Take a look at how the top indie
authors in your genre use free.
What kind of pictures do best - selling
authors in that genre use?
Not exact matches
Tracing the course of the
author's work from Typee to Billy Budd, Kelley shows convincingly that Melville — though he borrowed from many different sources — belongs completely to none of the established
genres of Victorian city writing: the Romantic pastoral that
used urban depravity to extol rural virtue; the popular «Reform Literature» of the yellow journalists that sensationalized municipal corruption and disorder; the «scientific» tracts of the emerging city planning movement; or the urban strolls of the flâneur and the Addisonian «spectator» (a
genre that reached its peak, for New York, with what Kelley calls the «humorous - genteel - sentimental - melodramatic - ironic» observations of Charles Dickens
in his 1842 American Notes).
Scripture has many
authors, it makes
use of many sources, and it is written — if we may be excused an unhelpful anachronism —
in various
genres.
If those
authors have clear goals, they'll be better able to judge whether to
use the same publisher for their new series, or if they want to diversify with a new
genre, or whether their agent is steering them
in a different direction from what they want.
But another ebook
author notes:
Using only ENT has taken my novels to the # 1 spot
in their
genres.
Asking fellow
authors in similar
genres to survey their readers (she sets it all up and
uses her SM account) to get more data.
«You want to find a similar
author in your
genre like that who you can
use to make sure that your ads are shown to people who are likely to like your books.»
The best way an
author can exert creative control is by choosing a designer wisely and then offering as much supporting information as possible (for instance, similar book covers they like
in the
genre, character descriptions and synopsis, back cover copy, anticipated market, etc.) Finally, if a cover designer is allowed to
use their skill and imagination freely, and then the client gives clear direction on revisions, the end result is almost always something both the designer and the
author can be proud of.
Using your
author page as a base (and posting as your
author identity rather than with your personal account), seek to engage with Facebook users who may be interested
in your
genre.
It's never sold
in the quantities that
genre fiction has, so by «catch up» I mean the readership will eventually start
using e-readers more, will start hunting for and finding fresh books and
authors.
Some indie
authors use «keywords» (for search engine optimisation (SEO)-RRB- on their websites, blogs and social media pages so their books will pop up first
in the particular searched for
genre.
Use Twitter to share and promote other
authors» books
in your
genre.
Some
authors use both names on their covers such as Nora Roberts did when she started publishing
in a different
genre as J.D. Robb — Nora Roberts writing as J.D. Robb.
Using cover components that are currently on - trend
in a
genre can catapult a new book by an unknown
author into the shopping carts of readers.
I don't actually
use this method, but I'm happy to have built a large and active Facebook group for
authors in my
genre, and we organize joint promotions and things.
So while I can typically
use my own books for a lot of the strategy testing I do, I wanted to work with one of our existing
authors this time around because she's sitting
in a very cluttered
genre: contemporary romance.
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.
Mass market books, the smaller 4 - inch - by -7-inch
genre books typically sold
in drug stores,
used to be a primary point of entry for new
authors before the introduction of e-books.
Due to the early adoption and dynamic nature of this particular market, readers
in this
genre have gotten
used to looking for new
authors at this low price point.
The reason this is possible lies
in the implementation of a logo: a logo mark of a silhouette book could be
used for a thriller
author and a non-fiction writer, but the colors and fonts
used would easily distinguish the
genre the
author writes
in.
In the non-fiction
genre, the national network programs are
using fewer
authors than ever before, bringing their own experts into long term contractual relationships and leaving fewer spots for
authors.
There was no secret that «Robert Galbraith» was a pseudonym, and this device is often
used by
authors who want to try writing
in a new
genre, for instance.
In the intro, I mention the news that Amazon Giveaways are now available for ebooks, and an article on Written Word Media that shows authors who earn over $ 5000 per month have written 13.75 books, use professionally designed book covers and pro editors, write in popular genres, and use free as a promotional techniqu
In the intro, I mention the news that Amazon Giveaways are now available for ebooks, and an article on Written Word Media that shows
authors who earn over $ 5000 per month have written 13.75 books,
use professionally designed book covers and pro editors, write
in popular genres, and use free as a promotional techniqu
in popular
genres, and
use free as a promotional technique.
July 15, 2013 — ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Autography LLC today announced it has signed an agreement with HarperCollins Publishers that will allow HarperCollins
authors across all
genres to
use the Autography software to engage fans through digital book signings from anywhere
in the world.
One of my favorite ways to find key hashtags that your ideal reader
uses is to look at what hashtags other successful
authors in your
genre are
using.
Once you have a list of the
authors and books driving your
genre, you can
use that list
in a myriad of ways.
Use either your own knowledge (or Amazon Top 10 lists) to find those superstar
authors in your
genre and Google away to find out what makes them tick.
Not all agents participate
in #MSWL, so also look at book sales
in your
genre and see which agents sold those — either by
using Publishers Marketplace or by reading the
author's acknowledgments at the end of their book.
Use social media networks to identify and team up with other
authors in your
genre.
You can apply to swap blurbs with books outside your
genre, and it's fine for building reviews, but the most effective
use of BlurbTrade will be building your
author platform by getting your review on to other books
in your
genre.
If you're
using keywords of
authors / books
in your
genre, you'll start populating your «also boughts» and «also viewed» section.»
The first instinct is to
use your real name when starting out and this will likely be suitable for the majority of fiction
authors, who write
in only one
genre.
There are some
genres that significantly outperform others, and it is important that
authors in pursuit of self - publishing their books
using tools like
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As a
author — sorry, I don't write
in the Romance
genre — I wanted to target my pricing
in line with what I
used to purchase when I was a kid.
Use your new Google + hangout skills to set up an online launch party for your book, or for the launch of several books by
authors in a related
genre.
For
authors, while you are researching materials for your main
genres, you can simultaneously
use the same ingredients to branch out your revenue stream
in other potential
genres through your existing brand or pseudonyms since there are new opportunities
in the less crowded market.
All
in all, even though I don't write romance novels, I am following this closely because maybe someday, some narcicisstic looney might somehow trademark a common
use word of the English language of the fantasy
genre and me or a huge other array of
authors I am friends with could be affected.
You can
use gut feel here, according to where your ideal readers hang out, the nature of your books, and things you've heard are effective for other
authors in your
genre.