I'm often asked
by my author clients if they should include email newsletters as part of their self - promotion strategy.
When I get asked this question
by author clients and colleagues, I tell them that it might be okay (comparing to similar works on the market) or that I don't know.
As a book publicist, I am frequently asked
by my author clients about how to find a literary agent.
Once You Know What Literary Agents Want, It's Easy To Land One As a book publicist, I am frequently asked
by my author clients about how to find a literary agent.
Not exact matches
An
author who sets out to write a book as a lead - gen device for marketing
clients is
by definition a lousy marketer.
It was while researching recession and its effects for
clients, that Collin discovered some books — «The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve» —
by G. Edward Griffin and economic forecasts —
by libertarian
author — Ron Paul.
According to the report's
author, Professor Kate Shannon, factors such as being forced to service
clients in cars or public places, inability to access drug treatment and a prior assault
by police all correlated with violence against female sex workers.
Dr. Ida Elisabeth Huitfeldt Madsen, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark, the corresponding
author said: «We were surprised to see the differences between the effects of harassment
by clients or customers compared to harassment
by other employees.
Despite these limitations, the
authors suggest that it is important to investigate sexual harassment from
clients or customers and sexual harassment
by colleagues, supervisors or subordinates as distinct types of harassment and to identify methods to prevent sexual harassment and the development of depressive symptoms.
These publishers typically finance their operations
by publication charges levied on the
authors of the articles, reversing the business model from being content sellers to being dissemination service providers, making the
authors their
clients rather than the readers.
Inspired
by a Tibetan Buddhist mind training practice called Lojong,
author and executive coach M.J. Ryan has been using simple slogans with her
clients to interrupt the habitual thought processes that hold them back.
Author, lecturer, and nutrition consultant Chris Mohr, Ph.D., R.D., specializes in helping regular people stick to healthy nutrition plans, and we invited him on the THO podcast to share the strategies he uses with his own
clients who have busy schedules and don't want to hate their food
by counting every calorie.
request from an «award winning fiction
author / top
client» I'd never heard of (although I was obviously daft enough to accept a previous request to connect) whose 76 - page novel was compiled
by a self - publishing services entity called Infinity Publishing.
These ideas have been tested
by my
clients over the last few months and they all reported that they resulted in sales for the
authors.
Lois Hoffman is the owner of The Happy Self - Publisher and
author of Write a Book Grow Your Business: Build credibility, establish expertise and develop trust with your ideal
client and The Self - Publishing Roadmap: A step -
by - step guide to publishing the book of your dreams.
You'll find my recommendations to reach those goals below, informed
by my personal experience and what I've seen with my
author coaching
clients.
New literary agents looking for
clients are often thought of as a last resort
by authors, a «second option» that should only be considered after striking out with more established literary agents.
We simplify choices for
author clients by sifting through the myriad of options, selecting the most efficient methods that lead to the largest exposure for books.
A literary agency with industry knowledge and expertise can bring a huge value add to the table for an
author, evidenced
by many of the success stories we've created for our
clients, the bulk of which are award - winning and bestselling
authors.
My best
author coaching
clients are those who've already been represented
by literary agents and been disappointed.
Our new program, Fast Foreword, is part of Foreword Literary's new way of representing
authors by utilizing all of the tools available to make the most of our
clients» work.
Just because I want to get media interviews for my
clients does» t mean that producers and editors and journalists sit
by their smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktops thinking about nothing except my
authors and their book publicity needs.
Also the
author of the bestselling How to Blog a Book: Write, Publish, and Promote Your Work One Post at a Time, Nina moves her
clients from ideas to finished books as well as to careers as
authors by helping them combine their passion and purpose so they create products that impact the world.
So it was an easy decision for the
clients to participate and benefit: Trident would only charge its customary commission based on revenues received
by the
authors, and Trident would not become an e-book publisher, profiting at the
client's expense, being a rights holder, and finding itself potentially in an adversarial position with
authors.
I make a note to warn my
clients about the potential to be ambushed
by this host, and I always give
authors the option of taking known - to - be combative interviewers off my list of media targets as we proceed with book promotion campaigns.
I've had two
author clients confirm their request was accepted
by their publishing house.
Although Franklin lived in England for 18 years (1724 - 26, 1757 - 62, 1764 - 75), the
author focuses on the last four years of his residency, 1771 - 1775, during which time he acted as an agent for New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Georgia in presenting various petitions and grievances that his
clients wanted heard
by Parliament and King.
Fueled
by a passion for making good things happen for
clients, we've worked with over 1,000 individuals and companies — from New York Times Bestsellers to first time, self - published
authors in every genre.
By leveraging B2B skills, Agents can arrange partnerships and cooperative models on behalf of their large
client list, thus providing access and opportunities for digital development that an
Author could not develop on his own.
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.
One of my favorite vendors for multimedia book presenters,
by the way, is AuthorBytes, which designs sites for many of my
clients and a whole host of bestselling
authors, fiction and nonfiction, whose names you'll recognize.
These «recommended fiction reads» are
authored by my Amazon book editing
clients as well as people I've interviewed as a journalist.
These «recommended nonfiction reads» are
authored by my Amazon book editing
clients as well as people I've interviewed as a journalist.
Her
clients are successfully publishing new books almost every day and some have become # 1 Amazon best - selling
authors within days of publishing their books simply
by following her proven system.
In short, the only
clients that agents (who, contrary to popular belief, do not,
by - in - large work for
authors, but are little more than slush filters that publishers generously allow
authors the luxury of paying for) can look forward to having, and being eager for publishers to exploit in the traditional way... are losers.
After we schedule you, we offer a turnaround of not more than ten days from the assigned commencement date (excluding time incurred
by additional changes requested
by the
author /
client.)
While considered
by many
authors to be a gatekeeper in bad cahoots with publishers, the agent, in fact, is heavily invested in his or her
clients» work and is risking a great deal of time and effort on the hope that an
author's book someday will be salable.
She specializes in working with purpose - driven entrepreneurs and service - based professionals who are building their platform
by helping them become published
authors so they can garner major media and plum speaking gigs, attract larger audiences and ideal
clients, and help others while creating the lifestyle they desire.
Chappell's diverse range of
clients include: historical novelist Golden Keyes Parsons, whose novels are published
by Thomas Nelson; «Survivor: Panama - Exile Island» cast member, Austin Carty, whose book High Points and Lows: Life, Love and Figuring it All Out is published
by Penguin / Plume; Boston - based infectious disease expert, John Ross, M.D., whose book Shakespeare's Tremor on the mysterious medical maladies of great writers is forthcoming from St. Martins; University of Virginia professors / psychologists Peter Sheras, Ph.D., and Phyllis Koch - Sheras, Ph.D.; and Atlanta - based relationship expert Dr. Janet Page,
author of Get Married This Year: 365 Days to «I Do.»
An important clarification, DeFiore says, is that the typical agent he's describing is not bundling such «
author services» and selling them to the
client, as is done
by some self - publishing companies.
Known as the «Inspiration to Creation Coach,» Nina moves her
clients from ideas to finished books as well as to careers as
authors by helping them combine their passion and purpose so they create products that positively and meaningfully impact the world.
Others, however, see widening vistas opening up as digital tools and global electronic distribution led
by Amazon.com generates new ways to guide, stage, and produce
author -
clients» work without so much as a publisher's business card in sight.
For more than seventeen years, I've helped dozens of writers, both seasoned and new
authors, get their manuscripts published — and I've done so
by continually putting my attention on what my
clients care about:
The proofreader remains respectful of the
author's style when proofreading manuscripts, but finds and corrects mistakes and inconsistencies missed
by the
author — indeed,
clients are often astonished
by how many they have missed!
Roger once told an
author -
client, «If you think writing is a pain, try reading a book
by someone who can't write.»
We understand the time and effort that
authors have put into writing their manuscript which is why, unlike many other conversion services, we do not use automatic software to convert books, we manually convert them which produces the high quality result required
by our
clients.
Somehow, no matter how eBook is defined in developing markets and how proficient the publishers /
authors can develop and deliver the content based on their
client's needs, it is easy enough to compare the quality of the eBook to the commercially successful version distributed
by all the major vendors in the West.
Known as the Inspiration to Creation Coach, she moves her
clients from ideas to finished books as well as to careers as
authors by helping them combine their passion and purpose so they create products that positively and meaningfully impact the world.
The Perfect Quality Content Created
by Our
Authors There are some factors of a good writing firm that should be considered
by every
client before making it their final choice.
Through years of innovation and creativity working on Indie and self - published books on a case
by case basis — along with our traditionally published
clients — we've helped these
authors become award - winning, bestselling — or both — and many have gone on to sign with agents, publishers and even sell film rights.