Sentences with phrase «novels author copies»

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Almost two decades ago, authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry B Jenkins chose a similar premise for their Left Behind series of novels, which sold more than 65 million copies and has now spawned a big screen adaptation starring (almost unthinkably) Nicolas Cage.

If that weren't enough, you'll get a special copy of the original novel signed by author André Aciman, Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Chalamet, Guadagnino and screenwriter James Ivory.

Win an extremely rare signed copy of John le Carré's upcoming novel with our competition to celebrate the author in conversation coming to our screens on 7 September.

Because free electronic books are awesome, I'm spreading the word that authors Sharon Lee and Steve Miller are celebrating the release of the latest Liaden novel by doing a contest to hand out thirty - six copies of the omnibus edition of the first three novels, entitled The Dragon Variation.

«As a first time author, I was in need of developmental editing, copy - editing, and proofreading for my debut novel, Death by DNA.

It's a historical novel set in the medieval period (telling the story of the real King Richard III), so I'm booking stalls at every appropriate medieval festival; it's a book aimed primarily at children aged 10 and up, so I'm making overtures to local schools about author visits and to libraries; I'm attending events at my first literature festival next week to meet and network with local authors and hand out some leaflets (maybe even sell a copy or two).

Sarah Fox - author, writer, novelist, book development babe, copy editor, and writing coach — there to help you finally write that novel you've been thinking about.

She is the author of 75 + novels and novellas with over five million copies in print.

I have two novels that have sold over 1,000 copies each, so by your definition above, I'm an author.

Paul Pilkington, a lecturer in a university in the UK, signed up with the UK - based publisher Hodder & Stoughton after two of his novels went on to sell more than 150,000 copies, other indie authors who got picked up by conventional publishers include the likes of Kerry Wilkinson and Beth Reeks.

Indeed, our not - so - independent - as - all - that bookstores here in the Portland area apparently don't even bother to read the cover blurbs (since these stores feature and proclaim the very authors cited, yet will neither schedule a reading from this novel, nor accept except — after much pleading — a very few copies on consignment.

He engages his readers on so many social media platforms that it is hard to imagine he has any time to write his bestselling novels, and yet he has sold nearly 1 million copies of his books and recently achieved a feat few traditional authors have...

You can pick up a copy of The Renaissance Club, the new novel from author Rachel Dacus.

(cont'd)- I'm giving away hundreds of listings on the Vault, and as a result of doing so, won't see one thin dime of income on the site until October or later - Given all the time and money I've already sunk into developing the site, I don't even expect to earn back my upfront investment until sometime next year - I'm already personally reaching out to publishers on behalf of authors who are listed in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow authors.

As an indie author, it's significantly cheaper to pay for copy - editing of a shorter novel, and the production costs of printing the final books are also more affordable.

By the way, if James Patterson is your thing — maybe you've already bought a copy of Witch & Wizard, which hit shelves today — then you will love our Q&A with Patterson himself, in which the author writes the following of his YA novel: «For those who have been waiting for a series as mouthwatering and addictive as Harry Potter, this'll do it.»

When JK Rowling published her first Robert Gilbraith novel, the sales were unimpressive at only 1,500 copies the first month; of course, the number skyrocketed when the author's true identity was revealed, selling out the book in bookstores and requiring additional print runs.

New York Times best selling author Eileen Goudge has written 32 novels, sold over a million copies, and been translated into 22 languages.

The traditional publishing industry no longer seems to want to «nurture» /» guide» new authors and accompany them on a long and hopefully successful career; instead, they want writers who will hit the «bestseller» list with their very first novel and sell more than 20 000 copies in a flash (I may be exaggerating with the numbers but I don't think I'm that far off!).

Proofreaders for self - published novels find the mistakes in the manuscript that slipped past the author and copy editor.

As more than one indie author has discovered, it's easier to sell 10 copies each of 10 different books than to sell 100 copies of a single novel.

Your historical novel should be set in Italy, for example, this detail inspires interest in Italian readers and the owners of the library will be very happy to buy copies of a book written by a foreign author who wrote about a topic they love.

Two additional well - known authors, Jesse James Freeman and Tim Miller, will each give away copies of their own undead novels and several Amazon gift cards.

Barbara Delinsky is the author of more than 17 bestselling novels with over 20 million copies in print.

For all backers, we are giving away copies of novels from authors that support us, you can choose from 4 below depending on the reward level.

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Danielle Steel has been hailed as one of the world's most popular authors, with over 650 million copies of her novels sold.

He told me he had gotten a number of rejections and one publisher asked if he would mind if they sent a copy of his novel to one of their authors who was looking for someone to co-author thrillers with him.

Melinda Haynes's «first novel of immense and staggering power» (Pat Conroy, author of Beach Music) was an unexpected sensation, chosen for Oprah's book club and selling more than half a million copies in hardcover.

One of the most enticing aspects of publishing one's own manuscript is taking into consideration all of the details that are normally handled by the publisher, such as timing the release date of the novel to not coincide or compete with a novel of a similar slant and establishing a price base, providing advanced reader copies of the text to other authors in order to solicit back jacket reviews, and bringing the manuscript to the e-reader markets.

For the record, I am not an «aspiring» author — I have a 150K word science fiction novel (not romance, as the author incorrectly insinuates by my inclusion in this article) available for purchase on every major online retail site, one which has sold multiple thousands of copies and resulted in enough income that we are now consulting with a tax accountant to determine the best way to structure our finances going forward.

The UK - based author, Mark Dawson, writes thrillers and crime novels, and has sold 300,000 copies of his thriller series about a British assassin named John Milton.

One of the authors I worked with found huge success with a Facebook campaign to promote her novel and sold 70,000 - plus copies.

I know authors who would rather sell one copy of their novel under the Knopf imprint than 1,000 self - published copies.

Romance author and lecturer Debra Dixon used Vogler's interpretations in her fabulous — and when I say, «fabulous,» I mean you REALLY need to get a copy of this if you're writing a romance novel — book, Goal, Motivation, and Conflict.

I currently pay $ 4.90 per book for author's copies on my 320 page 5.5 × 8.5 perfect bound novel «Paradigm Time» from CreateSpace.

Self - publishing has made it easy for authors of novels and nonfiction to sell their eBooks in digital or hard - copy formats.

Between them, these novels have sold over 400,000 copies, the authors said.

Elixir Press Fiction Award: A prize of $ 2,000, publication by Elixir Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a short story collection or a novel.

Last week, Amazon revealed Wilkinson was its bestselling Kindle author in the last quarter, selling 250,000 copies of his first crime novel, Locked In.

Sarah Woodbury is an independent Pendleton author who has sold more than 400,000 copies of her 21 novels since she started publishing five years ago.

Roberts is the international bestselling author of more than 200 novels, including the «In Death» series, written under the pseudonym J. D. Robb, and has more than 500 million copies of her novels in print today.

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Title: Hunted: A Jonathan Harker Novel Author: Christopher Draven Genre: Paranormal Thriller / Urban Fantasy Rating: 4,5 stars Purchase: Amazon Review copy provided by Enchanted Book Promotions in exchange for an honest review.

After selling 2,500 copies (in both electronic and trade paper), her novel Lip Service became the first e-book sensation to score an author a traditional publishing contract.

With more than a hundred published novels and more than seventeen million copies of his books in print, USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith follows five simple business rules for writing fiction.

So the idea of charging, say, $ 10,000 a copy for a novel strikes them as ludicrous, even if the work in question took the author years of hard work to produce.

Morpurgo is the author of children's novels such as War Horse and Private Peaceful and his books have sold more than 35 million copies worldwide, according to LBF.

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With more than a hundred published novels and more than seventeen million copies of his books in print, USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith knows how to outline.