My prediction for the coming year is that we're going to see more and more big
name authors jumping into the waters — and finding great success.
Not exact matches
The success of The Great Alone, Hannah's 23rd novel, continues a recent run that has seen her
jump from being a successful writer into the type of brand -
name author whose
name alone guarantees a spot on the best - seller list.
There are multiple reasons for self - publishing, the first usually being that the
author doesn't want to
jump through hoops to find an agent, an editor, and then shop around the big
name publishers.
Home ● Shift Alt M — Play Minesweeper ● Alt Z — Rescan your Kindle for pictures ● Alt T — Show the time ● Number Keys —
Jump to that page of your Home menu (1 to
jump to page 1, 2 for page 2, etc.) If your Home menu is sorted by book
name or
author, start typing the
name or
author and the Kindle will
jump to it.
It's almost become a job title, a
name tag, if you will, that I wear when I go from the sedate, 8 - 10 hour day at the keyboard with little human contact to the plane -
jumping, speech - giving, always - smiling publicity hound that is what most readers see when they meet their favorite
authors.
One of the first
authors to
jump on the web instruction bandwagon was James Patterson, arguably one of the household
names in traditional book selling.
Everyone is trying to
jump on this — publishers & agents alike — and hope that some
authors will think there's value in the same old same old, but I'm concerned for the aspiring
author who does nt have the experience who thinks the big
named agent is repping them, when not everything is disclosed.