Daughters of Painted Ladies

Daughters of Painted Ladies
Author: Elizabeth Pomada
Publisher: Studio
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1987
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780525485773

A tour of the astonishing and stunning newly painted Victorian homes now beautifying all of the United States as ancestors of the original Painted Ladies of San Francisco! 172 full-color photographs.

Painted Ladies

Painted Ladies
Author: Morley Baer
Publisher: Studio Books
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1978
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780525475231

An illustrated guide to the colorful painted Victorian homes of San Francisco.

Guerrilla Marketing for Writers

Guerrilla Marketing for Writers
Author: Jay Conrad Levinson
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1600376606

Because the battle begins before a book even hits the selves, an author needs every weapon to get ahead of the competition. Guerrilla Marketing for Writers is packed with proven insights and advice, it details 100 ÒClassified secretsÓ that will help autho

How to Write a Book Proposal

How to Write a Book Proposal
Author: Michael Larsen
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2011-03-22
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1582977038

The Source for Book Proposals Success! How to Write a Book Proposal is THE resource for getting your work published. This newly revised edition of the Writer's Digest Books classic outlines how to create an effective, nonfiction book proposal in a clear, step-by-step manner. You'll learn the keys to a successful book proposal and how to: • Test-market the potential of a book idea and effectively communicate that potential in a proposal • Choose the best agents and editors for a particular proposal • Create a professional-looking proposal package • Predispose publishers to make their best offer Notes agent and author Michael Larsen also provides insider insights into the publishing industry as well as a plethora of newly updated information including: • Recent changes in the publishing industry • Updated trend information • New sample proposals • Expanded instructions for creating outlines You'll also find complete guidelines to becoming an effective self-promoter. How to Write a Book Proposal is a must-have for every writer!

The Painted Lady

The Painted Lady
Author: Avery Sterling
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2024-07-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1509254064

Aspiring artist Delaney Harper sails to New Orleans after her mother’s death. On the night of her arrival, she’s welcomed by a masked stranger who steals one breathless kiss. Alderic Beaumont is a fallen aristocrat. Once a corsair and now a smuggler, he’s a force to be reckoned with. On the night of his friend’s celebration, he’s captured by an irresistible beauty. He kisses her, promising to find her come morning. By then, Delaney’s world has crumbled—the truth about her mother reveals Delaney now owns a brothel. With Alderic, Delaney embarks on a path of intrigue and passion. Her wit and artistic skills help conceal her identity and restore the once-prestigious bordello...but her deceptions could cost her Alderic’s heart.

Create Your Own Artist's Journal

Create Your Own Artist's Journal
Author: Erin O'Toole
Publisher: Northlight
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2002
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Artists will learn to capture those fleeting moments of inspiration and beauty that compel them to create.

America's Painted Ladies

America's Painted Ladies
Author: Elizabeth Pomada
Publisher: Studio
Total Pages: 303
Release: 1994
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0140238573

Now, the long-awaited companion to Painted Ladies, Daughters of Painted Ladies, and Painted Ladies Revisited is available in paperback. Presents a dazzling orgy of Victoriana inside and out with more than 400 color photographs of Painted Ladies across the country.

Paint in America

Paint in America
Author: Roger W. Moss
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 326
Release: 1994
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780471144113

The definitive volume on how paint has been used in the U.S. in the last 250 years. Eminent contributors cover the history of this medium in American buildings from the 17th century to the end of the 19th century. Contains a survey of practices and materials in England, cutting-edge techniques used by today's researchers in examining historic paints, fascinating case studies and an important chart of early American paint colors. Explains how to identify pigments and media, how to prepare surfaces for application and apply paint. Includes the chemical properties of paint with a table of paint components, plus a glossary and bibliography.

The Painted Lady

The Painted Lady
Author: Charles Sutton
Publisher: Writers Exchange E-Publishing
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2010-08-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1921314516

Celtic Queen, Boadicea, was known by historians only for her ultimate failure in battle and the atrocities she allegedly committed. What if there was another side to the story? In The Painted Lady, Queen Boadicea is given a place of birth, a private life, a few inescapable skeletons in her closet, romance and, above all, courage in the face of hardship.