Talk about topics, storyline characteristics, popular character profiles, cover layouts, and just as importantly,
how authors in that genre are connecting with their readers.
Not exact matches
To suggest that a collection of ancient texts, written by multiple
authors and
in multiple
genres, spanning thousands of years and countless cultural contexts provides a single, uniform prescription for
how to be a woman is absolutely ridiculous.
«The
authors here are intent on showing and demonstrating
how thoughtful technology planning by the teacher leads to classrooms full of engaged students who can dive deep into content - area exploration
in a variety of
genres, formats, and assessments.
If you don't know
how to determine «target audience» for a book, connect with
authors who write
in your
genre and learn who is reading their books.
The
author's writing style,
genre and the ability to be actively involved
in the marketing process are just a few components that will dictate
how the plan should be constructed and then implemented.
In this training, I will give you a quick tip on how to brand yourself as an author when writing in multiple genre
In this training, I will give you a quick tip on
how to brand yourself as an
author when writing
in multiple genre
in multiple
genres.
For an
author who writes
in multiple
genres, it can be confusing
how to set up your
author platform.
And I'm writing
in young adult, a
genre many
authors feel is particularly frustrating (
how do you reach teenage readers?).
You're just focused on «
how can I sell my book» and that's going to be your biggest problem because the easiest way to have a bestseller or a successful book launch is to have a partnership opportunities with other
authors in your
genre.
If you were a top reviewer on any popular site, just
how many
authors do you think are contacting you whether or not you even read books
in their
genre?
Now keep
in mind that these books are often from very unique
genres with topics like exotic encounters with ghosts or
how to embroider mobile phone cases, and what the sender and presumed
author never quite gets is that their book, their pride and joy, might not be something that the guy who fixed the roof lies awake at night salivating about
in eager anticipation of its release let alone the veterinarian and the dentist.
During this insider interview on our literary agent blog, Carol Plum - Ucci,
author of more than half a dozen young adult novels published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
in hardcover and paperback, including The Body of Christopher Creed, shares advice for
authors of all
genres about
how to write, publish, and / or promote their books.
If
authors keep up with the information reflected
in the
Author Earnings reports by Hugh Howey and crew, then they'll see a picture of
how much
authors are actually earning across different platforms,
genres, and more.
Our US customers have shown us
how much they love the opportunity to discover new
authors and
genres, and now we're delighted to offer the same freedom to our customers
in the UK.»
Included
in the responses of more than 9,000
authors of different
genres and publishing models was the hard truth about
how much — or rather,... [Read more...]
If you're not already reading the popular
authors in your
genre,
how do you find them?
But also, you are «making friends» with other
authors in your
genre, and we all know
how vital
author collaboration can be.
You also don't often get the opportunity to talk with multi-published
authors,
in your
genre, that are willing to spend hours helping you ensure you're
in the right
genre, and discussing
how to make you manuscript stand out from the crowd.
Get ready for a leaping ahead of what so many
authors are doing and take the lead
in your
genre...
how cool is that?
Title: Barrage
Genre: Action, Adventure
Author: Kohei Horikoshi Synopsis:
In order to save the planet, Astro will have to battle terrifying aliens while learning
how to fight from his even more frightening guardian, the exacting knight Tiamat.
Take a look at
how the top indie
authors in your
genre use free.
If it takes years to write one literary novel, then
how is an
author in this
genre to make an impact, especially as an indie?
The pitfall to avoid: When studying competing titles, make sure you don't look at old titles or just titles by a favorite
author; look at recent releases by a range of
authors in your
genre to determine
how to publish a book that can compete
in that particular
genre.
Included
in the responses of more than 9,000
authors of different
genres and publishing models was the hard truth about
how much — or rather,
how little —
authors actually make.
This is why indie
authors should study the books
in their
genre and see
how they're packaged.
Say your academic paper writing is about a Coppola movie; you can write a summary about its theme, the editing, talk about what you know about the film
in context, or weigh
how this movie challenges others from the same
author, speak about the
genre, etc..
This might give you a good idea of
how much readers
in that
genre expect to pay for a new Indie
author's book.
Networking on Facebook is a great way to meet and develop relationships with customers as well as other
authors, experts, and key influencers
in your field or
genre, but it can be a challenge to figure out
how to take full advantage the site's potential.
In this training, I will give you a quick branding tip for authors on how to brand yourself when writing in multiple genre
In this training, I will give you a quick branding tip for
authors on
how to brand yourself when writing
in multiple genre
in multiple
genres.
How else do you explain the fact there are so many indie
authors writing science fiction, fantasy and certain sub-
genres of romance who are making livings from writing
in genres all but abandoned by traditional publishing over the years?
Following Paul's blog titled «Strength
in Numbers» yesterday, you can see with your own eyes (especially if you have purchased SEALs of Summer superbundle onto your eReading device)
how collaboration can allow
authors of the same
genre to join forces and deliver the collection of stories that readers can not resist.
How much a self - published author makes in royalties depends on a lot of factors, including how many books they have, the genre they write in, and how savvy they are at marketi
How much a self - published
author makes
in royalties depends on a lot of factors, including
how many books they have, the genre they write in, and how savvy they are at marketi
how many books they have, the
genre they write
in, and
how savvy they are at marketi
how savvy they are at marketing.
As I said earlier, there's no hard and fast rule when pricing eBooks and not every
author will have the same experience, depending on which
genre they write
in,
how many books they have on the market and current industry trends.
About the Book Title: Your Body, Your Style
Author: Rani St. Pucchi
Genre: Nonfiction Rani St. Pucchi teaches you simple tricks on
how to dress your body
in a way that will...
Most
authors like reading; for pleasure, to find out
how others write successful books
in the
genre or
genres that interest them, or both.
- Define your book's main / secondary
genre - Research the top 10 books /
authors in your main
genre (Amazon page, pricing, # of likes, tags, categories, reviews, covers, book description, websites, social media activity / presence)- Develop a positioning statement and messages that will speak to readers of this
genre but also differentiate your book - Design book cover keeping
in mind what is selling
in your
genre and
how you have positioned your book - Begin building social media presence (website, blog, FB fan page, twitter, pinterest, tumblr, slideshare,
author profiles)- Decide on book formats (ebook, print, enhanced e-book) and distribution channels - Set the books price competitively, relative to the competition - Create the book launch plan and budget
Yvonne Ho on EditionGuard
How to Market a Self - Published Book Effectively: Digital Marketing for
Authors «The most important thing to be aware of when strategizing your marketing efforts is that you are not just trying to get just «people» to buy your book — you need to get your book to the people who already have the inclination to buy a book from your
genre in the first place.»
But
in response to asking for non-competes to be thrown away, we hear about
how hard it would be for a bookseller to deal with 2 books
in 1
genre from one
author.
(I am a two - time Amazon bestselling
author in two different
genres, so I know
how to draw up a marketing plan for both fiction and nonfiction.)
So
how do you find these other
authors in your
genre to network with?
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.
Writing topics: writing conferences, book fairs, book festivals: * Writing teen fiction (YA) * Writing successful series and sequels * Writing suspense / thrillers * Creating strong female protagonists * Creative Writing 101 * Writing Tough Topics
in YA Publishing industry topics: writing conferences, book fairs, book festivals: * Being a hybrid
author (Traditional / indie) * Publishing Industry 101 * Working with an Agent / Getting an agent * Querying an agent * Indie Publishing Publishing industry topics: writing conferences, book fairs, book festivals: * Book Marketing - high level or
in depth working sessions * Branding 101 * Social Media Management Topics for schools, libraries, childrens» book fairs, book clubs, literary events * «Make Your Mark» - motivational for teens * The publishing industry * A day
in the life of an
author * Creative writing 101 * Writing pageturners Topics for media center specialists, teachers, educational staff, librarians, literacy coordinators * Finding environmental themes
in children's literature *
How to teach writing to students (professional development) * Using technology to connect readers and
authors virtually * Teaching using multi -
genre / multi-modal writing (professional development) If you are interested
in having S.R. Johannes visit, please email
[email protected] for detailed topics / programs and availability.
You know, it's funny... as
authors we know
how to write books
in our respective
genres, but when it comes to writing the most important part of our book (the sales copy) we lack the ability to really knock it out of the park and hook the reader enough to buy our books.
Susanne Lakin presents
How Targeting
Genre Can Make a Difference
in Your Writing Career posted at Live Write Thrive, saying, «Despite extensive marketing and promotion efforts, most
authors still fail to get discovered, resulting
in frustration and heartache.
Also: When I say this
authors whine and moan about
how they would hate to write
in a more popular
genre and that they'd rather be flipping burgers.
So I think if people can... Or ask other
authors, so especially indies, look at the back of people's books and find editors
in your
genre and then basically, I can't even remember
how I found Jen.
In this interview,
author and ebook formatter / publisher Moriah Jovan gives us tips on the best way to format ebooks and
how the romance
genre led the way.