Sentences with phrase «hit midlist»

Not exact matches

I'm pretty much the definition of a midlist author: I write full - time, I've hit a few Amazon best - seller lists over the last couple years, and readers seem to enjoy my books.

She branched out into a second pen name writing YA Fantasy, hit the USA Today bestseller list multiple times with each pen name (and without the backing of a publisher), sold over 300,000 copies of her books worldwide, and is now making a good living as a midlist author.

Smashwords does a great job of partnering with other sites to push the best sellers - who are already best selling and don't necessarily NEED a push (beyond the fact that everyone can always use more advertising), meanwhile there are midlist authors who have no hope of hitting that best seller list (often because they were not traditionally published before, so didn't come with a fan base already established) and who have a great book, with good reviews, who could really use the push / spotlight.

Once in a publishing house, there was a third barrier to jump: get out and stay out of the midlist and hit the top.

However, this shows a poor sense of the history of the industry — because just a few decades ago, the majority of both profits and stability came from the midlist, not the breakout hits.