From conception to publication,
we help writers of all genres.
Not exact matches
But for a film borne from a celebrated and contentious
writer's most notorious novel (one critic
of Ballard's novel raved he was «beyond psychiatric
help»), and a director previously nicknamed the «Baron
of Blood» for his enraged
genre pictures, was it truly any wonder?
Bava made dozens
of films in the sixties and seventies as a director,
writer and cinematographer,
helping to launch the «giallo»
genre of Italian cinema and re-inventing the slasher film.
• Diverse writing
helps a
writer to shrink or expand different ideas within different
genres of writing.
When Joanna Russ, one
of the few successful female science - fiction
writers, died last year, her obituary in The New York Times referred to her as a
writer who
helped «deliver science fiction into the hands
of the most alien creatures the
genre had yet seen — women.»
In addition, authors learn more about similar titles, including
genre classification, publisher
of record, publishing date, unit sales data, and online links to Goodreads,
helping them learn more about the
writer and title history.
Courses (covering a variety
of different areas): The courses I'd recommend (and which tend to be more bang for your buck) are the ones through the Romance
Writers of America... regardless
of your
genre (I took several about 10 years ago and they really
helped me out).
It's time for another post as a Resident Writing Coach over at
Writers Helping Writers, and this time we're talking about how to take the major beats
of a beat sheet and apply them to our story's
genre.
Her self - publishing books are based on her personal experience in self - publishing
genre fiction — she hopes they will
help her
writer - friends take their own leaps into the wild (and wonderful) world
of indie publishing... and not only survive, but thrive.
The essence
of the Humble Bundle campaign with Harpercollins is that customers can pay what they want for a collection
of digital literary works from bestselling authors, like Neil Gaiman and James Rollins, while
helping support the Science Fiction & Fantasy
Writers of America Emergency Medical Fund, a non-profit organization for authors
of science fiction and related
genres, and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, dedicated to the protection
of the First Amendment rights
of the comics art form and its community.
Located in the Seattle / Puget Sound area
of Washington State, the Greater Seattle chapter is dedicated to promoting excellence in romantic fiction by
helping writers become published in the romance
genre and provide a place where
writers (both published and unpublished) can come for growth, support, inspiration and education.
This is how: 1) I set them up in
writers» groups within
genres and zip codes
of the state for grass roots
help, 2) I acquire prom...
A list
of romance novels that
helped shape and influence an entire generation
of readers and future
writers in the
genre ~ from the best (and worst)
of the bodice rippers, to the most heartfelt and emotional
of love stories.
This site is a rich resource
of scholarships and writing contests, plus Twitter chats to
help you connect with other
writers in almost any
genre.
Author's Digest offers ten proofreading and editing tips for self - publishing
writers of all
genres, to
help you get your book in the best shape possible.
BUT I'm very glad I didn't jump on the Christian publishing option now, because that really is a dead - end right now for
writers in cross-genre works that don't fit the sweet romance, Right Wing self -
help and other popular
genres of the moment.
I have invested an enormous amount
of time and effort into my 14 novels, however I did despair as I have only published 4 so far There is a freebie novella in process and I have always included extra material in my ebooks some more will
help including links to OTHER
WRITERS not necessarily in my
genre.
To
help readers who may not be familiar with my favorite
genres, I've put together a list
of some
of the all - time best
writers and paired them with a snack that will give you some insight into what you can expect from their novels.
But what indie
writers would be interested in — at least this one — is professional
help with gaining exposure in those areas that can actually do indie
writers some good: identifying key book - review bloggers by
genre, sorting through the maze
of sites that offer paid advertising, and knowing which ones are the best bet for a particular author's work,
helping with ad language, etc..
Offering new ways
of understanding the
genre, You Can't Make This Stuff Up
helps all
writers of all skill levels thoroughly expand and stylize their work.
Having three, six, or ten other
writers, who write in the same
genre, will
help you find many
of the pitfalls in your story.
You offer so much wisdom here, but I have to say that your books target and
help writers, so therefore your target audience is the one that most
of us in
genres like memoirs, seem to appeal to.
* Our Audio Training Library with information and inspiration to
help authors
of all book
genres get top literary agents, publishers, and book deals (text transcripts are also available) * The Ask a Question area
of our main website where you can ask questions about literary agents and the best way to write, market, or publish your books * Live audio broadcasts and replays
of our Radio Show with special guests, publishing industry executives, and bestselling authors such as Diana Gabaldon, Nelson DeMille, and Mary Higgins Clark * The Literary Agent Directory with detailed profiles and contact information for all literary agents looking for
writers * The opportunity to register for an introductory Author Coaching Call via phone or Skype from anywhere in the world (authors must pay a fee for that service) * More insider information, articles, and updates in our Email Newsletter
Among our members, you'll find
writers of action / adventure, fantasy, historical, horror, inspirational, mystery, romance, science fiction, suspense, time travel, war, westerns, stories for children and young adults — in short, all the most popular fiction
genres, as well as non-fiction self -
help and how - to.
The UK - based Crime
Writers» Association posted a statement on «sock puppets» on its website and says it's «keen to find a course that
helps preserve the integrity
of crime writing, and the traditional supportiveness
of the
genre.»
Rolf describes how David Foster Wallace's 1996
genre - bending essay on cruise travel
helped set the tone for travel writing in the decade ahead, and how globalization has hampered the ability
of travel
writers to discover uniqueness in a world
of ubiquitous pop - culture.
The goal
of the scholarship is to
help aspiring
writers establish a career writing in the
genres of Food, Wine, and Travel, and is open only to those
writers who are not already earning an income in those fields.
[113] Within this broad framework,
genres recur over time; when the situation is faced by a group
of people who adapt common mechanisms for handling the exigence, audience, and constraints, that group forms a discourse community, and each
writer's response doesn't just participate in the
genre but
helps to shape the
genre itself.