Giving new and
debut authors an opportunity to have their work reviewed and published, Amazon's Breakthrough Novel Contest gets thousands of submissions.
Not exact matches
Even formerly traditionally published
authors like US President Ronald Reagan's daughter Patti Davis have told Good e-Reader that doors closed to them once their self - published titles came along, specifically in review and interview
opportunities; Davis even recounted how she appeared on NPR to promote one title, but when she reached out to that same program about her
debut indie title, she was told there was a policy in place against self - published works.
But then the
opportunity to meet with a few fellow Phoenix
authors in person appeared; first was with Joanna Meyer, a newly - agented writer, Marissa Fuller, a longtime friend from Twitter, and finally, Amy K. Nichols, traditionally published and an
author invited to Phoenix Comicon 2015 (her
debut, «While You Were Here,» is fantastic).
Book marketing is an
author's
opportunity to introduce themselves to a reader — and with that in mind, I wanted my
debut novel, The Assumption Code, to make a great first impression.
The ITW
Debut Author Program provided me a terrific mentoring
opportunity from some of the best in the business, and I made a number of close friends, many of whom now are best selling
authors.
For one thing, readers always have the
opportunity to read
debut authors, though they may never consider them and they may choose not to read them, given that readers» time is limited and the chances of getting a bad book are high, it's understandable that they often pick
authors they already know and like.