I've spoken to some well -
known big name authors who have also reversed position on this.
I know some big name authors have been expressing their political opinions on their blogs recently, and it hasn't hurt their sales, but it's a bad idea for newbies.
Not exact matches
You
know, some recipes by
big name authors just don't work.
I read a ton of fantasy, and I
know a lot of my favorite
authors are online and incredibly accessible to readers because they're not the
big name j.k. rowlings and stephenie meyers of the world.
What they mean is, «
big name»
authors, with well -
known publishers stamped on the side of their novels; I am treated with disdain for just stepping into their store, as though I'm going to poison it with my presence.
Even the
biggest names out there
know that marketing is simply part of the game, though you may get more of a straight answer from successful self - published
authors.
The picture looks even brighter for less -
known authors, since the
big names are dropping the program and lessening the competition.
This is best from a
big name celebrity or well
known best selling
author.
I
know back when I didn't have much money, I wouldn't read a book that had an obviously female
name bigger than the title unless I
knew the
author.
An
author, receiving not the round of expected congratulations but a collective gasp of dismay when she announced she'd signed with a
big name predatory vanity press, protested, «But how was I supposed to
know they were bad?»
Which may be fine with you (I don't
know, obviously) bit strikes me as an unfortunate perspective for a reader to adopt, as the majority of fiction published and the vast majority of «
name»
authors published are in trade from the
big six.
You probably
know it already but wouldn't believe it still, but many
big -
name authors whose work have gone on to become classics or bestsellers have experienced rejection, the same way you're experiencing it now.
Singles has exploded in recent years now that they are almost exclusively publishing
big name and well
known authors.
Now that I'd seen it exhibited by two
big name authors, I realize that
no matter how successful, every writer must have it.
The audio book selection is robust and includes the latest
big -
name titles and
authors as well as less - well -
known works.
What that platform looks like, or how it works, varies from
author to
author: Some are
big names who can attract attention with any book they release, others have figured out how to harness a local or regional fan base to spread word of mouth, and still others
know how to use digital media for visibility.
But I hit a few in a row that were three stars and it just didn't feel right, even though they were
big name authors and not someone I
knew.
Big -
name authors and publishers can sell books without the best blurb, so you can learn more by studying effective blurbs from lesser -
known authors.
It includes the
big names you
know like Amazon CreateSpace and IngramSpark, BookBub and Instafreebie, Smashwords and Draft2Digital, and a lot of services you never heard of that help you do business as an
author, write, edit, design, format, market, and sell your book.
Danuta Kean is doing feature interviews with some
big name authors; and well -
known self - published
authors are also offering their tips for success.
Unless you are a
BIG NAME or a
BIG BOOK (and at a
BIG HOUSE with a
BIG BUDGET), 99 % of the time, the vast majority of marketing falls to the
author,
no matter who pays for printing.
I was joking with some of the people there and saying, «Look, you
know, instead of this early Sunday morning indie
author alternative panel, we need to have the superstars of hybrids panel with some of these
big -
name authors who at the moment are keeping it quiet.
For the most part, stores have found that while virtual events can be successful for
big -
name authors, it can be hard to entice a large audience to interact virtually with lesser
known authors.
I searched the shelves for all the indie
authors I'd come to
know and love through Amazon, and not just the little
names,
big, best - selling, everybody's - talking - about - them
authors.