Sentences with phrase «if readers of your genre»

Not exact matches

If your goal is to persuade and be believed about the truth of a particular point, then what would possess you to choose to work in a genre whose very name, fiction, explicitly warns the reader not to believe a word she reads?

If you are an avid reader, instead of sharing this in your «leisure time» answer, share your love of reading, your favorite genres, and your favorite author when answering Question 11.

If you get a bookbub, then the also - bought list will be strongly in your genre and you will generate a TON of new readers.

And if you can find a beta reader who has read lots of books in your genre and has a clear understanding of how your genre works, you've struck gold.

If your book looks like the kid's menu at the Haunted House Restaurant, it will not be noticed by serious readers of your genre.

So if you don't know what your wrote, ask someone else and then focus your blurb to the elements of the genre that are important to readers.

By bundling your work with other authors, particularly if they are in the same genre, you stand a greater chance of reaching new readers, as well as a better chance of making money in a «pay what you want» model.

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If you're asking a review from a celebrity author in your genre, you either need a relationship, a mutual friend to connect you, or a whole bunch of social proof first (a hundred reviews from regular readers for example).

The only concern with your situation was if your genre didn't have any history of connected - standalones (which I don't think is true) and / or if your book description blurb was misleading to readers and the story wasn't what they expected for a series (easily fixed).

If you're not already an avid reader and thoughtful commenter of other blogs in your genre, then it's time to get started.

If you're a genre reader, too, most of the titles you're likely to be interested in will in fact be from the big publishers that use agency pricing.

If you don't get any reviews, or some negative reviews, your book probably has problems or isn't good enough — by «good» I mean, does it satisfy readers of that genre, or not?

Your book has a better chance of succeeding if you understand what genre it is, and meet the expectations of readers of that genre.

If you're not familiar with sites like BookBub, they're places where readers can find discounted and free books — and sign up for newsletters to notify them of the latest deals within their genres of interest.

getting sales or downloads from a whole bunch of people at the same time to boost your rank, even if they aren't normal, organic readers of your genre (if any service offers you guaranteed numbers of sales or downloads, that's a red flag.

Essentially, book awards stand to provide vetted recognition for authors of any genre and any publishing model, but only if the author continues the streak with the required legwork that will get that information in front of readers.

The Kindle top ten is always an interesting mix; Hyperbole and a Half continues to dominate, and below that there's a mix of genres and formats — The Walking Dead in collected and single - issue form, two Game of Thrones tie - ins, two issues of the second season of Tom Taylor's Injustice... Kindle readers are nothing if not eclectic.

This means checking the current status of your genre of choice, researching reader groups to make sure they would buy a book like the one you're planning and seeing if the book can really attract readers» attention.

In fact you could argue getting up even higher could be bad, because right now I have visibility in my section, but if I get up to top 10 in the free kindle store I'm going to get lots of downloads from people who aren't normal readers of my genre, which could lead to negative reviews.

And if your book falls into a particular genre, word of mouth can also get around to the community that loves that particular genre — your potential readers — through online forums and the comment sections of popular web pages.

So sending out a list of ten books every month to readers of a specific genre might actually earn you money — and if the list grows big enough, you can charge authors to promote their books (the BookBub model).

Ken: On the one hand, having a good backlist help your sales so if you're committed to one particular genre like in science fiction, when I released a new series in the fall, it did really well and those readers read my other science fiction series so it had that kind of cascade effect.

If your cover looks amateur or out of line with your book's genre, readers will likely move onto the next option without a second thought.

If vampires and werewolves sell, spin a story that's on the fringe of what readers have come to expect (unless that's not your genre at all.

If a reader likes a certain type of book, they're likely to read multiple books in the genre.

If you want a tablet that reads well, the Nexus 7 or 10 are both near the top of the fully - functional tablet + reader genre.

Sometimes an author may elect to create a new name for himself if he's writing in a different genre or different voice, as Stephen King chooses to do when he writes as Richard Bachman, a fact that eluded some of his readers through more than four books and is now the subject of a work by Michael R. Collings, Stephen King is Richard Bachman.

If millions of adult readers (largely women) are clamoring to explore this exciting, perhaps liberating genre of fiction, I can't imagine why a library would stand in their way.

Old school romance / bodice ripper If you're not a romance reader, a bodice ripper is probably what you think most of the genre is — an innocent virgin, a swaggering he - man, not much subtlety, purple prose aplenty.

It's extremely difficult to break into the competitive mystery genre and our editors also felt that given the gritty, realistic tone of our stories, our books might find a broader audience if readers did not have any preconceived notions of «male» versus «female» books.

Writers who wish to write in differing genres with the same brand author name can locate the same type of response or authenticity recognition in their potential readers if they look for common threads and key words for them personally and for their fiction.

So if you don't know what your wrote, ask someone else and then focus your blurb to the elements of the genre that are important to readers of that genre.

With hundreds of millions of readers, choosing a genre based on popularity isn't as important as it is if you're hoping for legacy publication.

And if you have eager readers or other writers in your genre who are willing to go the extra mile for you, you could add some of the more specific questions below.

By the way, if you've doubted that romance may not be the dominant choice of readers everywhere, this survey did some asking in the UK, and its respondents answered that when it comes to mobile reading, their favorite genres are:

A catchy title or an appealing cover won't work if they don't tell the reader what the genre is or what the general tone of the story is.

Plus you're saving the reader time — if you write in a specific genre for a specific kind of reader — own that!

If you have 4 or more books it can be difficult to aggressively market all of them at once, but if you can position yourself as someone who writes great books of a particular genre, then your readers will be happy to follow your brand and always purchase your newest bookIf you have 4 or more books it can be difficult to aggressively market all of them at once, but if you can position yourself as someone who writes great books of a particular genre, then your readers will be happy to follow your brand and always purchase your newest bookif you can position yourself as someone who writes great books of a particular genre, then your readers will be happy to follow your brand and always purchase your newest books.

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 genrIf 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 genrif there are other similar books available in your genre.

But if you want to be read, you need to ask what the readers of your genre are looking for.

The part that CAN be taught, is telling mass market genre formulaic story; that is, constructing a story arch that resonates with readers of a certain genre, even if your writing is pretty bad, the story will still be satisfying to the right readers, which will make it much easier to market.

It's not an Amazon algorithm thing per se, but it's often the newly, refreshed content that helps to spike visibility of the book because it looks new to readers, especially if your book is genre fiction.

If you're a darling they put a lot copies on a lot retail shelves (a bit of bribery and arm - twisting goes on — on both sides, and this has little or nothing to do with readers liking or disliking the genre / book / author).

In romance, and sci fi, for instance, a lot of voracious readers seem to be in KU, so if you're in those genres, it's probably pretty important to look at it hard as part of your mix.

Even if you have to reevaluate and adjust your definition of position as time goes by, the key is that you are thinking in terms of genre, reader personas, and the customer path your potential readers will take to find your work.

If you're writing anything with a YA or paranormal slant, then a book trailer can be really effective, because readers of these genres are very active on YouTube.

The fact is I'm an avid reader of almost every fiction genre and I buy what I buy even if they aren't on sale or free.

You get to reach an immense number of readers interested in your book's genres If they like your reading, they buy your books.

Based on the recommendation listings, it is a free trade phenomenon that independent authors can enjoy a slice of the pie if their genre matches the reader's supposed needs.