Writerspeaker.com: Internet Research and Marketing for Writers and Speakers

by Carmen Leal

Internet Research and Marketing for Writers and Speakers Even though computer literacy doesn't come naturally to her, Carmen Leal mastered the computer and the Internet and plumbed its depths. Here... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877888760
• ISBN13: 9780877888765
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Shaw Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Treasure Trove

This book is simply a treasure trove of rich information for both writers and speakers. Leal has certainly done her homework and the reader benefits. The web resources are listed in each chapter and then listed under captions in the back of the book making them easily accessible. The resources themselves are worth their weight in gold. Leal has a captivating writing style that makes the information interesting. Excellent!

Valuable Tool

WriterSpeaker.com is a highly readable and understandable aid to net navigation and where to find what you're looking for. It steers us baby 'netters straight to the tool cabinet for our most needed helpers and to learning opportunities. If you are new to the net, new to writing or speaking- I suggest you take this book with you on your jounrey. You'll appreciate every nugget of information.

Simple English Internet Reference

At last! A reference work that even the computer-challenged can understand. Carmen Leal explains how the online world works then gives hundreds of valuable links to search engines, reference sites, association sites, and more. All in a friendly style with a touch of humor that's a joy to read. For less than $15, I bought a gold mine!

The Ultimate Library Tour

With this book, writing books just became faster, easier, cheaper and a lot more fun. Carmen Leal reveals where to find what you need in the world's largest library: the Web. This book is a treasury of resources for writers and speakers. Carmen Leal is a successful author who has made use of the Web to research her books. In WriterSpeaker.com, she opens her files, replicates her notes and shares what she has found. She shows you how and where to find what you need. As the author of 113 books (including revisions and foreign-language editions) and over 500 magazine articles, I highly recommend this volume to writers, speakers and anyone who needs information resources for their work. DanPoynter@ParaPublishing.com.

Must have resource

Hurry, add this book to your shopping cart! Carmen Leal wrangled thousands of details on access to the Information Superhighway and compiled them in one easy-to-use book. Never again wade through hundreds or thousands of entries when researching. Find the definitions, specific dates, quote attributions, and more with one or two mouse clicks. You'll have the search refined, and a guide to specific sites likely to have the information you need. WriterSpeaker.com is a wonderful resource for professionals, but also for students, and parents of students. Leal answers questions you didn't even know you had, until you saw the answer in her book. I can't recommend this book highly enough. And, when the next edition is published, I'll buy it too. The Internet is a constantly changing entity, and WriterSpeaker.com helps me use my research time more efficiently.