Sentences with phrase «fan fiction authors»

Kindle Worlds pays fan fiction authors a royalty of 35 percent for works of at least 10,000 words, and a royalty of 20 percent on works between 5,000 and 10,000 words.

I'm not sure I'll make it out alive if I admit that I a) don't know the names of the members of boy - band One Direction, b) saw a picture of the band and didn't realize they were all boys, and c) don't understand what is driving fan fiction authors to write volume after volume of fan fiction surrounding the pop group.

Following the launch of Kindle Worlds (see trailer above), Amazon's platform that lets fan fiction authors sell their stories in the Kindle Store, there is an intense debate about fan fiction and how it shapes self - publishing.

The fan fiction authors get a royalty of 35 percent for works of at least 10,000 words, and a royalty of 20 percent on works between 5,000 and 10,000 words.

Readers and fan fiction authors can find out more about the writing and self - publishing options at kindleworlds.amazon.com.

A number of authors and rights» holders are already lending their characters to the platform, allowing fan fiction authors the ability to write new stories with these characters and to publish them via the Kindle Worlds platform for a profit.

This publisher, Big Bang Press, is dedicated to giving fan fiction authors a platform to publish and sell their work.

While opponents of the writing point to fan fiction as being nothing more than outright theft of authors» works, supporters of these writers — who include the likes of Hugh Howey, Blake Crouch, and Barbara Freethy — recognize the writing ability of fan fiction authors, coupled with the almost worshipful love of a published work that leads them to continue the story long after the cover is closed.

I'm not sure I'll make it out alive if I admit that I a) don't know the names of the members of boy - band One Direction, b) saw a picture of the band and didn't realize they were all boys, and c) don't understand what is driving fan fiction authors to write volume after volume of fan fiction surrounding the pop... [Read more...]

The company is making this work by securing licenses from existing entertainment properties and by paying royalties to both the original author and the fan fiction author.

Not exact matches

The influence is drawn from science fiction — Starck is a great fan of Philip K. Dick, author of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

The fifth and last of the original series of motion pictures based upon author Pierre Boulle's imaginative novel Monkey Planet, this science fiction film was the least - liked by the series» legion of fans.

Roman Polanski's Based on a True Story, contrary to its title, isn't: It's a fiction film about a successful author who avoids her past and an eerily obsessive fan who pushes her to write the «hidden book» her previous work seemed to promise.

Just scroll down below my author profile and you will see over 40 fan fiction stories here:

It's a monumental amount for any franchise to rake in, but when you look at the history of «Fifty Shades» and its author, and remember that the story she was telling was actually a fan - fiction based on the «Twilight» series of novels and films, it's incredible to see how far the series has come.

Twilight Vampires from fiction or characters and story lines from a popular TV series, for example), the fan - fic author has no rights to their work.

I have mixed feelings about fan fiction as an author.

How does fiction book marketing help develop an author's fan base?

When the Hugo Awards were revived two years later, there was more emphasis on fiction, the awards for cover artist and interior illustrator were combined into a single award for Professional Artist, and the awards for fact articles, new author and fan personality were dropped entirely.

To kickstart the program, Amazon has commissioned several authors, including New York Times bestseller Barbara Freethy, and award winners John Everson and Colleen Thompson, to produce fan fiction for the series mentioned above.

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It will ACCEPT anything, though most amateur fan - fiction is better, because at least those authors are trying and fanatically loyal to their subject matter.

This app has been requested for a number of years and authors who publish their fan - fiction on Wattpad can now design their own book covers more intuitively than ever.

Fans of «CSI» or forensic - centric crime novels might not realize that the person who started the craze for forensic fiction is still one of today's most popular authors: Patricia Cornwell, the creator of medical examiner Kay Scarpetta.

Amazon launched its Kindle Worlds fan fiction platform just over a year ago, and the concept has been a great success for both the rights holders who license content to the site and the fans who adore the concepts and story lines of their favorite authors.

Fan fiction has come into its own, largely thanks to online communities like Wattpad and the Kindle Worlds platform from Amazon that allows authors to publish and monetize on their fanfic works.

Is somebody who writes fan - fiction an author or a mere writer?

Entitle's CEO Bryan Batten noted that readers of Christian fiction tend to stick with the genre, much in the way that romance readers are thought to be passionate fans of their favorite story lines and authors.

R. Casteel, as a fan of science fiction, I was wondering if you would be so kind as to post a positive comment for my friend, fellow author and member of this site, E.G. Manetti.

The #HoldOnToTheLight blog campaign was founded in September of 2016 to raise awareness about treatments for anxiety, depression, suicide, domestic violence, PTSD, bullying awareness, and other mental health issues amongst the science fiction and fantasy authors and fans community.

Fun fact: Cassandra Clare was the author of several fan fiction novels covering Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings before finding success with original material.

Being a fan of historical fiction, I found it very interesting how the author tied in three very distinct historical references.

I don't see online communities growing up around literary authors and books in quite the same way I see it happening for genre fiction and fan fiction.

Lynn Johnston is a writing coach and award - winning author with a passion for teaching fiction writers how to increase the emotional impact of their stories to turn readers into fans.

As a bonus, we have Rebecca Senese's ten - story science fiction collection Tales of Possibilities; Thomas K. Carpenter's Revolutionary Magic, a historical fantasy and the first in the Dashkova Memoirs; Annie Reed's A Death in Cumberland, a moody police procedural; Nebula Award finalist Cat Rambo's Neither Here Nor There, a double collection of alt - world and real world fantasy stories; and last but not least, USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith's The Slots of Saturn, the origin story for his fan - favorite superhero Poker Boy.

We had our first repeat guest on the show today, urban fantasy author Carolynn Gockel (writing as C. Gockel) from Episode 19, where we chatted about permafree books, getting started on fan fiction sites, using Tumblr to promote, and where to buy sponsorships.

The groups» fight against recognizing diversity in both science fiction titles and science fiction authors has led to a serious backlash against this year's Hugo Awards, with two authors withdrawing their works from nomination (refusing the honor, essentially), one fan writer nominee withdrawing from the awards, and one presenter stepping down from the awards event itself.

The author of the Silo Saga has been an active proponent of the idea that fan fiction — when readers take authors» story lines or characters and craft their own unique tales with those elements — is both a testament to how powerfully an author's work reaches his fans, as well as a viable agreement that can stand to benefit both the writer fan and the original author.

For those unaware, Hugh Howey, bestselling self - published author of The Silo Saga and other titles, has been an ardent supporter of fan fiction, especially works written surrounding his own characters and scenarios in Wool.

I feel like you (Hugh) are another example of an author who doesn't feel the need to compete with other authors, who happily shares his work with fans and fan fiction writers, who engages his readers on social media, and more.

But the point of fan fiction is that the characters from one literary world are so well - loved that the readers take it upon themselves to begin to write new story lines for the characters, presumably because they could not get enough from the original author's own creations.

When Amazon Publishing announced the creation of its fan fiction publishing site Kindle Worlds, one of its first and most vocal supporters was bestselling author Hugh Howey.

One of the most interesting things that was accomplished under her watch was looking at the big data of the Kindle e-Book business to find unsigned authors and push into untapped markets such as fan fiction.

Sites like Amazon's Kindle Worlds have actually allowed authors to earn royalties on their fan fiction by letting them publish and sell works based on pre-approved books, television shows, or movies.

The publishing inner circles knew this book would do well, due to the authors loyal following her Twilight Fan Fiction.

Author of #historical fiction, ex costume designer, history, art and nature fan (currently both trad and indie published).

Fiction fans love an aggressive publishing schedule and they reward their favorite authors with some pretty intense loyalty.

January 8, 2013 Jami Gold For Readers, Writing Stuff advice for writers, branding, fan fiction, genre, Jami Gold, Jami's rants, paranormal author, romance fans, romance novels, The Publishing Business, YA

Pull - to - publish (P2P) is when a fan fiction (fanfic) author pulls their work off a fanfic site (like fanfiction.net) and publishes the story for profit.

December 11, 2012 Jami Gold Writing Stuff advice for writers, ethics, fan fiction, Jami Gold, paranormal author, plagiarism, premise, professionalism, risk