Skill Development Resources

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=220 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Your Book --</div> <div> From Idea</div> <div> To Reality</div> <div> __________________</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> You'll find all he resources you're looking for at our new portal site, The Author's Roost.</div> <div>  </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#3300FF" FACE="BuckinghamCondensed" ><A HREF="http://www.authorsroost.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.authorsroost.com"><U>Click here</U></A></FONT><U> </U>to go there now.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="13c45560.jpg" border=0 width="325" height="86" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#888888" FACE="Buckingham" > </FONT>|     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Home Page ">home</A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>                                                   </div> <div> Skill Development Resources</div> <div> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="60%" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 2 WIDTH="99%"><div> This section of the website was originally dedicated to all the people who make books happen. </div> <bR> <div> In it, we planned to compile a series of articles on all aspects of the creative process -- from concept to cash register, as it were. </div> <bR> <div> Some were ideas developed in-house; others were contributed by experts from every nook and cranny of the book business. The content was made up primarily of downloadable articles that you can read, study and save (or not) in what we know is </div> <div> your pursuit of excellence in your chosen field. We also scoured the Internet for </div> <div> links you can use to keep yourself up to date on industry trends and developments.</div> <bR> <div> <B>But you don't see them here -- right?</B></div> <bR> <div> That's because <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Verdana" ><B>OPA Author Services </B></FONT>has recently joined with <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.authorsroost.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.authorsroost.com"><B><U>The Author's Roost</U></B></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.authorsroost.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.authorsroost.com"> </A>to begin creating a new and expanded "portal" site for authors, speakers, coaches, trainers, consultants, and seminar/workshop leaders.</div> <bR> <div> We'd love to have you take a look -- and, if you're an author, writer, speaker or professional communicator, please consider joining the <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.authorsroost.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.authorsroost.com"><B><U>American Author/Speaker Alliance</U></B></A></FONT> that is a part of <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="http://www.authorsroost.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.authorsroost.com"><B><U>The Author's Roost</U></B></A></FONT>.</div> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#CCFFCC" TEXT="#080000" background="1a4ac393.gif"> <div> <I>Literary Creative Services . . . </I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>concept/development</I></div> <div> <I>editing, proofreading</I></div> <div> <I>book production, printing  </I></div> <div> <I>electronic bookmaking</I></div> <div> <I>  </I></div> <div> <I>Book Production</I></div> <div> <I>Services for . . .</I></div> <div> <I>       self-publishing authors</I></div> <div> <I>                 solo entrepreneurs</I></div> <div> <I>                     small publishers</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> _______________________</div> </td> </tr></table></body>