Have you ever wondered how to talk about your book? Whether it’s online or in person, talking about your book is subtle and difficult art in itself. This week we talk about the basics of an “elevator pitch” and how to effectively talk about your book to various types of people!
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We’re doing another giveaway! This time, it’s all about the book cover.
Whether it’s fair or not, your book will be judged by its cover. When it comes to making a good first impression, a professionally designed cover can make the difference between prospective readers picking up your book or leaving it on the shelf. Consulting with you to capture your vision for your book cover, one of our book design artists will create a catchy cover based on the images that you provide…
Since and Because
“Since” refers to time.
e.g., Since I quit drinking I’ve married and had two children.
“Because” refers to causation.
e.g., Because I quit drinking I no longer wake up in my own vomit.
Suzzallo Library Reading Room, University of Washington. The Suzzallo Library, named after Henry Suzzallo, the fifteenth president of the university, opened in 1926. The architects of Suzzallo Library, Charles H. Bebb and Carl F. Gould Sr., had a vision of a campus united by design and reflecting the age-old traditions of the academy as personified by Oxford and Cambridge. Suzzallo Library was to be their centerpiece. The library embodies collegiate gothic with its soaring west facade and row of eleven 35 foot high stained glass windows and terra-cotta and cast-stone figures. When planning began in 1922, Henry Suzzallo envisioned a library that was “the soul of the university.”
A highlight of Suzzallo Library is the Reading Room. Measuring 65 feet high, 52 feet wide, and 250 feet long, the Reading Room features a vaulted ceiling elaborately decorated with richly colored and gilded stenciling. The oak bookcases are topped with a hand-carved frieze representing native plants of Washington state. The tall, traceried windows incorporate leaded glass which is intended to break the direct rays of light. Medallions representing 28 different Renaissance watermarks are worked into the design. At each end of the Reading Room there is a hand-painted world globe suspended from the ceiling, each of which bears the names of different explorers. (Photos by Franklin Donahoe)
Books for tall people.
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A roundtable discussion where we share our secret tips to help write and promote your book! Learn how to save time and money, while simultaneously increasing the quality of your work.
True!
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My parents would frisk me before family events. Before weddings, funerals, bar mitzvahs, and what have you. Because if they didn’t, then the book would be hidden inside some pocket or other and as soon as whatever it was got under way I’d be found in a corner. That was who I was…that was what I did. I was the kid with the book.
