Author advocacy organizations can be a good source for publishing contract advice, but the catch is you usually have to be a published writer before you can join.
And we hear, in our related Discussion piece, from a self - styled «literary change agent,» openly and determinedly testing the boundaries of what's considered appropriate
in author advocacy.
«The Open Up to Indie Authors campaign is our
latest author advocacy programme, aimed at book fairs and conferences, award bodies and libraries, festival and event organisers, retailers and reviewers, and anyone who acts as a bridge between writer and reader.»
There are a lot of organizations out there already doing great work in various fields, but this feels like the right idea at the right time, something that isn't necessarily in competition with the likes of NINC or RWA or anyone else, but a really focused group exclusively dealing with
indie author advocacy.
Posted by Michael Capobianco for Writer BewareIt's a tough time to be
an author advocacy organization.
Organizations like the Independent Book Publishers Association are already taking strides in
their author advocacy for all authors to bring issues like these to the forefront, but the only way to level the playing field and to eradicate discrimination in publishing circles is to name it when you see it.
Porter Anderson takes a closer look at Howey's call for
author advocacy.
It is clear to any rational outside observer it had one purpose — to be used to promote
the authors advocacy of catastrophic anthropogenic global warming — and to demean and denigrate those who do not believe as he does.