Sentences with phrase «about genre publishing»

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Back in December, a bunch of Harper Voyager US / UK authors got together on the #SFFchat hashtag to talk about writing, publishing, and the sci - fi / fantasy genre with aspiring SF / F authors.

In the current study, published this week in PLOS ONE, a computer accurately predicted the genre of fiction works about 50 % of the time, much higher than the 17 % expected from random guessing.

ABOUT MARILYN FERDINAND Marilyn Ferdinand is founder and coproprietor of Ferdy on Films, which has been publishing in - depth reviews of films from all genres and eras since 2005.

The Department for Education said its document about new content for the subject published in December «doesn't ban any authors, books or genres».

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Now, the company's fledgling imprint devoted to her genre, Lake Union Publishing, wanted to publish Chance's latest work, Bone River, a novel about a 19th - century ethnologist who develops a mystical connection to a mummy.

List of Literary Agents — Welcome to the official Directory of Literary Agents ™ website, with detailed information about all publishing agents and literary agencies including: contact information, book genres, biographies, photos, and more.

In addition, authors learn more about similar titles, including genre classification, publisher of record, publishing date, unit sales data, and online links to Goodreads, helping them learn more about the writer and title history.

The Twilight Wife by A. J. Banner Published by: Touchstone Published on: 12/27/2016 Page Count: 304 Genre: Fiction My Reading Format: ARC won from the publisher on Litsy Available Formats: Hardcover and eBook Summary from the Publisher: Thirty - four - year - old marine biologist Kyra Winthrop remembers nothing about the diving accident that left her with a complex form -LSB-...]

For the writer, we strive to publish thoughtful and unique conversations about grammar, writing, prose styles, poetry, literary genres, writing advice, and the publishing industry; we post current news and information about the publishing industry and literary agents, regularly.

The most important implication for me is that authors should not abandon print as they think about going to market unless they are publishing very specific genre fiction books.

If using someone out of house, tell her as much as you can about your publishing business, and let her know who your competitors are so she can check out what they are doing — you'll want to differentiate yourself from them, while making sure your book fits into its genre.

You still need to publish well - written books with fantastic, genre - appropriate covers and be smart about how you promote them to your target readers.

During this insider interview on our literary agent blog, Carol Plum - Ucci, author of more than half a dozen young adult novels published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, in hardcover and paperback, including The Body of Christopher Creed, shares advice for authors of all genres about how to write, publish, and / or promote their books.

Roz's decision to self - publish came about partly because this novel doesn't fit into normal genre boxes.

A focused forum, however, will offer the benefit of a host of writers who know very specific information about a particular genre or provide dynamic feedback on aspects of publishing that interest all of its members.

Included in the responses of more than 9,000 authors of different genres and publishing models was the hard truth about how much — or rather,... [Read more...]

Polly Courtney first made news on this site earlier this year for abandoning traditional publishing after her self - published titles gained some well - deserved attention from the industry; at the time, Courtney had some strong words for her feelings about the experience, including her embarrassment over her book titles and the way traditional publishing lumped her into genre categories.

They want authors to write in a certain genre, for a specific market, because that's what's «selling» this month, e.g. shiny vampires; never mind that by the time the book is actually published (oh, about 12 - 18 months after the deal is signed), the new flavour of the month will be glowing werewolves.

I seem to be selling about 1/6 as many copies per book in German, but I'm making a little more than 1/6 as I've priced the German books a bit higher than in the English markets, both to compensate for the 20 % VAT and because Germans seem to be accepting of these prices — and they're still a bargain, much lower than many of their traditionally published books in the same genre.

Now, the Report gets into some very granular information about genre specific publishing trends that will be interesting to some authors and less so to others.

Similarly, like Sarah Hutchison commented to this article, I had some great feedback from several agents about my novel but the general consensus was, my novel «The First Sense» was not commercial enough for them to market in today's competitive publishing industry (its genre is future fiction / sci - fi).

Located in Austin, Texas, and Des Moines, the press publishes about eight titles a year across genres.

And I could add to the advice about producing a quality product before publishing to run your work past some savvy beta readers or a discerning critique group to catch any parts that drag or are confusing, etc., then it would be best to get a professional edit from a reputable freelance editor who reads and edits your genre.

It's important to keep up on both industry trends and writing / genre trends, so here's a taste of the most important things you need to know about publishing in 2017.

For my short story collection, Paths Less Traveled, my collection releasing today, Shots at Redemption, or a host of other amazing stories in just about every genre, please check out Musa Publishing.

Publishing industry news has exploded with stories about a new genre, called New Adult.

-- How much does your neighbor know about publishing and the ins and outs of editing books in specific genres?

Many self - published authors, and authors in general, just write books about general topics (like literary books) without any thought about genre or product positioning.

So having come to the conclusion that this self - publishing business was going to be a lot harder than I had thought, I submitted my novel to a boutique digital publisher that does very well in my genre, thinking about how nice it would be for someone else to worry about book sales and visibility.

For my short story collections, Paths Less Traveled and Shots at Redemption, or a host of other amazing stories in just about every genre, please check out Musa Publishing.

Intel Corp's Brian David Johnson spoke immediately after about how to change the future, offering up very intriguing statements about helping people to envision the future that they want to happen, a feat which can be accomplished by how we publish genres like steampunk and science fiction today.

Chief Operating Officer Susan Edwards spoke with GoodEReader about how digital publishing is revolutionizing the writing and the reading of this once - taboo genre.

Indie Author Day programming included sponsor - generated videos about self - publishing, book marketing, and genre - specific writing.

I can understand JC Hemphill's point, about this data being somewhate skewed in favor of indie publishing, because of the emphasis of the genre Mystery / thriller Science Fiction / Fantasy Romance, and of Amazon's ebook market.

In this issue, Carol Drinkwater offers her top tips for travel writing, Steven Lewis explains why travel writing is the ideal genre for self - publishing and Isabel Losada tells us about the exotic locations she writes in.

Let's turn our focus away from genre and talk a little bit about self - publishing as far as it relates to the entire publishing industry.

When it was published in 1995, The Liars» Club offered a searing portrait of Karr's hardscrabble Texas childhood that raised the art of the memoir to a new level and brought about a revival of the genre.

Included in the responses of more than 9,000 authors of different genres and publishing models was the hard truth about how much — or rather, how little — authors actually make.

That's Molly Barton, talking with Digital Book World's Jeremy Greenfield about her promotion to Penguin's Global Digital Director and the rollout of the self - publishing component of Penguin's online genre fiction community, Book Country.

Breakfast brings special opportunities to meet and exchange ideas with other conference attendees who write and publish in your genre — or one you're interested in learning more about.

If you are a writer (either an author or an emerging writer) membership helps you to meet other writers working in a similar genre, showcase your own work and use our Members Blog to comment on publishing news, shout about your successes.

The other thing you touched upon, I don't think it's so much about genre because I have seen some people have literary successes by publishing stories that aren't quite genre - niche publishing.

Guest Expert: Dana Lynn Smith As book authors, we need to learn about a number of topics on an ongoing basis: the craft of writing our book topic or genre the publishing business our target audiences how to promote books Here are five free and easy ways to stay up...

If there's a development in your book's topic or your publishing genre, I encourage you to blog about it immediately, too.

Look for published authors in your genre that share the same target market as you and ask to interview them about their book.

The Vigilante Author: What's cool about self - publishing is that a creative person like you doesn't get stuck in some publisher's genre box.

A good agent will help you edit your book, make sure it fits squarely into the genre it needs to be in, review and negotiate any publishing contracts for you, and pull your head above those rough literary waters when it inevitably feels like you're about to go under.

Title: The Goblins of Bellwater Author: Molly Ringle Publisher: Central Avenue Publishing Cover Artist: Michelle Halket, Sinna Nyan, Anna Ivanova Release Date: October 1, 2017 Romance Genre (s): New Adult, Paranormal Words: 81,000 View on Goodreads About the Book Most people have no idea goblins live in the woods around the small town of Bellwater, Washington.

I haven't been rejected (yet, give it time) but it was extremely hard to pervere through book after book while the entire publishing world talked about how glutted the genre was.