This one insider secret is often the difference between
authors getting no book deal, a good book deal, and a great book deal.
Whether
an author gets a book deal from a Big 5 Publisher or a regional press down the block, they oftentimes have no idea what to expect once a contract is in place.
Not exact matches
I really struggle with most of these
books since it seems that once the
authors get to where they are, they forget the struggles and pain that all of us «lesser» people are
dealing with.
Now I help
authors get top literary agents, publishers, and
book deals.
Because most
authors understand the importance of starting well, and as a result, the first chapter of a
book often
gets a great
deal more attention from the
author than a chapter in the middle.
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Established literary agents also have the ability to pitch
books face - to - face (sometimes with the
author present), submit
books to publishers simultaneously, hold auctions, and
get deals done faster.
I would argue that most e-
book authors would love a
book deal to
get their works published in print.
Today I'm a coach and consultant helping
authors get top agents, publishers, and
book deals.
This webinar will arm
authors working with or without an agent with the knowledge and negotiating skills to
get the most out of their
book deals before, during, and after signing.
The
author shared it during an interview as a tool to help other
authors be successful, after she
got a good literary agent and
book publishing
deal.
A former literary agent answers questions for children's
book authors - find out how to improve your chance of
getting a top literary agent, publisher, and
book deal.
And meanwhile my
author friend mmegaera «s
got a lot of medical challenges she's
got to
deal with right now, and selling
books is hard enough when you're NOT
dealing with medical challenges.
As an
author coach, I've helped
authors with zero platform
get literary agents and
book deals, but... it's a lot EASIER if you have some type of platform.
Boost your chances of
getting a
book deal by cultivating your
author platform now.
To that end, I have several websites devoted to helping
authors get a top literary agent, publisher, and
book deal.
Take advantage of all the information and support that we provide to help you
authors get a top literary agent, publisher, and
book deal.
After you send me your
author questionnaire and supporting material, I'll take detailed notes about what you need to do (exactly) to
get the attention of top literary agents... so you can
get a top publisher and
book deal.
It's in their best interest to push things like the «write a
book in a month» contest, which, in my opinion, only serves to delude would - be writers into thinking they're the real
deal and encouraging them by citing the small amount of formulaic, established
authors who can
get away with writing quickly.
Many of these aspiring
authors have dreams of
getting a traditional publishing contract,
getting a lucrative
book deal, making the rounds on television shows and giving interviews.
It's true that if you
get a
book deal, your publisher will take care of
getting your
book professionally edited, but I still firmly believe that as
authors, we need to master the basics of good written English.
Get Known Before the
Book Deal: Use Your Personal Strengths to Grow An
Author Platform by Christina Katz (Writer's Digest
Books, 2008)
When a poorly written traditionally published
book gets scathing reviews, no one ever says, «Geez those traditionally published
authors should stop finding agents and scoring
book deals.»
But there's one other skill or ability you have to look for as an
author when trying to find top literary agencies to
get you a top publisher and
book deal.
As the Founder and CEO of Literary Agent Undercover, Mark Malatesta is helping
authors around the world, writing in all genres (fiction, nonfiction, and children's
books),
get top literary agents, publishers, and
book deals.
Look, I've been the
author who
got crapped on by a major publisher, and I've been the
author who
got book deals in the mid five figures.
I've helped unpublished
authors without any «formal writing education»
get top agents and
book deals.
Some
authors (who've
gotten NO positive responses from literary agents and / or hundreds of rejections) have written new Query Letters that Worked... resulting in full manuscript requests, representation offers from top literary agencies, and
book deals with major publishers.
Authors I've worked with have
gotten six - figure
book deals and been on bestseller lists such as the New York Times.
Of course, I don't have the same success rate (95 %) helping
authors get representation and / or
book deals (because the
book has to be great as well, and that's your job).
I guess you're not aware of these recent stories — both reported just last week — about one
author getting a two -
book deal with Harper Collins based on his Kindle
book, and nother
getting a
deal with Simon & Schuster to publish a print edition of his Podiobook.
And she has two awesome courses for nonfiction
authors starting August 23, 2016: Traditional Publishing De-Mystified; How to
Get a
Book Deal and Self - Publishing De-Mystified; How to Publish Your
Book.
This type of expert is someone who's recognized as an authority in publishing, who also spends most of their time helping
authors create successful query letters — resulting in those
authors getting top literary agents and
book deals.
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book isn't all fun and games Digital
Book World Blurb Does Deal With Ingram to Help Indie Authors Get Into Bookstores Self - publishing services provider Blurb has launched a series of initiatives designed to help indie authors get their print books into bookstores, -LSB-
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Deal With Ingram to Help Indie
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authors get their print books into bookstores, -LSB-.
get their print
books into bookstores, -LSB-...]
Whether
getting a film
deal or an «option» is really that lucrative, or if it's mostly marketing to help an
author sell more
books.
Established in August 2011, Literary Agent Undercover has already helped dozens of
authors (in the United States and abroad)
get the attention of literary agents and / or
get book deal with major publishing houses.
This particular story reveals how Erika Armstrong, a memoir
author known as «The Chick in the Cockpit,» wrote a query letter and
book proposal that
got the attention of top literary agents... and then resulted in a
book deal and TV interest.
This particular story reveals how Erika Armstrong, a memoir
author,
got a literary agent,
book deal, and TV interest.
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So Hoover — «a fabulous self - promoter and a very talented
author,» Rennert said — earns back her debt to the agency, and the agency
gets 15 percent to cover «the hours and months we devote to editorial; figuring out how to position and package the
book to reach the right market; the time spent on quality control; seeking out and
dealing with high - caliber vendors providing the above services; and locating and vetting professional photographers and cover designers whose work is every bit as good as those used in traditionally published
books.»
Even better, that same
book agent agreed to represent the
author and
got him a
deal with Random House just a few weeks later.
How to Secure a Traditional
Book Deal by Self - Publishing (Jane Friedman at Writer Unboxed): «It's not any easier to interest an agent or publisher when you're self - published, and since new authors are more likely to put out a low - quality effort (they rush, they don't sufficiently invest, they don't know their audience), chances are even lower their book will get picked up.&ra
Book Deal by Self - Publishing (Jane Friedman at Writer Unboxed): «It's not any easier to interest an agent or publisher when you're self - published, and since new
authors are more likely to put out a low - quality effort (they rush, they don't sufficiently invest, they don't know their audience), chances are even lower their
book will get picked up.&ra
book will
get picked up.»
In
Author Platform — Part 1 I explained that most
authors make the mistake of focusing too much on their
book when trying to
get a
book deal.
Most
authors still try the traditional route of
getting a literary agent, then a publisher for their masterpiece, and there is no denying this is still probably the best way to advance your writing career (especially if you can pick up a nice three
book deal from you new publisher!).
I am a successful self - published
author in the UK who took a traditional publishing
deal, mainly because of the ability to
get my
books in store.
Mark's
authors have been published with houses such as Scholastic, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Penguin Random House;
gotten 6 - figure
book deals; appeared on the NY Times bestseller list; had their work optioned for TV, stage, and feature film with companies such as Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks; won countless awards; and had their work licensed in more than 40 countries, resulting in millions of
books sold.
Mark Malatesta is a former AAR literary agent turned
author coach, now helping
authors of all genres (including children's
books), at all stages of development (novice to veteran),
get top agents, publishers, and
book deals.
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