The ideal venues are the blogs of well -
known authors in your genre.
Some of the greatest and most well -
known authors in the genre, including Baldacci but also names like James Patterson and Patricia Cornwell, routinely maintain three - and four - star average ratings for their books.
«But if you can get a story into an anthology with some well -
known authors in your genre, you'll be paid in publicity that would be hard to buy at any price.»
They don't all pay, but if you can get a story into an anthology with some well -
known authors in your genre, you'll be paid in publicity that would be hard to buy at any price.
Not exact matches
Discover the tale of each girl and Yaoi, primarily
known as boys» love
in Japan, is a Japanese
genre of fictional media focusing on romantic or sexual relationships between male characters, typically marketed for a female audience and usually created by female
authors.
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.
Often,
authors are great at writing
in their
genre, but they don't
know the first thing about writing the marketing copy that will sell their book to readers.
But it's
no less urgent to nurture talented
authors working
in genres like fantasy and science fiction.
Title: Your Story I've
Known Author: Tsuta Suzuki Publisher: Digital Manga Publishing (Juné) Volume: One - shot, $ 12.95 Vintage: 2008 by Ta - ke Shobo Co.
in Japan, April 2011 by DMP
Genre: Yaoi (16 +), romance The title stor...
We
know it's important to meet with the best
in the biz and
authors in your
genre.
I
know that these are small niches at Amazon, yet a lot of
authors have become very rich from historical fiction, not least Hilary Mantel who won the Booker twice by writing
in that
genre.
We now
know that not to be true, and plenty of
authors have found success
in multiple
genres.
On one front, this is essential material for the first - time
author pursuing a traditional publishing deal, as publishers are well
known for sticking quite rigidly to
genre requirements, for the purposes of selling their products (our books) to the even more hide - bound book shops, who aren't interested
in buying a book unless they
know where to shelve it.
He wrote the book on writing fiction, and he has built mailing lists both as a fiction and nonfiction
author, so
no matter what
genre you're writing
in, he has some great tips and knowledge about building an e-mail list.
Since self - published
authors can't always get someone well
known in their
genre of choice to recommend their book, it helps to have people who are willing to give thoughtful and honest reviews of your work regardless.
Do you
know who the top selling indie
authors are
in your
genre?
David Vinjamuri is the talented
author of Operator, one of my top reads of last year — and you have to
know that I'm picky, especially when reading a
genre I write
in.
Self - published
authors of
genre fiction are a driving force
in the ebook market and so we are looking forward to offering Smashwords» 250,000 titles to all the users of the txtr platform
in 20 countries, alongside bestsellers from well -
known publishers.»
For curated self - published and small publisher titles, we have Kobo Next, which has been a rotated banner that appears
in various different spots on the website and features a mix of well
known plus lesser
known authors and titles that our merchandisers feel are worthy of a second look (all divided by
genre)-- much like that gorgeous table display that reflects a bookstore staff's selection:
An announcement today shared that the oldest ebook publisher and the largest independent ebook publisher have now joined forces to combine their catalogs of high - interest and
genre specific titles from some of the most well -
known authors in their fields.
In Vintage Tomorrows, the authors met and interviewed some of the most well - known names in their genres to decide on the impact of bot
In Vintage Tomorrows, the
authors met and interviewed some of the most well -
known names
in their genres to decide on the impact of bot
in their
genres to decide on the impact of both.
In the case of Locke, author of Maids of Misfortune, the author was actually able to help grow the historical mystery genre into what has now come to be known as «cozy mysteries» in the book industr
In the case of Locke,
author of Maids of Misfortune, the
author was actually able to help grow the historical mystery
genre into what has now come to be
known as «cozy mysteries»
in the book industr
in the book industry.
For unknown
authors, it takes a year minimum to build anything resembling a following for your book,
no matter what
genre it's
in.
If you have any recommendations on Australian
authors and books I should read, particularly
in the YA
genre, let me
know and I'd be happy to add them to my To Be Read list.
Whether you're
in awe of an
author's writing capabilities, his / her ability to self - promote, or the sheer range of outlets that have reviewed his / her work, by better understanding success stories
in your
genre, you have the opportunity to then identify the media outlets that have reviewed and shared information about these books and
authors — outlets that you
know are receptive to works
in your
genre.
But also, you are «making friends» with other
authors in your
genre, and we all
know how vital
author collaboration can be.
In a first - of - its - kind tell - all memoir on the inside working of a top Indian law firm, corporate lawyer turned author Prasenjeet Kumar, shares his experiences in as candid and no - holds - barred manner as never disclosed in this genre befor
In a first - of - its - kind tell - all memoir on the inside working of a top Indian law firm, corporate lawyer turned
author Prasenjeet Kumar, shares his experiences
in as candid and no - holds - barred manner as never disclosed in this genre befor
in as candid and
no - holds - barred manner as never disclosed
in this genre befor
in this
genre before.
We
know business people to be heavy consumers of podcasts; thus,
in the past year, we've placed major emphasis on securing business podcast interviews for
authors in this
genre which allows them to speak about the concepts of their books to the millions of appropriate individuals looking for new, unique insights through this medium.
It's important to
know your competition and to set
author goals to «make it»
in ways that others
in your
genre have thrived.
As an
author,
knowing what already exists
in your
genre is critical to the success of your book.
In that genre, new authors in particular have to walk a fine line; without a professional editor, they likely won't even know that a line exist
In that
genre, new
authors in particular have to walk a fine line; without a professional editor, they likely won't even know that a line exist
in particular have to walk a fine line; without a professional editor, they likely won't even
know that a line exists.
Where
authors are
no longer limited
in their publishing models, their preferred
genres, or their formats, readers have also refused to be limited by something as simple as a recommended age range.
While Thomas Nelson is
in the area of trade publications, it can bring some of the best
known authors in the inspirational
genre to this deal, including the works of Billy Graham, Max Lucado, and Dave Ramsey.
Instead, they either look for an
author they
know they already like, or for a book
in a
genre that might enjoy.
Certainly, there are more indie than Big Five
authors earning above minimum wage
in this daily snapshot (486 vs. 302), but to
know the probability of hitting the right place on the list, we would need to
know the distribution of publisher types across all of the ebooks
in the selected
genres.
I often alternate between reading books from well -
known authors that I like and lesser
known authors who write
in a
genre outside my normal.
Authors, if you don't
know the big players are
in your niche, go to Amazon, research the bestsellers
in your
genre, and find out which ones blog.
I
know this post is long past by now... but I felt I needed to come back after recent experiences reading / talking to other indie
authors in my
genre and let you
know that I now, unfortunately, see what you're saying.
And one valuable blog
in my
genre (the romance blog Dear
Author — I write romantic suspense) will
no longer accept books for potential review unless they are available
in all formats, so KDP Select is a negative there too.
Romance is one of the most popular
genres in the US - driven Christian fiction market, but many New Zealand
authors — even Christian
authors — don't
know it exists.
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..
And if it is
in search of new
genre fiction
authors, it
knows where to look first.
Fiction
authors may become
known for their writing style and their expertise
in writing
in a specific
genre (such as children's, sci - fi, romance, or mystery) or for their niche within a particular
genre (vampire stories, romantic adventure).
Each book has a detailed description and comments from the
author as well as other information like book cover,
genre, page count and everything you need to
know to select stories that you are interested
in.
But as marketing falls more and more to the writer, and as self - published
authors close the quality gap by employing freelance editors and skilled cover artists, the earnings comparison
in our study suggests a controversial conclusion:
Genre writers are financially better off self - publishing,
no matter the potential of their manuscripts.
Briefly, a dozen emerging noir writers were matched with four well -
known Italian
authors in the
genre — Paolo Roversi (the
author, not the fashion photographer); Sandrone Dazieri; Simone Sarasso; and Enrico Paniani.
We talked to best - selling
authors in darn near every
genre to get all the need - to -
know info for you.
What Amazon has done is allowed
authors from all walks of life,
in all
genres and sub-
genres,
no matter what their «message» to have an outlet to the public.
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..
I
know that some die - hard fans of certain
authors won't read anything else they've written if it's not
in their preferred
genre.