Sentences with phrase «fiction series so»

While the Wimpy Kid series is the bestselling kids» fiction series so far this year, the next book in the series is already the most pre-ordered kids» lit book of 2012.

Ken: On the one hand, having a good backlist help your sales so if you're committed to one particular genre like in science fiction, when I released a new series in the fall, it did really well and those readers read my other science fiction series so it had that kind of cascade effect.

Not exact matches

Comma Press had published a series of «real» science fiction anthologies, and I've been lucky enough to contribute to all of them so far.

There are numerous troubles with mounting a good science fiction series; there are plenty of excellent ones already out there, from Black Mirror to Humans to Westworld, and many movies and TV series spanning decades, so retreading ideas and falling short in the process is a very real risk — but perhaps the most insurmountable issue is the sci - fi connoisseur.

Based on a popular graphic novel by Marasume Shirow and directed by Rupert Sanders («Snow White and the Huntsman»), Ghost in the Shell is a visually stunning experience with a fine core performance by Scarlett Johansson («Captain America: Civil War»), but it borrows so much of other, mostly better science fiction films and TV series, that charges of grand larceny should be levied against writers William Wheeler («Queen of Katwe»), Ehren Kruger («Transformers: Age of Extinction») and Jamie Moss («Street Kings»).

Final Fantasy IX is one of my all - time favourite games, so grabbing the recent port for the PS4 was a no brainer; easily the most underrated entry in the series, FFIX suffered somewhat due to the decision to return to a more heavily fantasy oriented setting rather than the science fiction inspired ones present in the two previous — and most successful — instalments.

We can only write so much fan fiction before an opportunity like this one, created by Alan Tudyk, seems just too good to be true: getting the old gang back together for one last go in a series called Con Man.

(Though for authors I recommend focusing not on writing itself as a topic, but on what you write books ABOUT — i.e., I write fantasy fiction, so I post about things like the monster in Netflix» Stranger Things series.)

In a guest post, Hamilton shares how his Ava Lee series keeps readers turning the pages without all the blood and violence that permeates so much of today's crime fiction.

Hank is a great interviewer (so check out his site), and I was particularly happy that we not only got to talk about my Victorian San Francisco Mystery Series but that I was also able to introduce his listeners to the history behind the Paradisi Chronicles — the open source science fiction universe I have been working on with six other authors for the past year.

The authors attending (or at least their books were attending) were: Tamela J Ritter Stuart Jaffe — fantasy (urban, paranormal, not so much epic) C.J. Brightley Angela Stevens Megan Whitson Lee Karoline Fritz Heather Gray — Christian romance Elizabeth Maddrey — Christian romance and women's fiction Claudia Lefeve Kristin Anderson Nick Kelly — cowriting a fantasy series with his wife Stacia Dr. Stacia Kelly Michael J. Sullivan Robin Sullivan --(Michael's wife) She was on the self - publishing panel with Stuart, Kristin Anderson, and me.

Authors of fiction who are very advanced in their self - publishing strategy tend to develop long - term series, so that each release builds on the characters and tension in the previous books, creating an irresistible hook for readers.

If, let's say, you're trying to push a series of books — so a fiction series (or even non-fiction) if it's crucial that the reader read all the books in the series for it to make sense, why would you promote book four of a series?

So as part of my series here at the end of 2012, looking back and looking forward, I thought I would do an article on the good stuff and the bad stuff you face in getting to a solid career as a fiction writer.

Delighted to welcome Angela Ackerman of Writers Helping Writers & One Stop For Writers, writing coach, speaker, & co-author of many bestselling resources, including one of my all - time favourite fiction writing book series, which if you've been in your writer's garret for the last few years, are so invaluable, you'll wonder how you ever managed without.

Just a little introduction, Libbie writes historical and literary fiction featuring complex characters and rich details of time and place, including an awesome series about ancient Egypt which is one of my own obsessions, so very exciting.

So I think you could definitely position your fiction series among this market in the broader evangelical one — especially since it's YA.

Card has admitted that he can't be bothered to keep track of his plots and characters, and so his other series are always overrun with errors and inconsistencies, and his lack of interest in research is apparent in this silly work of «historical «fiction.

The last segment of my Fiction University series dug into how to match goals to strategies so we can ensure that the choices we're making for our self - publishing career have the best chance of leading to those measures of success.

I've published five of my six books so far in an historical fiction series on Kindle after they've appeared in print (paperback).

I have 12 traditionally published books and an agent, but after a couple of frustrating years dealing with a publisher canceling my series because of a power - play among the editors, year - long wait times on submissions (even with an agent), and a market so narrow that I was advised that I probably couldn't sell children's historical fiction set in ancient Egypt unless it involves zombie mummies, I decided to try self - publishing.

I knew short fiction and I had written novels in every series, so John knew I loved all of Star Trek.

The reason for this is that readers (especially readers of fiction) love a series, so tell them right up front that your book is part of the same or similar story.

What's your favourite fiction series, and what makes it so special?

There seems to be an exception for genre fiction, and if you look for fiction series online you'll see that almost all series are designated as such, so the series name takes the place of the subtitle, informing you that this is Volume 1 or Book 1 in the such - and - such series.

I love the way fiction takes us along paths totally unexpected and how, in a «flash», a thought quite literally pops into our heads and voila Thanks so much for reading the series!

This ongoing series of essays on the craft of writing will include all topics related to writing fiction, including: The Basics Plot & Structure Voice Theme POV Characterization Dialogue Narrative Creating a bond with your reader Pacing Advanced writing and plotting techniques Writer's block Marketing Branding Publishing Self - publishing Healthy habits Bad habits The Writer's Life eBook formatting Paperback formatting Amazon keywords Writing blurbs and descriptions Cover design & layout Productivity The Classics Short stories Poetry The Writing Process Show don't Tell Self - editing Proofreading Building a solid career Targeting a specific genre Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Sharpening your writing skills Making every word count Deadlines Putting together an Anthology Working with other artists Collaborating Grammar Punctuation Writing for a career Treating it as a business Running a small press Financing your career Keeping track of your royalties Staying motivated Writing movies Writing comics Writing games Building a fan - base Online presence Newsletters Podcasting Author interviews Media appearances Websites Blogging And so much more... Are you ready to be called an fiction, including: The Basics Plot & Structure Voice Theme POV Characterization Dialogue Narrative Creating a bond with your reader Pacing Advanced writing and plotting techniques Writer's block Marketing Branding Publishing Self - publishing Healthy habits Bad habits The Writer's Life eBook formatting Paperback formatting Amazon keywords Writing blurbs and descriptions Cover design & layout Productivity The Classics Short stories Poetry The Writing Process Show don't Tell Self - editing Proofreading Building a solid career Targeting a specific genre Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Sharpening your writing skills Making every word count Deadlines Putting together an Anthology Working with other artists Collaborating Grammar Punctuation Writing for a career Treating it as a business Running a small press Financing your career Keeping track of your royalties Staying motivated Writing movies Writing comics Writing games Building a fan - base Online presence Newsletters Podcasting Author interviews Media appearances Websites Blogging And so much more... Are you ready to be called an Fiction Literary Fiction Sharpening your writing skills Making every word count Deadlines Putting together an Anthology Working with other artists Collaborating Grammar Punctuation Writing for a career Treating it as a business Running a small press Financing your career Keeping track of your royalties Staying motivated Writing movies Writing comics Writing games Building a fan - base Online presence Newsletters Podcasting Author interviews Media appearances Websites Blogging And so much more... Are you ready to be called an Fiction Sharpening your writing skills Making every word count Deadlines Putting together an Anthology Working with other artists Collaborating Grammar Punctuation Writing for a career Treating it as a business Running a small press Financing your career Keeping track of your royalties Staying motivated Writing movies Writing comics Writing games Building a fan - base Online presence Newsletters Podcasting Author interviews Media appearances Websites Blogging And so much more... Are you ready to be called an author?

So for the next few months of my Fiction University series, I'm offering my own decision process as an example of how we can use knowledge of our goals to figure out the self - publishing paths that make sense for us.

I'm about to launch a new series under my name, a science fiction adventure series, so I've definitely been thinking about how to give myself a good chance of gathering momentum and garnering readers (and sales!)

The reason for this is that readers (especially fiction readers) love a series, so tell them right up front that your book is part of the same or similar story.

I do like knocking out series fiction in audio, because I can do it so quickly and there is so much to get to.

But they're not isolated cases in the world of young adult fiction: 60 % of this year's thirty bestselling books so far are classified as juvenile titles, including Markus Zusak's The Book Thief, Gayle Forman's If I Stay, and the concluding book in Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments series, City of Heavenly Fire.

Both books still rank as Amazon bestsellers in the UK store, so they are quite clearly in the commercial fiction arena, and with ideas for a series of at least 7 books, there is potential for growth.

I have ten fiction titles now, seven novels, three novellas and a short story series, so kind of 11.

So with this year's release of the latest entry in the franchise, Central Fiction, which supposedly aims to wrap up the overarching narrative as its stands — how does it stack up against the previous games in the series?

Final Fantasy IX is one of my all - time favourite games, so grabbing the recent port for the PS4 was a no brainer; easily the most underrated entry in the series, FFIX suffered somewhat due to the decision to return to a more heavily fantasy oriented setting rather than the science fiction inspired ones present in the two previous — and most successful — instalments.

Black Ops III was the proper commitment to science fiction that the series needed after stagnating for so long, and went all in on the AI and cybernetic silliness.