Scott Smith
1) Why Not Retire and Become a Writer?: A Seniors Guide to Having a Retirement Career Publishing Books
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Do You Dream of Retiring and Making a Living As a Writer? Learn How!
Do you dream of one day retiring and spending the rest of your days sitting on your couch and watching TV? Maybe! But if you do, then you probably are not reading this description! Most people, even in retirement, want to have a job. We may not call it a job, or even think about it as a job-but we want to do something.
For many people, that job is writing that great story they've...
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Jump Start Your Career as a Children's Writer!
Many years ago, I had the idea for my first picture book. I sat on in for years for one reason and one reason only: I couldn't draw. Like at all! Even my stick figures looked terrible!
I hoped one day to be connected with an illustrator who couldn't write, but one day I decided to stop waiting and start doing! I got proactive and started looking for an illustrator. And it wasn't as much as I anticipated....
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Are Your Ready to Quit Your Job and Make a Living As An Author?
I was offered my first book deal before the age of 30. I was over the moon! I had a literary agent, and one of the top publishers in the country, when the book was published, there were even mega-production studios calling my agent to inquire about the rights.
It's what every author dreams of, right?
Kind of. Sort of. No!
It used to be. But, that was several years ago. That was before...
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Are Your Ready to Quit Your Job and Make a Living As An Author? I was offered my first book deal before the age of 30. I was over the moon! I had a literary agent, and one of the top publishers in the country; when the book was published, there were even mega-production studios calling my agent to inquire about the rights.
It's what every author dreams of, right?! Kind of. Sort of. No!
It used to be. But that was several years ago. That was before...
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Red Room Press is extremely proud to present its third annual anthology featuring this year's hardcore corps of authors with the best extreme horror fiction of 2017 that breaks boundaries and trashes taboos."So Sings The Siren" by Annie Neugebauer takes us onto a Dark Fantasy stage for a one-night-only performance of mythological torture. Then Ryan Harding's "Junk" gets right to the hardcore stuff with the ultimate dick-pic horror tale. Robert Levy's...
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Are Your Ready to Quit Your Job and Make a Living As An Author?
I was offered my first book deal before the age of 30. I was over the moon! I had a literary agent, and one of the top publishers in the country; when the book was published, there were even mega-production studios calling my agent to inquire about the rights.
It's what every author dreams of, right?!
Kind of. Sort of. No!
It used to be. But that was several years ago. That was before...
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En Gente Extraordinaria: Lecciones de la vida real sobre qué se necesita para alcanzar el éxito, Scott S. Smith, que contribuye a la columna "Leaders & Success" ("Líderes y Éxito") del periódico Investor's Business Daily se basa en su experiencia como empresario y reportero de negocios para mostrarle a sus lectores los rasgos y comportamientos en común que suelen tener las personas exitosas. Estos pueden incluir la valentía, la voluntad de...
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2006
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319 p. ; 25 cm.
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"Two American couples, just out of college, enjoy a pleasant, lazy beach holiday together in Mexico. On an impulse, they go off with newfound friends in search of one of their group--the young German, who, in pursuit of a girl, has headed for the remote Mayan ruins, site of a fabled archeological dig. Then the searchers--moving into the wild interior--begin to suspect that there is an insidious, horrific 'other' among them..."--From publisher description....
10) Las ruinas
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Ediciones B
Pub. Date
2007
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412 p. ; 23 cm.
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Two American couples vacationing in Cancun, Mexico follow a German tourist in search of his brother, last seen heading toward some ruins with his new girlfriend.
11) A simple plan
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Paramount
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Two brothers and a friend find a corpse and a bag of money in a Minnesota woods. They decide to keep the money a secret from the police but this eventually results in deceit, mistrust and then murder.
15) The Hill
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Universal
Pub. Date
[2023]
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The inspiring true story of Rickey Hill, the small-town son of a traveling Pastor. A sandlot baseball phenom, Rickey defiantly overcomes his physical disabilities and father's persistent worry for his health, to fulfill his dream of playing professional baseball and ultimately transforming his connection with his father.
16) Siberia
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[2018]
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When a diamond merchant from America travels to Siberia to find a buyer for a collection of blue diamonds with rare and mysterious origins, he becomes tangled in an affair with the owner of a small Siberian cafe. The more obsessive his affair becomes, the more the dangerous world of the Russian diamond trade intrudes upon his life, until eventually it seems there is no way out for either him or his lover. Both his relationship and the diamonds are...
17) The score
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Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2001
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1 DVD (124 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Persuaded to help a desperate friend for a $6 million payday, an expert safecracker postpones his retirement to pull off one last heist with a novice thief. Their foolproof plan turns into a high risk gamble when a clash of egos threatens to bring them both down.
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Sony Pictures Home Enteratinment
Pub. Date
©2014.
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1 DVD (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The remarkable journey of legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur, who took the De La Salle High School Spartans from obscurity to a 151-game winning streak that shattered all records for any American sport.
19) Men of honor
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
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1 DVD (ca. 128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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The courageous story of an African-American sailor who dared to dream of becoming a U.S. Navy Master Diver. Despite a ruthless training officer and a tragic shipboard accident, Carl's iron will is never broken. Against all odds, he pushes on to achieve the impossible.