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Rima — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:51:16 +0000

Hi,

I have written two books, one in English and the other is its translation (not exact but similar) in Arabic. I was wondering if these can be sold as two different books to two different publishers (English version in North America and Arabic version in the Middle East) or will publishers ask to buy the rights of just one version and then the second one will be included in the subsidiary rights?

I hope my question is clear
Thanks for your input!
Rima

I'm looking for a publisher for a memoir (1 reply)

WilliamD'Ambrosi — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:31:19 +0000

Hello

My name is Bill and I have a manuscript that I wrote up about my Adventure while in Rota Spain as a U.S. Marine trying to pass through the country to my final destanation.

This is a true story that took place in Spain between 1979 - 1982 while I was in the Unites States Marine Corps.
The story covers why, and how I had arrived in Spain, the two sailors I met that lead to my arrest. What happened through the arrest and trial then appeal of the courts decisions.
A story of the hardships and heartaches along the way that I had to endure while I went through the Spanish court system, time in Rota jail , The two separate times I was in the Navel Brig on base ,and Cadiz prison, To be sentenced five years for a Crime I was innocent of. This is a story that I feel needs to be told.
It’s a story of both courage and fear as I faught my way through their Courts and prison.

I have written over a 60,000 word memoir about what happened, But I'm not a writer just a person with a story to tell so the book needs editing and polishing

my e-mail is wdambrosi1@yahoo.com Thank you

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Adaptation for TV/Film in mind... (3 replies)

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Getting to know the business (1 reply)

Janie Douglas — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:02:59 +0000

I have been writing since 1993. Most things I wrote were small poems which was mostly scribbled on anything I could get my hands on at the moment. As time went by I noticed the writing began to change. Periodically it continues to do so. The change either forms a better article or it adds new forms of writing such as short stories, which I began in September of this year. I write things, they go into a binder. This has gone on for years up until last month. I felt it was time to send off my first book, so I did.

After doing quite a bit of research on how to get published I thought I had it figured out but now I am not so sure. In October I sent my first transcript off on a Tuesday. On Wednesday of the next week the contract arrived. Only I could not meet the Author Investment required. Reading their brochure, that acame with the contract, I understand everyone is required to pay this investment so they must handle everything the same. They also state that they are not a vanity or a self-publishing company so here I got a little confused.

They do state that they will provide resources to produce, market, and distribute the Work. (Yet it is in the authors best interest if they set up their own promotional sales in order to make 40% on all sales made.) They then give a dollar amount for such investments in resources. Below that is another figure of what the author is required to send in before any further actions can be taken. After the author sells 5,000 books this investment will be returned. I was under the impression that we become a self-publisher when an author has an investment in the process. What to do?

This company was very prompt in touching basis with me and the aquisitions editors that I dealt with were very pleasant. I was very pleased with their promptness and courtesy. I had no professional written letter for them, a hard copy nor a PDF file yet they accepted my letter and format just as it was. They accepted me, as I am. They were willing to give me a chance. That meant a lot to me as well as being told that the first aquisitions editor was impressed with my work. That told me he was more concerned over the quality of the book than how I wrote a letter or what format I used. I was almost there! :)

Any thoughts or explanations would be so helpful.

The last days before the mass extinction (1 reply)

Rostrand — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:17:37 +0000

Association
V. E. Save the planet
France
Paris, December 10 th, 2010

Dear Mr. The Director,

Our association “ V. E. – Save the planet” will publish a scientific book (2 volumes) written in English which will be on sale by February 2011. The publication titled:

The last days before the sea level rise

The mechanism of the ice melting – The Arctic Ocean, Greenland
and Antarctica
The methane release - The scenarios before the sea level rise

1 - The scientific book is illustrating with several images, schemas and diagrams (about 100 joyful illustrations) in order to facilitate the comprehension for any audience worldwide.
We think that you might already hear or know about the subject.
The humans already know about these actualities related to the climate change, the global warming and its final consequences.
We understand your acknowledgement of the humanity matters.
The purpose of this publication is to make the human being aware of the causes, the consequences, the upcoming scenarios for humans in next days, especially the proposed solution for each individual on the Planet, the way to delay the rapid catastrophically consequences of climate change and avoiding the premature ending of Holocene.
It’s based on the causes of climate change in 1760 since industrial revolution. According to the international scientific studies with high degree of confidence, the climate scientists can determine that the human activities are largely causing global warming in a record time since millions of years, an unprecedented situation.

2- Method presented:

The scientific book is presenting as theoretical basics, atmospherical studies and climate in normal and abnormal conditions, essential parameters of climate, diagram representation by professionals of the top climatology centers such as N.A.S.A., the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique C.N.R.S. of France, the conclusions on the climate change by the top climatologists, the Intergovernmental Panel on the Climate change, the Academies of Sciences, etc.

3- Some basic points to remember:

3.1 - Climate change

The climate is not waiting for no one.
Today, the climate condition is not getting better.
It will be happening with the speed that the humans can not imagine.
If any habit changes, the consequence is very heavy for the human lives.
Do not forget that the consequences of global warming will exceed
the adaptability of humans, animals, and plants, so we talk about the mass extinction.

3.2- Ending the Holocene
Present day- the Holocene extinction event

70% of biologists view the present era as part of a mass extinction event, possibly one of the fastest ever, according to a 1998 survey by the American Museum of Natural History (International biologist conference in New York 1998).

3.3 - Scenarios:

. The climate situation is worse in the next steps.
. The description of all the scenarios which can happen during and before the big event. It will be complicated to predict.
. The sea level rise can occur any time by a rapid warming and be caused by the methane release which was actually happening in Siberia and in North Pole.
. The history of geology of the planet demonstrated that the methane release had caused at least once the rapid warming .

3.4 - The livestock, the greenhouse gases, the human activities and the final consequences:

The new calculations made in 2009 by two experts on environmental issues of the World Bank show that the responsibility of livestock actually which represent 51% of global emissions of greenhouse gases (direct and indirect emissions of greenhouse gases ).

3.5 - The comparative anatomy teaches us that human body like frugivorous not carnivorous. The entire human body is intended exclusively vegetable diet. Humans are not naturally carnivorous, but are much closer to herbivores. Our digestive system is not designed to digest meat (dentition structure, the pH of stomach about 4 and 5 while meat digesting).

3.6- Only a small portion of population in the developed countries, the people whom
we call "vegetarians" eat correctly while majority of population eat incorrectly (not vegetarian).
The consequence of incorrect human activities resulted that humans are facing the threat of gradual life disappearing on Earth.
The amount of efforts spent by ecologist and vegetarian will be proportional to the number of survivors after the event.

3.7 - Description of the publication:

The author is chemist (first publication: From the Big Bang to mankind-smallest particle of matter, second publication: Handbook of technical trading, third publication: The last days before the mass extinction - Appeal of all the humans to understand their acts in the past on the environment they lived and the final consequences they will suffer in 3 years or 40 years).
"The last days before the sea level rise" is a pure scientific work analyzing and describing the mechanism of climate in normal and abnormal conditions, the causes and consequences of all activities of the human beings.

The final consequences are therefore pessimistic and disastrous.
Those consequences might probably be: excessive floods, poverty, tropical disease everywhere/pandemics, high concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere and in the ocean, environmental variation, long-term environmental trends, natural catastrophes, habitat disturbance, habitat destruction, and ice melting of the Poles.
Right now, life faces the sixth great extinction event in Earth history. The cause is just as unsettling and unprecedented: eating, manufacturing, traveling, warring, consuming, and breeding by six billion human beings. For the first time in the history of life on Earth, one species—Homo sapiens is waging a war against Nature and is killing countless others.

3.8- The pronunciation of the top climatologists for this important event:

Hereafter, these climatologists are always with us at the last moments with their precious words:

* Lovelock, British climatologist, has discussed about the climate change and final consequences for human lives, he finally said: It's too late, it’s inevitable.
* Hansen, climatologist of N.A.S.A. quoted “ The geological history
shows that the ice melting is not linear and gradual, but suddenly switches from one state to another.
There are 3 to 5 million years, when global temperatures rose by 2 - 3°C to the temperature today, the sea levels have not increased by 59 cm but 25 meters. The ice has reacted almost immediately to temperature changes.
* Jay Zwally is the climate scientist at N.A.S.A., he has already demonstrated last year that the water surface melting could flow under the glacier forming vertical tunnels in the ice. The water acts as a lubricant to melt and could accelerate the melting of ice. This phenomenon has been observed on glaciers of Greenland .
* Isabella Velicogna, scientist at N.A.S.A. : her work shows that the ice sheet is not only losing mass, but it is losing mass at an accelerating rate. "The important message is that it is not a linear trend. A linear trend means you have the same mass loss every year. The fact that it’s above linear, this is the important idea, that ice loss is increasing with time "
* Frank Fenner , scientist of the Australian Academy of Science and
the Royal Society, said " The human species is extinct. No matter what we do now, it's too late. The Homo sapiens will disappear, perhaps a century and it's an irreversible situation"

3.9 - Climate cycles of Earth and conditions for human life:

The climate changes of Earth is experiencing more or less cyclical warming alternating with cooling that differ in duration (a few thousand to several million years) and their amplitude.
Since 800,000 years the Earth's climate has experienced several of these cycles. Several cycles of 100,000 years were repeated during this period.
The radiative forcing is roughly defined as the difference between radiant energy received and the radiative energy re-emitted by a given climate system. A positive radiative forcing tends to warm the system, whereas a negative radiative forcing is in the direction of cooling. When the balance is zero, the average temperature of the planet is stable.

∆F = F absorbed energy - F re-emitted energy
∆F = 0 Earth temperature is stable
∆F > 0 tends to warm
∆F < 0 tends to cool

2004 ------------------------------ ---- 2100
155 W/ m2 > ∆F > 157,5 W/m2
378 ppmv > [CO2] > 610 ppmv

Remember that the raising atmospheric CO2 level at a rate of 2 ppm/year, a pace unprecedented in the geological record.
James Hansen said " The scientific data approved that in order not to endanger the climate, the level of CO2 in the atmosphere must remain under 350 ppm (parts per million). We have already reached a level of 385 ppm of CO2 in the atmosphere. If we keep the level of 450 ppm long enough, it will probably cause the melting of all ice - which would trigger a rise in sea level of 75 meters."

The current concentration of CO2 is, by volume, approximately 387 ppm (parts per million). This level should continue to increase because of the continued use of fossil fuels, the deforestation, the livestock and the continued consumption of animal meat.

Earth Climate --> Gases of greenhouse effect up 90 % causing by human activities --> ∆F > 0 --> Unstable temperature -- > Global warming --> Increasing atmospheric temperature --> Melting of arctic ocean --> Increasing of heat absorption of sea water --> Melting of sea ice of Greenland and Antarctica --> Melting of land ice of Greenland --> Melting of land ice of all Antarctica --> Rising sea level --> Catastrophes for the lives

You see the above representation that the arrow direction is irreversible.

3.10- We live at the condition of climate with ∆F > 0 , unstable temperature.

4- Geo-engineering:

To reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, scientists have invented amazing technologies: inject the seawater into the clouds, introduce the pollution into the stratosphere, sending huge mirrors in space, fertilize oceans, etc. For most scientists, the Geo-engineering is a very risky bet.

5- Ideas about the date:

5.1- The sea level rise:
In 2004, the scientists estimated that the volume of ice rejected by the glaciers of Greenland was about 200 km3 equal to liquid water of 180 km3. The Earth surface is 365.10 exp 6 km² . This amount water causes a rise in sea level equal to 180 / 365.10 exp 6 km² = 5.10 -7 km or 0.8 mm.
The Greenland volume is approximately 3,000,000 km3 (3 × 10 exp 6 km3 ). The Antarctica volume is 30,000,000 km 3 ( 30 × 10 exp 6 km3 )
The averaged annual glacier volume loss is estimated about less than 100 km3/ yr , this is the most recent estimation ( N.A.S.A.). It is very small compared to the total ice of Antarctica.
5.2 - Global warming: is an increase in the average temperature of Earth's surface. Since the late 1800's, the global average temperature has increased about 0.4 to 0.8 degrees C. Many experts estimate that the average temperature will rise an additional 1.4 to 5.8 degrees C by 2100. That rate of increase would be much larger than most past rates of increase. The result found by these researchers is that the warming in recent decades has brought global temperature to a level within about one degree Celsius (1° C) of the maximum temperature of the past million years.

5.3 - Global temperature limit: the I. P. C. C - Intergovernmental Panel on the Climate change, estimates that global warming of more than 2-3 °C may be dangerous. The European Union adopted 2 °C above pre-industrial global temperature as a goal ( 450 ppm CO2 maximum target). The climate change suggest that CO2 will need to be reduced from its current 385 ppm to 350 ppm.

5.4 - The relationship between sea level and global temperature

The two contributors to sea level rise are thermal expansion of water and melting ice.

The relationship between sea level and global temperature during the 20th century will be a proportionality constant of 3.4 millimeters/year per °C. When applied to future warming scenarios of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, this relationship results in a projected sea-level rise in 2100 of 0.5 to 1.4 meters above the 1990 level.

The temperature record over the past 120 years doesn't include highly non-linear events such as the collapse of an ice sheet. The study examines calving glaciers in Greenland, determining each glacier's potential to discharge ice based on factors such as topography, cross-sectional area and whether the bedrock is based below sea level. The kinematic method estimates sea level rise between 80 cm to 2 metres by 2100.

"I think action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is needed urgently, because we are on the precipice of a climate system 'tipping point'," Hansen concluded. "I believe the evidence shows with reasonable clarity that the level of additional global warming that would put us into dangerous territory is at most 1°C." If we follow a 'business-as-usual' course, Hansen predicts, then at the end of the twenty-first century we will find a planet that is 2-3°C warmer than today, which is a temperature Earth hasn't experienced since the middle Pliocene Epoch about three million years ago, when sea level was roughly 25 meters higher than it is today.

6- Mechanism of melting:
- Surface melting, vertical melting,
- Melting of the underside of the ice shelf (Antarctica),
- Ice collapse,
- Methane release: methane may trigger abrupt climate crisis therefore the sudden increase in temperature will cause widespread melting of ice caps in Greenland and in Antarctica. This is a global disaster.

7- The Academies of Sciences , brain of the planet

told us that we will get ready for the impacts of climate change.
We understand that nobody would care of you.

You are released already. They are really able to do nothing.

8- Adaptation to survive

Scientists worry that the species "Homo sapiens" might not adapt to rapid climate changes. Plants and animals can survive only within certain temperature ranges.
Until today, any reaction was made.
The humans accept climatic disasters that happen in the coming weeks, months, years and finally the disappearance of all.

9- Now you are facing directly to the disasters causing by the climate change.
That's you who decide the destiny of your children and yours. You should find out a way that you feel reasonable, calm and correct.
Being a vegetarian and ecologist is possible the last hope for saving the human lives, at least delaying the mass extinction and so on.
What will be your choice by reducing the maximum loss of life?
You do not have time !
React now or never !
If you really need advice, please contact us.

Our proposal

In writing this letter, we ask that you can help us for the distribution and the sale of the book:
* as my copyright sale,
* as financial or commercial partner,
As your goal is to help the humans to react as soon as possible and to approach the way to save human lives by avoiding the ignorance before the event occurs.

Your collaboration to publish this scientific book will be the best way you can help our association and the human lives.

We are short of times.

We will send you 18-pages preface and Part One of the book after your agreement.
Thank for your commitment and your cooperation.
Best regards.

J. Ros

Association V. E. – Save the planet

E-mail: J.Rostrand@yahoo.com
scientist_rostrand@yahoo.com
[rostrand.tripod.com]

HURRY!!! LAST CHANCE TO TAKE PART IN THE FICTION WRITING CONTEST... (1 reply)

Pustak Mahal — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:17:45 +0000

HURRY.... SEND YOUR MANUSCRIPTS BEFORE WE STOP ACCEPTING ENTRIES!!!
DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY

Cedar Books is running a Fiction Writing Contest and invite authors to
submit their manuscripts (fiction). The first among the first 50
entries will get Rs 5000. Similarly, 1st among the next 30 entries will
be awarded with Rs 3000 and the 1st among the next 20 entrants will get
Rs 2000. We will also publish the manuscripts of the winning entrants.

Apart from that many well written manuscripts will be acknowledged by
us as we'll publish their manuscripts into a a novel. So hurry up and
send in your entries to stutimala@gmail.com, stuti@pustakmahal.com!!

Fiction Writing Contest!!! (1 reply)

Pustak Mahal — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:22:30 +0000

Cedar Books is running a Fiction Writing Contest and invite authors to
submit their manuscripts (fiction). The first among the first 50
entries will get Rs 5000. Similarly, 1st among the next 30 entries will
be awarded with Rs 3000 and the 1st among the next 20 entrants will get
Rs 2000. We will also publish the manuscript...s of the winning entrants.

Apart from that many well written manuscripts will be acknowledged by
us as we'll publishtheir manuscripts into a a novel. So hurry up and
send in your entries to stutimala@gmail.com, stuti@pustakmahal.com!!

Printing LOOKING For A Printer (2 replies)

Antoinette Mendoza — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:22:52 +0000

I am a self published author I have several books and I'm looking to build a long term relationship with a printer

Anyone know of Printers US, EU, China, India ??

I'm sure authors like my self have confronted this was over and over again...

The average price point of a book is from 10 to 25 dollars.. So if the Printer, Distributor, Vendor and Author need to make money how can Printers give such ridiculous quotes!!

One of the poems from my book "From Pamela Jane with some Honor" (no replies)

Pamela Jane Honor Douch — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:30:17 +0000

A COMMON LANGUAGE

Have you ever wondered why
An owl cries 'tu-whit tu-whoo'
Whether he comes frm the Isle of Skye
Or the depths of Timbuktu?

In France a dog barks with a 'woof'
Just the same as one in Spain
An Arabian horse upon the hoof
Will 'neigh' in any terrain.

An elephant in an English zoo
Will trumpet like his brother
Who lives and works in Katmandu
No brogue will you discover.

A lion 'roars' without a drawl
In a Texas wildlife park
A duck 'quacks' his mating call
The same in Italy or Sark.

A cat will cry 'miaow' and purr
Whether Swedish, Dutch or Czech
A woodpecker from his nest will stir
To give an international peck!

So as human beings can't we learn
To understand each other
One language we can all discern
It would save a lot of bother!

Jane Douch (c)

A Poem (1 reply)

shirley harrison — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:18:16 +0000

Senseless love

With as senseless love you shouldn’t be
If there is sadness and no peace
Think of the things that make you unhappy
You argue too much and your life is crappy
Ask your self why this senseless love can be
As it’s up to you can’t you see?

They say be alone, it’s better than wrong
With a life so much simpler
When they are gone
Within your heart, where it is deep
Dream of the beginning and new people you’ll meet
There is always tomorrow
Change one thing each day
You’ll find that with courage
You’ll grow stronger in every way

You will then become strong
Set free from your anger
Set free to be you
Set free from the anchor

So come my friend
Listen to me
As senseless love
Just isn’t to be

And maybe tomorrow
You will see
That a love that is right will come
And will be!

Shirley Harrison

Tuscan cooking,London style (1 reply)

shirley harrison — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:18:30 +0000

My book, " Tuscan cooking,London style".

I will offer 1 recipe to my friends on this forum.

Bruschetta,

1 baguette
300grams of fresh baby tomatoes
1 or 2 cloves of garlic,
Olive oil
Basil "fresh" or dried
or, Origano
salt to finish

5 minutes to prepare
So pre heat your oven to 180, when hot enough, slice your bread Thickly.
Put on a baking tray in the middle of the oven.
I do not leave mine in the oven for more than 6/7 minutes.They dont have to be brown just crispy. while they are in the oven, chop your tomatoes "how ever you wish"i cut mine into small pieces keeping the juice.Then add your garlic.
Again, please your self how much you use, and the smaller you chop and slice it "the better it will tast".
Chop your Basil "if fresh" or use dried origano, they are both as fantastic as each other.
Mix together in a bowl and while you have been doing this the bread will be ready! So my friends, so simple and quick.
Add a desert spoon of the tomatoes directly on to the hot bread, drizzle a generous amount of olive oil and a sprinkle of salt Yum!

"Tips"
This is a great starter. This is a great plate to offer your friends when they come around for a glass of wine! A great plate to serve at a bbq.
Last but not least add Mozzarella "Fresh"
If you really want to push the boat out..........

I hope some one will enjoy! ! !

Never give up! (1 reply)

shirley harrison — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:22:19 +0000

Hello, My name is Shirley Harrison I am very new to this forum ,Or any other forum.I am from London England, but i now for "very bad luck" live in Chianti Tuscany,or florence,Italy.Obviously Im only joking about the bad luck part!!!!!I love my Life and My home.I would like to share a word or two of wisdom with my fellow writers. I would like to tell you all a secret, well not so much a secret but this.My theory is this, a writer has a very special talent not just a talent but a Fire in the soul, i always knew i wanted to write and so i am, and when you do not get the responce you desire of others, you must be patient as all good things come to those who wait! You are already a winner if you, your self love your work!

Kind regards to all

shirley harrison

Advice (1 reply)

Karin M. Reimer — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:39:04 +0000

I'm only sixteen years old. I obviously don't have much experience, but I have always dreamed of being a sixteen year old author. Being so young I'm not sure if my ideas will be accepted, they may be considered futile or even looked down upon because I'm basically still a kid. I'm not supported by my parents, they think it's cute that I enjoy writing(which I have been doing since I was five), but they don't believe that I can really achieve anything. Does anyone have any advice on how to get the ideas of a teenager across in a world of adults that considers the most of us to be 'rascals'?

How to use the publishers search? (no replies)

Ireth Sands — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:06:18 +0000

Hi I am new here. I want to look for a publisher nearer the southeast asian or australia places to submit a query but when I have listed the options there's no publisher found. I write fantasy short stories and want to find a publisher. It's ok if it's a small one, as long as there are some royalties.

hope someone replies. thanks

Fantasy & Fiction Writing (12 replies)

Margaret — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:48:44 +0000

Can anyone give me a good suggestion on how to start with a fictional book?

Article Writing Tips & Author Questions (13 replies)

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Copywriting Secrets (13 replies)

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