Not exact matches
Follow people who complement your brand and other
authors in your
genre or
niche.
Focus on creating a network of
authors in your
genre or
niche.
Attending and / or participating in trade shows and conferences, etc. (see below) Reading industry newsletters and blogs Publishers Marketplace Publishers Weekly Monitoring media World news and trends National news and trends
Niche news and trends Reading books / articles about the industry and / or craft of writing Reading books in
genres the agent represents, written by
authors he or she doesn't represent
Master
Niche /
Genre selection: Discover 10 of the hottest fiction and nonfiction
niches, that are also low competition and hidden from most
authors.
What are other
authors doing in your
genre or
niche?
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.
And incidentally, these publishing routes tend to have a keen interest in the midlist
authors,
niche genres, and minority voices traditional publishing is struggling to support.
Blurb, who began as a limited print company who specialized in
niche books like professional portfolios before expanding into
genres like indie cookbooks and art books, announced today that it has a host of new features for
authors, including free ISBN numbers, direct to Amazon distribution for print, and a new tool called BookWright that lets
authors upload without having to have the expertise to submit files through Adobe's InDesign.
Finding a blogger who interviews
authors in your
genre and particular topic allows you to reach your target
niche.
This content is provided to help support emerging and self - published
authors, and those writing books on
niche topics or obscure
genres.
Many
authors who write in
niche genres are overlooked and ignored by traditional publishers and literary agents because their
genres can be difficult to market.
If you are unsure of the right way to go, spend some time listening to what other
authors in your
genre and
niche are saying.
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.
However, unlike the «Big Five» traditional publishing houses, these smaller organizations may focus on particular
niche markets,
genres or
author types.
Indie
authors continuously contribute to publishing's diversity by blending
genres, inventing new ones, and revealing new
niche markets.
Find a fellow
author in your
genre or
niche to trade guest blogging gigs with.
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Genres Tagged With:
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The literary world panicked, concerned that the loss would hurt their sales and make it even more difficult for smaller publishers,
niche genres, and new
authors.
Dr. Chuck Tingle is psuedonymous
author of a slew of short self - published gay erotic parody titles, which he calls «tinglers,» whose bizarre take on the
genre has earned him an unusual reputation as a comedian and
niche author.
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).
If not there is the option to brand yourself as an
author or brand your work around a
niche genre, as indie
author Ben Galley did with the «Western Fantasy»
genre and his Scarlet Star Trilogy series (read more about this here).
As an
author, I don't mind KU... money's up from it and I'm only a q - list writer in a very
niche genre.
Blogging is also relevant for fiction and non-fiction
authors of all
genres and
niches.
You don't have to chase the hottest
genre or write for mass appeal to make a living as an indie
author; you do have to write well enough to appeal to the people who enjoy your
niche, and you do have to publish regularly to keep your name out there, especially when you're first building up your fan base.
Authors who wish to produce literary art that's unfettered by the demands of popular genres, and authors who have ready access to niche audiences may find opportunities in smaller - scale publishing that large publishers
Authors who wish to produce literary art that's unfettered by the demands of popular
genres, and
authors who have ready access to niche audiences may find opportunities in smaller - scale publishing that large publishers
authors who have ready access to
niche audiences may find opportunities in smaller - scale publishing that large publishers won't.
So yes, if your specific
niche / topic / fiction
genre depends on an
author brand, then for sure social media and blogging are important.
Genre readers have also developed their own
niches on the net where they publish news and reviews and
author interviews, just like the traditional review magazines that libraries have always relied on do.
Provided you sell hundreds of thousands of books of course... So yes, don't expect self - publishing to wither away, there are still plenty of self - pubbed
authors who make a lot of sales (and money), particularly in well - defined
niche genres (romantic suspense is probably the biggest, as Bella Andre's success shows).
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Author «Heart & Slash is a hardcore game built on top of a
niche genre, -LSB-...]