Sentences with phrase «independent author of fiction»

Arthur McMahon is an independent author of fiction and non-fiction, publisher, and outdoor adventurer.

Louise Harnby is a professional proofreader and copy - editor who specializes in helping independent authors of fiction and non-fiction bring clarity and consistency to their books.

Not exact matches

Complete List of NAACP Image Award Winners Film Categories Best Picture - «The Secret Life of Bees» Best Director - Gina Prince - Bythewood, «The Secret Life of Bees» Best Actor - Will Smith, «Seven Pounds» Best Actress - Rosario Dawson, «Seven Pounds Supporting Actor - Columbus Short, «Cadillac Records» Supporting Actress - Taraji P. Henson, «The Curious Case of Benjamin Button» Independent Film - «Slumdog Millionaire» Documentary - «The Black List» Foreign Film - «The Class» Best Screenplay - Jenny Lumet, «Rachel Getting Married» Television Categories Best Comedy Series - «Tyler Perry's House of Payne» Best Actor in a Comedy Series - LaVan Davis, «Tyler Perry's House of Payne» Best Actress in a Comedy Series - Tracee Ellis Ross, «Girlfriends» Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series - Lance Gross, «Tyler Perry's House of Payne» Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - Keshia Knight Pulliam, «Tyler Perry's House of Payne» Best Dramatic Series - «Grey's Anatomy» Best Actor in a Dramatic Series - Hill Harper, «CSI: NY» Best Actress in a Dramatic Series - Chandra Wilson, «Grey's Anatomy» Supporting Actor in a Dramatic Series - Taye Diggs, «Private Practice» Supporting Actress in a Dramatic Series - Angela Bassett, «ER» Made - for - TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special - «A Raisin in The Sun» Best Actor in a Made - for - TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special - Sean Combs, «A Raisin in the Sun» Best Actress in a Made - for - TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special - Phylicia Rashad, «A Raisin in the Sun» Best Actor in a Sopa Opera - Bryton McClure, «The Young and the Restless» Best Actress in a Sopa Opera - Debbi Morgan, «All My Children» Best Director in a Dramatic Series - Ernest Dickerson, «Lincoln Heights - The Day Before Tomorrow» Best Director in a Comedy Series - Kevin Sullivan, «30 Rock - MILF Island» Best Screenplay for a Dramatic Series - Shonda Rhimes, «Grey's Anatomy: Freedom Part 1 & 2» Best Screenplay for a Comedy Series - Erica D. Montolfo, «The Game: White Coats and White Lies» News / Information Series or Special - «In Conversation: Michelle Obama Interview» Talk Series - «The View» Reality Series - «American Idol 7» Variety Series or Special - «An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Smokey Robinson» Children's Program - «Dora The Explorer» Best Performance in a Children's Series or Special - Keke Palmer, «True Jackson» Music Categories Best Male Artist - Jamie Foxx Best Female Artist - Beyonce» Best New Artist - Jennifer Hudson Best Duo, Group or Collaboration - Jennifer Hudson, featuring Fantasia - «I'm His Only Woman» Best Jazz Artist - Natalie Cole - «Still Unforgettable» Best Gospel Artist - Mary Mary Best World Music Album - Cheryl Keyes - «Let Me Take You There» Best Music Video - «Yes We Can» - Will.i.am Best Song - «Yes We Can» - Will.i.am Best Album - Jennifer Hudson - «Jennifer Hudson» Literary Categories Fiction - «In the Night of the Heat: A Tennyson Hardwick Novel,» Blair Underwood, Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes Nonfiction - «Letter to My Daughter,» Maya Angelou Debut Author - «Barack, Race, and the Media: Drawing My Own Conclusion,» David Glenn Brown Biography / Autobiography - «The Legs are the Last to Go,» Diahann Carroll Instructional - «32 Ways to Be a Champion in Business,» Earvin «Magic» Johnson Poetry - «Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of «Poetry With a Beat»» Nikki Giovanni Children - «Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope,» Nikki Grimes (illustrator - Bryan Collier) Youth / Teens - «Letters to a Young Sister: Define Your Destiny,» Hill Harper

From there, it's only a matter of time before an independent author blows the top off of the science fiction or fantasy markets and does it without the help of a major house.

Another source for finding freelancers who work specifically with indie authors self - publishing fiction and creative nonfiction is the Association of Independent Publishing Professionals (AIPP), which has a searchable directory of service providers.

Filed Under: Indie Writing, Literary Fiction Tagged With: Alliance of Independent Authors, David Gaughran, Freedom, Ivory Tower, Jennifer Weiner, Orna Ross, Purity, Salman Rushdie, The Corrections, The Guardian, The New Yorker, Time Magazine

As a freelance editor for independent fiction authors, I network with a lot of indie authors on social media, and I know that being an indie author can be tough.

AD loves teaching authors the tools they need to grow and has shared her knowledge by presenting at Book Expo America and in features with The Alliance of Independent Authors, The Creative Penn, The Author Biz, and The Crime Fiction Collauthors the tools they need to grow and has shared her knowledge by presenting at Book Expo America and in features with The Alliance of Independent Authors, The Creative Penn, The Author Biz, and The Crime Fiction CollAuthors, The Creative Penn, The Author Biz, and The Crime Fiction Collective.

Filed Under: Indie Writing, Literary Fiction Tagged With: Alliance of Independent Authors, Anne R. Allen, Center for Fiction, David Gaughran, Editorial Freelancers Association, Let's Get Digital, Let's Get Visible, Orna Ross, publishing, Sangeeta Mehta, writing

Centralized reporting of direct - from - author sales is tougher to come by, but by all anecdotal measures the independent market has taken off, notably in the also - still - large category of adult fiction.

The experience of collaborating with six other independent authors to create an open - source, science fiction universe was an adventure all its own, (see the background on the Paradisi Chronicles here), but I hadn't anticipated how nervous I would be about actually publishing my own novel in this new universe.

Arthur McMahon, an independent author of science fiction and a journalist.

You can also go cruise on Google for other «best of 2015» fiction lists, such as those from or by Small Presses, Independent Publishers, more Indie / Self - Pubbed authors, Debuts, Flash Fiction, and on fiction lists, such as those from or by Small Presses, Independent Publishers, more Indie / Self - Pubbed authors, Debuts, Flash Fiction, and on Fiction, and on and on.

I am a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA), a founding member of the Association of Independent Publishing Professionals (AIPP), a member of the Authors Guild, an affiliate member of the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA), and I have been a supporting member of WorldCon since 2016.

Last year, in 2013, I've made the ranks of the Top 100 Best Seller Authors in Science Fiction a few times and I've been contacted by two Independent publishing houses to feature my work.

As a firm supporter of independent authors, publishers and bookstores, she has recently taken on the role of UK Editor for the Historical Novel Society Online Review for self - published historical fiction produced in the UK.

Bloomsbury Publishing, an independent publisher of fiction for children and adults, announced in May of this year that they would begin releasing digital titles of out - of - print works whose rights had reverted to the author or the author's estate.

The objective, in addition to expanding the professional growth of all the participants, is to study the impact of the independent author - publisher on the commercial fiction industry.»

Dan Ames is an international bestselling author and winner of the Independent Book Award for Crime Fiction.

Steve is also an aspiring «PhD wannabe» (his words, not mine) whose knowledge of literature runs from an entrenched understanding of the classics to those works of literary fiction developed by independent authors in more recent times.

Speaking on The Self Publishing Podcast, independent author David Wright found that this type of promotion works, especially with writers who work in genre fiction.

If you're constantly changing fiction genres with each and every book you publish as an independent author starting out, you won't get the benefit of building that loyal readership that is willing to buy your books because they know what to expect.

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My interview series with authors of literary fiction is going strong thanks largely to the contributions of the many talented members of the Alliance of Independent Authors and other committed aauthors of literary fiction is going strong thanks largely to the contributions of the many talented members of the Alliance of Independent Authors and other committed aAuthors and other committed authorsauthors.

Andrew Lowe is the 16th author to participate in my interview series with independent authors of literary fiction.

Eric Slade is the 15th author to participate in my interview series with independent authors of literary fiction.

Rosaline Riley is the 14th author to participate in my interview series with independent authors of literary fiction.

How can authors of YA historical fiction stay true to historical realities while also presenting the strong, independent female characters that contemporary readers have come to expect?

Keith Dixon One Stop Fiction «I would say the Alliance of Independent Authors is definitely a good thing — it's a very active organisation that's involved at a high level in the world of publishing, while at the same time having a great (private) Facebook group where you can get advice on all kinds of stuff, from copyright law to good cover designers to where the best local independent bIndependent Authors is definitely a good thing — it's a very active organisation that's involved at a high level in the world of publishing, while at the same time having a great (private) Facebook group where you can get advice on all kinds of stuff, from copyright law to good cover designers to where the best local independent bindependent bookshop is.

Our Self - Publishing Issue features a comprehensive collection of articles on the rise of the independent author, including an overview of options, expert advice, and important warnings for self - published writers; profiles of Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert, poet August Kleinzahler, and fiction writer Andre Dubus III; an essay on the short stories of Denis Johnson; tips on how to be a good literary citizen; and much more.

Accomplishments Independent Publisher Book Award (Bronze) for BLOOD OF A STONE in the national category of religious fiction Finalist for 2015 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards for BLOOD OF A STONE Fellowships from Ragdale and the Arizona Commission on the Arts MFA in Writing, Vermont College of Fine Arts 1st place, WOOF A STONE in the national category of religious fiction Finalist for 2015 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards for BLOOD OF A STONE Fellowships from Ragdale and the Arizona Commission on the Arts MFA in Writing, Vermont College of Fine Arts 1st place, WOof religious fiction Finalist for 2015 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards for BLOOD OF A STONE Fellowships from Ragdale and the Arizona Commission on the Arts MFA in Writing, Vermont College of Fine Arts 1st place, WOof the Year Awards for BLOOD OF A STONE Fellowships from Ragdale and the Arizona Commission on the Arts MFA in Writing, Vermont College of Fine Arts 1st place, WOOF A STONE Fellowships from Ragdale and the Arizona Commission on the Arts MFA in Writing, Vermont College of Fine Arts 1st place, WOof Fine Arts 1st place, WOW!

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As an editor, I offer editing and publishing services to independent authors of speculative fiction, mystery, and romance, so I would love to see posts on writing craft, self - publishing, and marketing aimed at these niches.

Readers of my blog know I am an emerging advocate of independent authors of literary fiction.

LEAVING MONTANA is Thomas Whaley's first novel and also the WINNER of the 2015 ERIC HOFFER Small Press Award, the 2015 INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARD for Best New Literary Fiction, the 2015 INDEPENDENT AUTHOR NETWORK AWARD for Outstanding First Novel and THIRD PLACE in the 2015 IAN Book of the Year Award!

Comments — Mark notes the success of independent authors on the Kindle platform and the arrival of a brand - new online science fiction magazine, Lightspeed.

So I'm about to try an experiment and I hope that independent authors of literary fiction will help by playing a role.

I'm launching a survey in which my goal — my AMBITIOUS goal, I should clarify — is to publish an epic roundup post highlighting 75 independent authors of literary fiction.

Independent publishing and taking control of your writing future requires an author to be able to switch «hats» when required, regardless of whether you write nonfiction, fiction or children's books.

Independent authors of genre fiction are benefiting in leaps and bounds from the fact that readers are buying e-readers and books online for a fraction of what they would pay for a printed, bound version in a bricks - and - mortar bookstore.

Because a low - quality book will just validate those who believe independent authors of literary fiction should just stay where they are: unpublished.

She loves meeting and working with publishers as well as authors of all experience levels — though she has a special passion for working with independent authors and those new to the craft, as well as those writing science fiction, fantasy, horror, romance, suspense, or any combination thereof.

So as far as creating a list of independent authors of literary fiction — a list the Kindle store knows nothing about — here is my challenge to potential survey respondents.

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Any independent or small press author can submit books in the categories of Mystery / Thriller, Romance, Y / A, Sci - fi / Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Horror / Suspense, and Non-Fiction

Below is a list of independent authors who participated in a survey throughout 2016 about literary fiction and then answered a broader set of questions about their thoughts on the genre.

Experience the skulldust from the minds of several independent authors of speculative fiction

BUT... if the idea of having a classification system is of interest to readers, I advocate starting something like a marketing newsletter where independent authors of literary fiction contribute works under a new classification system, and readers can subscribe to review works under topics of more immediate interest.

How does this sound to those authors and readers of independent fiction reading this post?

Started 14 years ago as a modest display of books by independent publishers, the Non / Fiction fair has grown into a sophisticated event that includes book premieres, author readings, professional debates and the digital publishing conference, Knigabyte.