to get old.Thesestatements or "conditioned beliefs" cause great damage: