Sentences with phrase «few nonfiction authors»

The only real surprise here is how few nonfiction authors (like me) took the survey.

Not exact matches

When I first decided to become an independent author and self - publish after having gone the trad route with nonfiction and made a few attempts to go the trad route for fiction, I knew next - to - nothing about the social media circus I was about to join.

Although there are thousands of books that address lofty topics like creativity, plot outlines, and the craft of different types of writing, there are relatively few books devoted to helping authors create a system of time management habits and practices to write their books — regardless of the types of fiction or nonfiction book you want to write.

As an indie author of nine titles, a mix of fiction and nonfiction, and as one who has shepherded more than thirty other books to publication, I've been around the block a few times.

Few have given as much inspiration and service to the author and nonfiction publishing community as Michael Larsen, a partner in Larsen Pomada, one of the country's leading literary agents.

Even nonfiction authors who can be passionately committed to their mission or message can be challenged to condense their book's concept into a few words.

Get the inside story on book publishing success by attending a special live teleseminar interview with Michael Port, author of Book Yourself Solid, one of the top best - selling nonfiction books of the past few years.

-LSB-...] been discussing over the last few weeks how nonfiction authors can learn to use keywords to bring more readers to their blogs or websites, or to other articles -LSB-...]

At a gala ceremony in New York City, the 67th National Book Awards gathered many of literature's leading lights in celebration of just a few authors: Colson Whitehead, who won in the fiction category; Ibram X. Kendi, in nonfiction; Daniel Borzutzky, in poetry; and Rep. John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell in young people's literature.

There are already far too few publishers willing to invest in nonfiction authors, who may require years to research and write histories, biographies, and other works, and in novelists, who may need the help of a substantial publisher to effectively market their books to readers.»

That means aspiring nonfiction authors must ensure they write a book deserving one of the few open spots on bookstore shelves.

There seem to be too few organizations dedicated to nonfiction authors, so if you write articles and nonfiction books, this organization is well worth joining.

That was in 2012, and although I have continued with a few nonfiction clients, I spend most of my time editing fiction for publishers and self - publishing authors.

I have a few authors throughout the states who talk about and recommend my books for authors when they are promoting their own fiction or nonfiction books.

Part of the work I do for authors is exactly this research: Which few publishers (nonfiction) or literary agents (fiction) are the right ones for this proposal or manuscript?