Sentences with phrase «authors do well»

It's not uncommon to see an indie authors do well and make tons of money despite having an unprofessional cover or website, and doing half of everything wrong (they're nearly always writing books in very popular genres and doing things better than their competition... and it's worth pointing out these books can often make MUCH more money than professionally published / traditionally published books, because they have control over their pricing, promotions and advertising.)

If the authors do well, the agents do well, and vice versa.

Out of curiosity, how many self published YA authors do well when they aren't writing a series?

If you sell all your books via signings, maybe you'd do best posting reviews on your own website — and maybe even selling via your own website Some authors do well controlling their own sales.

These authors do well because they do not rely on a singular source of revenue, but glean it from Apple, Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Smashwords, Scribd and Oyster.

The author did a good job of showing hope, and strength, where there often wasn't any.

I thought the author did a good job of conveying the problems of living with a conquering army that spoke a foreign language and trying to sort out who was and who was not guilty of war crimes.

The author did a good job of moving the story along, including so much description for every part of the storyline that at times I did feel I could see what she was trying to show the reader.

While there is some limited evidence that these hybrid authors do better on average than those who exclusively pursue one or the other means.

Plus, when you do well the author does well, and vice versa; with this symbiotic relationship, it's in everyone's best interest to make sure your authors» are equipped to sell & market their titles.

I think the author did a good job of conveying the love she felt, but as she reached middle school and high school years, the protection of her parents also protected her.

For such a short story, the author did a good job of conveying the characters and creating a realistic progression of events (although in a very condensed window).

The author does well at describing what is seen, physically felt, and smelled.

The author did a good job of sharing her daughter's journey and thoughts as she went through the transplant process as a very young child.

The author did a good job of making the story believable and connecting the various story lines.

Why do some authors do better than others?

I provide the additional service of highlighting what my authors do best, and what they most need to improve upon to achieve their maximum potential.

I wouldn't want to try self - publishing without a decent marketing plan and some kind of platform, but there are some no - name authors doing well with ebooks.

The author did a good job of making each description of his physical symptoms seem to be the start of something going wrong.

His secondary characters can be better developed, but the author does a good job of getting into his protagonist's head and letting us guess along with him, as he unravels the mystery.

His secondary characters can be better developed, but the author does a good

If it turns out that authors do best when they tradpub first and then go indie (Joe Konrath and many, many others), that would be useful to know, too.

But I had stumbled across the blogs of some authors doing well with e-publishing and decided to try the novels too (also, I was dreading the Agent Query Game).

For some reason this book touched a place in my heart and I cried... When Stephen King goes from an awesome horror writer to a touching author he does his best.

There are many stories I've heard of authors doing well self - publishing (sometimes while also writing for traditional publishing houses) and many cover artists charge reasonable prices, so this is a definite consideration.

Publishers see an indie author doing well and they think he has a higher chance of being a success.

Other examples of authors doing well in tight times is Stephenie Meyer, whose Twilight series at one point accounted for 15 % of all books sold in the US; and J.K. Rowling, who is about to jump into the electronic book market by launching Pottermore, her new virtual online bookstore.

Hi Loren — When it comes to Goodreads, I typically see traditionally published authors perform better there with (print) giveaways, while self - published authors do better with ebook giveaways through email discount newsletters (BookBub, BargainBooksy, and so on).

«I've heard publishers worry that if an author does well at $ 1.99 will the public ever pay more?»

I still say this is a fight authors do best not to take sides in.

Include suggestions for how the author could improve it (think constructive criticism, not author bashing — we're all real people), but also list at least one thing the author did well or that you liked about the video.

I think some traditional publishers will pick this up: an author doing well in E publishing is building what they say they want, a platform (which Amanda Hocking did in a big way).

If you take a look at the indie authors doing well out there (i.e. those who've been able to quit the day job and write full time), most of them have a number of books out.

If you check Facebook or Twitter or Instagram all the time, you might feel comparisonitis at all the successful authors doing better than you, or feel like you're missing out on various conferences, holidays or promotions.

If an author does well, they can then raise it.

I find that many authors either coach other authors, or speak at conferences to help and sell their books to authors and that to break into actual readers, the younger YA authors, and fantasy, vampire, etc. authors do better.

There's still room for selling a borrower on a book if the book is good enough — and making the book good enough is the job that most authors do best (at least, they always tell me that «writing is the easy part».

This isn't a new tactic, I'm pretty sure I stressed it in Book Marketing is Dead over a year ago, but I still see very few authors doing it well.

I recommend this book highly, and think the authors did a good job in being realistic about China and its financial economy.

The author did a good job writing for children.

Not exact matches

«There is very little you can do to make yourself better - looking, but you can present yourself better,» says the author of Beauty Pays: Why Attractive People Are More Successful.

What the media has to do now, the authors argue, is not try to fight this alternative ecosystem with better viral content or clickbait, but to «recognize that it is operating in a propaganda and disinformation - rich environment.»

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jeffrey Shinabarger, author of Yes or No: How Your Everyday Decisions Will Forever Change Your Life and founder of Plywood People, a nonprofit in Atlanta that «leads a community of startups doing good.»

But as bestselling author and Oprah - anointed happiness expert Shawn Achor pointed out on in an excerpt from his new book on the TED Ideas blog recently, that sort of praise — well intentioned as it might be — actually does more harm than good.

Author of «I Know How She Does It,» Laura Vanderkam, explains why the morning is the best time for productivity and exercise.

Dr. John Stahl - Wert, best - selling author of «The Serving Leader,» reveals what leaders worldwide do to succeed.

This gap between the immense curiosity about leadership and the few hard and fast rules about how to do it well has spawned an entire industry dedicated to pedaling dubious leadership «truths,» Stanford business school professor and author Jeffrey Pfeffer warns in a recent McKinsey Quarterly article.

Carissa interviews Carey Grund, owner of Smilegram Paper and author of Pink Lemonade: Sweet Expressions of Inspiration for Girls, on the Small Businesses Do It Better show.

Only later did many readers notice that the authors were not in fact the well - known short - selling firms Muddy Waters and Citron Research, but rather two fake accounts using similar names with misspellings: @Mudd1waters and @Citreonresearc.

The authors conclude that there is a general atmosphere of consolidation in which older, larger businesses are doing increasingly better than new ones.