As I am scrolling and looking I will also look
for other authors in the genre and see if they have a big following and follow some of their followers in the same way I described above.
One of the most disappointing things in the review scandal last fall was discovering that some authors were actually writing fake 1 - star reviews
for other authors in their genre, in some misguided hope they'd push their «rivals» off the bestseller lists.
You can use gut feel here, according to where your ideal readers hang out, the nature of your books, and things you've heard are effective
for other authors in your genre.
Not exact matches
Share your stuff with
other writers you trust, join a Google or Facebook group of
authors in your
genre, share excerpts on your blog and ask
for honest feedback.
Big ticket prizes are great
for promotion, but to help offset the cost you might want to work with
other authors in your
genre to create a «team» giveaway.
For example, they can look at a book and then (like shopping
in real estate) they compare to
other books of the same length
in the same
genre with the same basic
author recognition.
I think you're looking
for more of a developmental editor — it's worth getting recommendations from
other authors for this type of edit — preferably
in a
genre you're writing
in.
In order to be considered for ACFW's Qualified Independently Published status, an author certifies that their books are written from a Christian worldview in any Christian fiction genre, specifically, the book should not contain profanity, graphic sex, gratuitous violence or other objectionable material, and must otherwise conform to generally accepted standards of the CB
In order to be considered
for ACFW's Qualified Independently Published status, an
author certifies that their books are written from a Christian worldview
in any Christian fiction genre, specifically, the book should not contain profanity, graphic sex, gratuitous violence or other objectionable material, and must otherwise conform to generally accepted standards of the CB
in any Christian fiction
genre, specifically, the book should not contain profanity, graphic sex, gratuitous violence or
other objectionable material, and must otherwise conform to generally accepted standards of the CBA.
What I mean is, start getting friendly with
other authors on your level and
in your
genre and discuss ways you can swap book marketing promotions
for each
other's books.
«There are some
authors in other genres — romance is particularly good
for this, as it is
for just about everything else — who are also encountering huge success with this.
Write guest blog posts
for each
other and while you're at it, expand the circle with additional
authors in your
genre and help each
other sell books.
Title: Sherlock Bones
Genre: Mystery
Author: Yuma Ando, Yuki Sato Synopsis: When Takeru adopts his new pet, he's
in for a surprise — the dog is none
other than the reincarnation of Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective.
Birds of a Feather sessions are an opportunity
for authors to gather and discuss trends, challenges, and
other opportunities specific to the
genre in which they write.
I'd also like to do some aggressive platform building on Instagram and Tumblr; connect with
other authors in my
genre, and basically become the «go to» guy
for publishing and marketing YA fiction.
Even if I'm not making a profit from the transaction, helping
other indie
authors in my
genre is good business
for me, because I'm doing them a big favor, and they may repay it by blurbing my books or sharing me with their audiences.
Awarded the National Book Foundation's Innovations
in Reading Prize and the American Library Association's Great Websites
for Kids, the site features thoughtful book reviews from a variety of
genres and age ranges, a large and lively Facebook community, and contributions from
other authors.
-- Networking with
other authors in your
genre for mutual support and benefit — Finding ways to bring a lot of traffic to your and your book (like guest - posting)
* Invitations to
other Special Events (online and
in - person) * The official Directory of Literary Agents * The Book
Genre Dictionary * The opportunity to register
for 1 - on - 1
Author Coaching via phone or Skype from anywhere
in the world during an introductory coaching session * Special offers, bonuses, and discounts
for our products and services * Insider Articles and Updates
You can find them by searching
for book bloggers, also by following
other authors in your
genre or area of expertise to see who's reading them.
The best way to find an editor is by asking
for recommendations from
other authors who have published quality, successful books
in your
genre.
If you're a brand new
author with no track record to speak of, readers are understandably going to be hesitant to pay a premium
for your book — particularly fiction — if there are
other similar books available
in your
genre.
For the self - publisher, this requires no little amount of research and a certain amount of socialization with readers and
other authors in your
genre.
This may be a boon
for authors that work
in differing
genres or have
other reasons that target audiences do not overlap.
At the end of the day, with the business plan and building your
author platform and remembering to pay it forward and work with
other authors in your
genre, the whole concept of «The 7 - Step Guide to Authorpreneurship» is just to make it really easy, really simple
for you to get started without you having to make the series, serious decisions «Do I traditionally publish?
For example, let's say you want to connect with
other authors in your
genre.
Indie
authors sometimes team up with
others in the same
genre to produce book bundles
for promotion rather than profit.
Title: Witches, Voids and
Other Sanity Suckers
Author: Kara Thorpe
Genre: Paranormal Romance Age Group: Adult Rating: 5 stars Purchase: Amazon Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions
in exchange
for an honest review.
What are
other authors doing
in the
genre that you might tweak to work
for you and your audience.
You can also get together with
other authors in your
genre and each contribute a story
for an anthology, as did Kill Zone
authors in 2010, with Fresh Kills, Tales from The Kill Zone.
Anthologies are a popular way
for authors to gain publishing credits, build an audience, and cross-pollinate readership with
other writers
in a
genre.
Most
authors like reading;
for pleasure, to find out how
others write successful books
in the
genre or
genres that interest them, or both.
A traditional publisher will take care of much of this
for you, often tapping into connections editors have with
other authors in your
genre.
Ask
other authors who have published
in your
genre before and you will get many recommendations
for an agent.
For example, you might get together with several other authors in the same genre, and come up with an idea for semi-weekly tweets likely to attract those reade
For example, you might get together with several
other authors in the same
genre, and come up with an idea
for semi-weekly tweets likely to attract those reade
for semi-weekly tweets likely to attract those readers.
It would be much more effective
for you to get
in touch with 25
other indie
authors in your
genre and build a community list.
You can apply to swap blurbs with books outside your
genre, and it's fine
for building reviews, but the most effective use of BlurbTrade will be building your
author platform by getting your review on to
other books
in your
genre.
The collective power of all of our email lists is a pretty juicy prize — we can leverage our existing platforms to support
other authors in our
genres with these giveaways,
in exchange
for those
authors sharing our boxset.
You'll be matched up with
other authors in your
genre, and given the opportunity to have your book advertised
in their newsletters,
in exchange
for you putting their book
in yours.
I've talked before about how doing boxsets and anthologies can be great
for building your
author platform — not only to reach more readers, but also to build long term relationships with
other authors in your
genre.
Doing targeted marketing at fans of
other similar
authors in the same
genre (Facebook ads etc) would be a perfectly fine strategy to find new readers
for the book, and also help get that «Also bought» positioning.
For authors, while you are researching materials for your main genres, you can simultaneously use the same ingredients to branch out your revenue stream in other potential genres through your existing brand or pseudonyms since there are new opportunities in the less crowded mark
For authors, while you are researching materials
for your main genres, you can simultaneously use the same ingredients to branch out your revenue stream in other potential genres through your existing brand or pseudonyms since there are new opportunities in the less crowded mark
for your main
genres, you can simultaneously use the same ingredients to branch out your revenue stream
in other potential
genres through your existing brand or pseudonyms since there are new opportunities
in the less crowded market.
As you help promote
other authors in your
genre, by sharing their blog posts, reviewing their books and the like, you will build good will and a strong network of peer support
for your current and future projects.
One criticism that particularly interested me had to do with the intersection of fiction writing and judging, making the point, among
others, that
authors who write fiction know the lives of their characters intimately and
in great detail because they plan them, and it is wrong — presumptuous —
for a judge to give the impression by adopting a fiction
genre style that he knows a litigant as thoroughly.