Over the course of her dynamic career she has sold over seven hundred titles to every major publisher, and has built a client list of more than forty authors spanning
the commercial fiction genres, primarily in the areas of fantasy, science fiction, romance, mystery, and young adult fiction.
So for some authors, especially those in
the commercial fiction genres, I think that can be a very interesting way to get the benefits without the huge time commitment that it takes.»
Over the course of her dynamic career she has sold over seven hundred titles to every major publisher, and has built a client list of more than forty authors spanning
the commercial fiction genres, primarily in the areas of fantasy, science fiction, romance, mystery, suspense and erotica.
Not exact matches
In recent years, Breakwater has successfully begun publishing cutting edge literature in all
genres, including children's books, literary and
commercial fiction, educational curricula, non-
fiction, and poetry, while at the same time continuing to support its culturally significant backlist titles.
Please be as specific as to your intended
genre as possible, e.g. «literary memoir» or «upmarket
commercial fiction.»
She is seeking many categories of
genre fiction, and particularly enjoys books that walk the line between upmarket and
commercial, as well as historical women's
fiction, and mysteries where the characters are as important as the crime, a la literary suspense.
Presently the self - pubbed world is ideal for a lot of
commercial fiction, particularly in
genres such as thrillers, mysteries, fantasy, etc..
I love this «resolution» that encourages people on opposite sides of the literary vs.
commercial /
genre fiction debate to just... chill out.
In the realm of
commercial fiction, few
genres surpass mystery in terms of sales.
John's first love is
commercial fiction: novels and screenplays in the action, thriller, science
fiction, fantasy, young adult, drama, and comedy (including romantic comedy)
genres.
Mark specializes in books with bestseller or high
commercial potential, and he works with authors of all
genres (
fiction, nonfiction, children's books) around the world, at all stages of development.
Mark Malatesta specializes in books with bestseller or high
commercial potential, and he works with authors of all
genres (
fiction, nonfiction, children's books) around the world, at all stages of development.
For those looking for more specifics, the following might be helpful: Young - adult and upper - level middle - grade novels in all subgenres; Big crossover novels with one foot squarely in
genre (Wool, The Night Circus, Gone Girl); Literary
commercial novels (Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Major Pettigrew's Last Stand, The Art of Racing in the Rain); Upmarket women's
fiction (Keepsake, My Sister's Keeper, Still Alice); Single - title romance (historicals especially)(Ravishing The Heiress, The Ugly Duchess, The Heir); Lead title or hardcover science
fiction and fantasy (Soulless, Game of Thrones, Old Man's War).
It is important for authors to know what their marketing category and
genre are before they write a word of
commercial fiction.
She is currently looking for literary
commercial novels, big crossover novels with one foot squarely in
genre, upmarket women's
fiction, lead title or hardcover science
fiction and fantasy, single - title romance (with a special passion for historicals), and young adult and upper - level middle grade novels.
Is the place and purpose of literary
fiction today being weakened or blurred by
commercial imperatives that favor
genre work?
Even so called
commercial fiction, the kind of books one found on best - seller lists in the middle to the latter part of the last century, is being replaced by
genre fiction, which would not have made the cut in those bygone days.
Kevan handles women's
fiction, with an emphasis on
commercial women's
fiction, young adult
fiction and all
genres of romance.
She has experience selling foreign rights for New York Times bestselling authors, first time authors, and everyone in between, in nearly all
genres including literary
fiction, thriller / suspense,
commercial fiction, romance, new adult, young adult, history, self - help business, and children's.
Evy Tillman: Oslo Literary Agency is Norway's biggest agency, representing authors in the
genres of literary
fiction, crime, and
commercial fiction, plus children's and YA books and nonfiction.
Similarly, like Sarah Hutchison commented to this article, I had some great feedback from several agents about my novel but the general consensus was, my novel «The First Sense» was not
commercial enough for them to market in today's competitive publishing industry (its
genre is future
fiction / sci - fi).
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Come learn about marketing categories and
genres for
commercial fiction, and the associated tropes, so you know what you need to make your reader happy.
By explaining the techniques of high - impact (and often best - selling) recent novels, expert author and literary agent Don Maass will push novelists beyond
genre boundaries, beyond outdated styles, beyond their safety zone to ways of writing
fiction that are personal, unique, contemporary, and excellent in ways that are both literary and
commercial.
Boulder - County General
Genre Boulder County
Fiction Writers is an established group of professional fiction writers and those diligently working on commercial f
Fiction Writers is an established group of professional
fiction writers and those diligently working on commercial f
fiction writers and those diligently working on
commercial fictionfiction.
We represent the following
genres: literary and
commercial fiction, memoirs, history, biography, business, young adult and middle grade, self - help, psychology and science.
If it is trying to do that, then I'd say it's edging towards literary
fiction, which is why I stipulated «
commercial fiction» above, rather than «
genre fiction».
And perhaps non-narrative nonfiction could be seen as having a different purpose than
genre fiction does — to inform primarily, rather than to entertain primarily — so nonfiction authors might then publish eBooks with other than purely
commercial goals.
Random House offered titles across a wide variety of
genres, including literary and
commercial fiction, science -
fiction and fantasy, current affairs, history and biography.
Mystery / Thriller Character Generator: In the realm of
commercial fiction, few
genres surpass mystery in terms of sales.
I'm a newbie when it comes to being an author, but being an avid reader with eclectic tastes (I enjoy reading just about any
genre as well as non-
fiction) has helped me in my plunge to write
commercial fiction.
Annette Green Authors» Agency — The agency was founded in 1998 and has a well - respected reputation for discovering first - time literary authors, although we also handle
commercial mass market
fiction as well as some
genre fiction, plus a whole range of non-
fiction.
I'm pretty sure this process can work for any
commercial fiction, regardless of
genre.
I also specialize in Romance of all heat levels (and subgenres), from sweet to sizzling, but am skilled at a wide range of
fiction genres, from
Commercial, Memoirs, YA and NA, to Horror and Mystery.
Getting away (momentarily) from the topic of literary
fiction and into the purely
commercial reality of marketing and sales, no matter what
genre one writes in, how in the world will we sell our books if we don't know what people find attractive to read?
I have finished three coffees, answered emails, created unnecessary ones, paid bills, walked the dog, rang elderly aunts and cleaned out the linen cupboard and now, I will certainly discipline myself to open my word processor and «attack» a-new, novel - in - progress (
commercial women's
fiction set in the»90s with a very dark edge... a romantic thriller would be the nearest
genre I can claim for it) and get down to work on chapter seven.
Genre fiction comes out on top of any
commercial analysis but self - publishing is serving a number of our members (at The Alliance of Independent Authors) who write mid-list
fiction very well indeed in comparison to trade pub.
The imprint will broadly cater for all
genres of
commercial fiction for teenage and...
Patricia Nelson Agent Marsal Lyons Acquiring: all
genres of young adult and middle grade
fiction; women's
fiction both upmarket and
commercial; historical and contemporary romance; plot - driven, accessible literary
fiction
The RMFW Colorado Gold contest is a competition for unpublished writers of
genre and mainstream
commercial fiction.
As for my «kink»,
commercial genre fiction is mine, too.
Genre or
commercial fiction: romance, erotica, mystery, crime, thriller, science
fiction, fantasy, young adult