Sentences with phrase «literary authors»

A group of literary authors have launched a limited edition box set of novels.
But the barriers to success for literary authors are still formidable.
I don't see online communities growing up around literary authors and books in quite the same way I see it happening for genre fiction and fan fiction.
It seems to experience ups and downs and right now there are quite a few literary authors trying their hands at it (The Passage).
This may be the one situation where literary authors have an edge over genre authors.
Consequently I've had in - depth diverse experience with hundreds of authors, including notable literary authors as well as bestselling commercial writers.
-- meaning how is it that we have yet to see a major literary author walk across the street to the self - publishing side of the industry!
Most literary authors and nonfiction writers I know are not able to pursue this model.
Even if you're not a big follower of industry news, you probably know that huge advances for literary novels are few and far between these days, so this is major news — particularly in the wake of a Wall Street Journal article about low advances for literary authors in the e-book market.
«A superb batch of stories by literary authors who have invaded science fiction — and left distinct footprints behind.»
It's very common in the genre fiction categories (romance, thriller, science fiction, crime) to find self - published authors bundling their work together at promotional prices, and every once in a while, self - published literary authors will do the same — just not at rock - bottom prices.
A new English e-Library developed by Cambridge University Press for AQA brings literary authors and non-fiction texts to life in the classroom through audio clips, video and interactive annotation, inspiring and guiding students as they get to grips -LSB-...]
More literary authors, from David Mitchell to Jennifer Egan, are experimenting with Twitter fiction, a form that mimics both poetry and serialization.
I often suggest literary authors especially seek out a small press, and Vine Leaves looks like an excellent one.
For some lauded literary authors, crime fiction is a way of trying out a new voice or a new persona, and you can almost imagine them wearing a fedora or drinking bourbon while they write.
And there's a stigma I think, a bias against literary authors who self - publish because they're posting stuff up on Amazon or hiring printers or print - on - demand or whatever just so they can satisfy some kind of need for vanity.
In publishing news, the end of Samhain publishers, and the discussion of author earnings after one prize - winning literary author had to return to the day job because he only received 40 cents per book sold.
Earlier this year, I noticed a group of literary authors from ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors) created a limited edition box set of novels.
Spanish and international literary authors will continue to be published under the Mondadori imprint.
Tune in here on Friday, May 2 at 1:30 pm EST to watch the Town Hall Debate on literary authors in a digital publishing world, live from The Muse and the Marketplace 2014.
The advent of e-books allowed Alexandria to put her own out - of - print books back into the market while allowing her to continue to publish fellow literary authors in all genres.
The session was specially hosted by Chamaiporn Sangkrajang, the former Chair of Writer's Association of Thailand who is highly regarded as one of the most influential literary authors and critics in Thailand.
Today we're getting a free editing class from college professor and critically acclaimed literary author, Samuel Park.
Faculty teaching more traditional literary authors (read high - brow) might have scoffed and waived Steinbeck off as a mere author of children's books.
Our mission is to introduce you to unforgettable stories written by the best literary authors in America today.
This time Thomas» main focus is narrative — its limitations, restrictions and role in our lives — which she explores through the story of Meg, a would - be literary author who works as one of many ghostwriters for the Zeb Ross series of adventure novels.
A new English e-Library developed by Cambridge University Press for AQA brings literary authors and non-fiction texts to life in the classroom through audio clips, video and interactive annotation, inspiring and guiding students as they get to grips with the new English GCSEs and A-levels.
Eve Bridburg: «I don't see online communities growing up around literary authors and books in quite the same way I see it happening for genre fiction and fan fiction.
The merger of Penguin and Random House is part of a trend that has been deadly for literary authors and serious nonfiction.
The other advantage that trade - published literary authors have is a better chance of being considered for the sorts of prizes that raise an author's profile and mean that their books sales rise above the few hundred that most literary titles can expect to sell.
Add Louise Erdrich (LaRose, The Round House) to the growing list of literary authors to dabble in dystopian fiction.
Why do you think a literary author might be inclined to write commercial?
Some literary authors, like William Faulkner, also experimented with it.
But literary authors could very well do the same with shorter works that they have not yet sold the rights to, or in cases where rights have reverted.
In Sweden, we have crime and women's fiction and a lot of literary authors (origin of the Nobel prize, you know).
Shya Scanlon, a literary author who experimented with serialization in 2009 with The Forecast 42 Project says, «It would have been much better had I had -LSB-...]
And I think the literary author might have the feeling that the commercial author was more well - known, selling more books than she was, and that might have made her feel insecure.
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