Before you get too close to launch date, make sure you have
a good author photo.
Readers love to see what you look like, so put in your very
best author photo, and a short bio, complete with all your social media links, your website address, and a direct link to your email list in case they loved your book so much they want to be kept updated on further releases.
Because your photo ends up so many different places, you want to make sure it's
the best author photo you've got.
Not exact matches
«This is because people, other than very close friends and relatives, don't seem to relate
well to those who constantly share
photos of themselves,» lead study
author David Houghton, of Birmingham Business School, said in a release.
The Power of Pulses: Saving the World with Peas, Beans, Chickpeas, Favas & Lentils, by seedsman Dan Jason and cookbook
authors Hilary Malone and Alison Malone Eathorne (Douglas & McIntyre, 2016) has
good - looking
photos of the legumes as they grow and colourful shots of the dried versions too.
«The intuition that «seeing more is always
better» does not consider the possibility that when presented with too many product
photos, the way we process information is altered,» write
authors Jayson Shi Jia (University of Hong Kong), Baba Shiv, and Sanjay Rao (both Stanford University).
New York Times
best - selling
author / designer / entrepreneur / retail store owner Moorea Seal posts aspirational
photos of curated apparel and home goods.
So, aside from being a «jack of all trades» in all things fashion and creative, a budding designer and possibly future
author, Adam is also a photographer in the making as
well and runs a
photo blog on Tumbler called «Up and Adam»!
colleagues David Farber as men's style director and Nadia Vellam as
photo director, as
well as «A Little Life»
author Hanya Yanagihara, who has since left, as deputy editor.
In Psychologies magazine,
author Kara O'Reilly and psychologist Linda Papadopoulos discuss this notion of «home «and how we create it by surrounding ourselves with our favourite things.7 This could be one explanation for why the singles in our survey are attracted to the more gentle, cozy aspects of home décor: if someone's home has style touches like books and
photos, it's a
good indication that their favourite things include such values as intelligence and family.
The blog also lists awesome things to do of the places visited by the
author., shares some interesting
photos, and
good places to eat.
Authors of the
best photos will be rewarded.
«The
best part of dating offline is that you can tell whether you fancy someone on a pheromone level in a way that you can't with a
photo online,» says Tania O'Donnell (taniaodonnell.com)
author of Slow Dating: A Technophobe's Quest for Love Offline.
Check out additional some tips on online dating
photos on my medium page and
good men project
author page.
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Grade Level: 3 - 5, 6 - 8 This official site of the
well loved children's
author, Roald Dahl, contains everything you ever wanted to know about Dahl and much more including biographical information and
photos, lesson plans, and games.
We have twenty years of experience working with a wide range of
best - selling books and
authors including narrative and literary fiction and non-fiction; memoirs; self - help; spirituality; cookbooks; politics; children's books;
photo books; commercial fiction; history; science and the environment; fashion, and more.
Yes, you have to spend money to get a
good quality professional
author photo.
You'll also be able to see profile
photos and read full - length biographies, find out who's a member of the AAR (Association of
Authors» Representatives), identify an agent's preferred query method (email, online form, postal mail), get links to literary agency websites and maps to their offices, as
well as get personal email and postal addresses.
I make SO much more money as an indie
author, and sales of my self - pubbed version of the book that small press put out are much bigger because I sell at a more attractive price (2.99 compared to 5.50) and I have a
better cover (a fun, custom illustration depicting my exact characters rather than a $ 10 stock
photo image.)
Author photos go on the back of your book's cover next to the About the
Author section, as
well as on your website, social media profiles, and media kit.
A picture is worth a thousand words, and if your
author photo isn't the
best representation of you, there is a possibility that it will work against your goal of selling more copies of your books.
So it's important to have an appealing, high - quality
photo of yourself — aka an
author headshot — that shows you in the
best possible light.
Optimize and expand your Amazon presence with an
Author page, a place to post additional content, including editorial reviews, videos and
photos, as
well as links to your other sites.
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Author U annual Extravaganza, one year membership in APSS,
Author Photo Shoot, Crowdfunding Platform, Printing Discounts, Platform Strategy Session, National Top 10 Library or a National Top 10 Independent Bookstore sales campaign, One - on - One sales presentation to 20 buyers and Librarians across North America, BookBar in Colorado will carry book with 100 % of sales going to author, the Tattered Cover Press print package, entry into both the USA Best Book Awards and International Book Awards, $ 300 in legal assis
Author Photo Shoot, Crowdfunding Platform, Printing Discounts, Platform Strategy Session, National Top 10 Library or a National Top 10 Independent Bookstore sales campaign, One - on - One sales presentation to 20 buyers and Librarians across North America, BookBar in Colorado will carry book with 100 % of sales going to
author, the Tattered Cover Press print package, entry into both the USA Best Book Awards and International Book Awards, $ 300 in legal assis
author, the Tattered Cover Press print package, entry into both the USA
Best Book Awards and International Book Awards, $ 300 in legal assistance.
Kim Harrison is known for her sexy urban fantasy novels starring witches and demons — but the
best - selling writer has a secret life that features «jeans and scuffed boots» that are a far cry from her leather - clad
author photos.
Photos by Brian Killigrew In Part 1 of this interview, Vince Flynn recalled the long struggle that culminated in his becoming a
best - selling
author of riveting political thrillers.
An
author certainly doesn't have to feature a
photo in a book, but I do highly encourage any
author to have a
good photo on hand — if nothing else other than for the media.
Of course, it's
best to include at least one professional
author shot — but many writers also showcase a variety of personal
photos that relate to the content they publish.
Photos by Brian Killigrew In Part 1 of this interview, # 1 New York Times
best - selling
author Lee Child described Jack Reacher, the «vigilante» (Child's word) hero of his world - famous thriller series.
We as
authors are encouraged to choose a
photo that
best represents our story and to mention any ideas that we have.
Your
author photo is extremely important as the people visiting the site will want to connect with you in some way and a photograph is a
good way of doing so; it makes your website that much more personal.
Chrys is right that an
author photo should look
good and represent you and your genre.
She's a great example of someone using
photos to their
best effect, as a way to keep people updated on what she's doing and also bring attention to other
authors.
Many
authors I follow focus on posting
photos of themselves at literary events, with other
authors, with students, etc — and for
good reason.
The New York Times
best - selling
author Susan Wiggs once said that if you've been in this business long enough, your greatest fiction will be your
author photo.
The digital publisher creates
author pages with videos and
photos, as
well as social media accounts to help build a platform for the write online.
The byline,
author photo, bio, and link to your website will bring readers to you as
well.
Twitter - social networking & microblogging service Facebook - a popular social network that connects people with friends & others
Author Blog - a personal log of thoughts and comment interactions published on a webpage Flickr - online
photo management & sharing application FeedBurner - allows bloggers the ability to manage their RSS feeds & track usage of their subscribers Digg - a place for people to discover and share content from anywhere on the web Goodreads - see what friends are reading; keep track of what you've read & organize your book lists Library Thing - catalogs your books online, easily & quickly Google Alerts - email updates of the latest relevant Google results based on your choice of topic Delicious - social bookmarking service that lets you keep, share & discover the
best of the web
Libraries can use these
photos and stories on other channels as
well: on their website / blog, social media posts highlighting individual local
authors, or using a platform like
Libraries can use these
photos and stories on other channels as
well: on their website / blog, social media posts highlighting individual local
authors, or using a platform like PressBooks to create a physical piece.
It's a collection of the
authors» favourite stories and
photos from around the world, as
well as travel advice, information, and social commentary.
The
well - known journalist and
author Nick Vatopoulos presents his series of
photos «Athens Through The Personal Eye Of An Athenian» at the Art Gallery Ena, with his photographs, Nikos Vatopoulos attempts to record Athens through his lens, he loves Athens a lot and deal with her Architecture through his articles and books.
Peter Gleick, the coordinating
author of the letter, sent the following reaction when I asked him about the stasists» salvo on the
photo (he posted a piece about it on The Huffington Post, as
well):
For example, if you have a
photo of a book, Lens can give you information on the
author as
well as other relevant details on the book, including reviews.
The blog also lists awesome things to do of the places visited by the
author., shares some interesting
photos, and
good places to eat.
If we accept your article, we will contact you regarding your
author bio, social links, and
photo, along with instructions on how
best to take your
author photo.
She is
author of the Amazon bestselling coaching strengths book,
Photo Adventures in Cuba: Unlock Your Power of Positivity as
well as Rev Up Your Relationship Resilience: 7 Positive Psychology Tips to Make Love Last.