However, given that we have hundreds
of fiction authors registered for the event who would like to be able to apply what they are learning, I want to do whatever I can to make this content accessible to both fiction and nonfiction authors.
No matter what genre
of fiction our authors write on, Dog Ear will build an amazing cover to showcase the book.
A lot
of fiction authors say that what most people consider as book marketing doesn't work as well for fiction writers.
PLEASE NOTE: We'd like to keep the conversation on this post specifically focused on the needs
of fiction authors in marketing their books.
We'd like to keep the conversation on this post specifically focused on the needs
of fiction authors in marketing their books.
However, after reading this blog post I looked up a handful
of fiction authors on Amazon and see that most print books are indeed in double digits, except for the mass printed authors.
I know a lot
of fiction authors that are having challenges with Amazon ads.
I am in awe
of fiction authors who can make stories up out of thin air!)
The first instinct is to use your real name when starting out and this will likely be suitable for the majority
of fiction authors, who write in only one genre.
Not exact matches
«An unforgettable cast
of small - town characters copes with love and loss in this new work
of fiction by number one bestselling
author and Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout,» explains Amazon.
But the
author produced a fair bit
of science
fiction alongside his wilderness tales.
«There was a clear pattern in the findings - the more literary
fiction authors that participants recognized, the better they tended to perform on the emotional recognition test, and this association held even after statistically accounting for the influence
of other factors that might be connected to both emotion skills and reading more literary
fiction, such as past educational attainment, gender and age,» reports the British Psychological Society Research Digest blog, summing up the results.
I became obsessed with radical science, the future
of technology, the future
of biotech... I was reading very interesting scientists and
authors that were speaking about ideas
of singularity, and life extension, and science
fiction.
The teachers: Salvatore Scibona was named to The New Yorker's «20 under 40:
Fiction Writers to Watch» and is the
author of 2008 National Book Award finalist «The End,» the research for which he conducted while on a Fulbright Fellowship.
The prolific science -
fiction author Ray Bradbury collected the lessons he had learned about the craft during his long and successful career in Zen in the Art
of Writing.
Amy Bloom,
author of two New York Times best - sellers and three collections
of short stories, has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, and Vogue, among many other publications, and has won a National Magazine Award for
Fiction.
The O. Henry Prize recognizes great pieces
of short
fiction and is «intended to «strengthen the art
of the short story and to stimulate younger
authors.
Ep559: Andy Weir,
author of NYT bestseller «The Martian» (soon to be Ridley Scott / Matt Damon movie) on writing the year's science
fiction smash
The
Author correctly says «The Bible is an ancient collection
of letters, laws, poetry, proverbs, histories, prophecies, philosophy and stories spanning multiple genres and assembled over thousands
of years» but she forgot the most important thing - the bible is mostly a work
of fiction.
She writes for The Atlantic Sexes and is the
author of the forthcoming book Irigaray, Incarnation and Contemporary Women's
Fiction.
I entreat all
of you to read A Study in Scarlet, the first Sherlock Holmes novel —
fiction,
of course, but interesting that a very reputable and fact - driven
author would choose to delve into the life
of the antagonist as being helplessly tied up in an early Mormonist agenda...
Eric Ambler (1909 - 1998) is one
of my favorite
authors of light
fiction and certainly one
of the pre-eminent writers
of spy
fiction.
Such character - centered writing is a mark
of good
fiction in any genre, but in detective novels, where the
author may feel enslaved to solution - hungry readers, it's especially rare.
I find it interesting that you find wisdom in the writings
of a science
fiction author.
I've read plenty
of Christian
authors, know a good deal about
fiction, publishing, and such.
Editor's note: Danielle Elizabeth Tumminio is an ordained Episcopal Church priest and is
author of «God and Harry Potter at Yale: Teaching Faith and Fantasy
Fiction in an Ivy League Classroom.»
Editor's note: Danielle Elizabeth Tumminio is an ordained Episcopal Church priest and
author of «God and Harry Potter at Yale: Teaching Faith and Fantasy
Fiction in an Ivy League Classroom.»
«No major writer in our history,» he said, «has ever shown such an extent
of accomplishment» as this
author of essays, parodies, apologetics, criticism, light verse, and memoirs; scholar and
author of detective
fiction; ecclesiastical historian; translator; and homilist
of genius.
In retrospect, most
of the
fiction I loved was penned by
authors who were deeply informed by Christianity.
Editor's Note: Danielle Elizabeth Tumminio is an ordained Episcopal Church priest and is
author of «God and Harry at Yale: Faith and
Fiction in the Classroom.»
To join the Foreign Legion
of the Church, no longer able to be full citizens at home within it: this seems to define what has come to be called, more on the basis
of the
fiction than on knowledge
of the
author himself, a «Graham Greene Catholic.»
The Bible, is
fiction; because, overall, its
authors meant it as presentation, not as science, or even as history, which is a form
of science with its own scientific rules
of evidence.
The odd selection touched a nerve for readers
of O'Connor's
fiction, who rightly note the
author's penchant for depicting humanity darkly.
Willett found some literary inspiration for L.A. Divine in the
fiction of Italian - American
author John Fante and popular theologian -
author Richard Rohr.
You're only comeback to that was that you know Abe Lincoln was written as
fiction because the
author says so but refuse to understand that if we had the
authors of the bible alive and could talk with us you'd probably find the same thing (obviously also as.sumption, but hey, if you think the
authors wrote the bible as purely historical text, prove it).
As Thomas Woodman points out: «In recent years the rise
of postmodernist
fiction and
of such modes as «magic realism» [as exemplified most obviously by Latin American
authors such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez] have called into question the whole privileging
of realism in the novel genre.»
The
author hears in current serious
fiction a whisper
of that still, small voice for which our faith has taught us to listen.
Science
fiction author Ray Bradbury, who turns 90 this month, says he will sometimes open one
of his books late at night and cry out thanks to God.
Authors and publishers would also testify to her golden touch,
Of the 46 works of fiction picked by Oprah for her book club (which she recently closed down), sales averaged 1.5 million in 1999, the club's biggest yea
Of the 46 works
of fiction picked by Oprah for her book club (which she recently closed down), sales averaged 1.5 million in 1999, the club's biggest yea
of fiction picked by Oprah for her book club (which she recently closed down), sales averaged 1.5 million in 1999, the club's biggest year.
Interesting discussion — Totally agree about the «punching above their weight» problem with the current spate
of «popular» atheists and junk writers, as well as the «Hollywood» treatment
of Pullman, but you don't need to wade through Pullman's trilogy to get a useful insight into institutionalism vs genuine spirituality — just pick up the excellent «The Dragon in the Sea» by Dune
author Frank Herbert or «The Moon is a Harsh Mistress» by Robert Heinlien — great works from the Golden Age
of Science
Fiction literature.
Are you really searching for theology and scriptural history in a book
of fiction (as told by the
author himself)?
It reminds me
of my favorite historical
fiction authors, Bodie & Brock Thoene (pronounced Tay - nee).
The recipe comes from famous
author of Southwestern
fiction, Anne Hillerman.
Wendy Nikel is a speculative
fiction author whose short stories have appeared in Fantastic Stories of the Imagination, Daily Science Fiction, AE Sci - Fi, Nature: Futures, and various anthologies and e
fiction author whose short stories have appeared in Fantastic Stories
of the Imagination, Daily Science
Fiction, AE Sci - Fi, Nature: Futures, and various anthologies and e
Fiction, AE Sci - Fi, Nature: Futures, and various anthologies and e-zines.
He is the
author of 20 books, both
fiction and non-
fiction.
While the
authors seem to have an amazing grasp
of the PGA Tour scene, I do, however, have one question after reading their story: How does one separate fact from
fiction?
Baumslag, Naomi & Dia Michels MILK, MONEY & MADNESS Bergin & Garvey, 1995 The
authors review the history, culture, biology and politics
of breastfeeding, and clearly distinguish fact from
fiction.
My college friend Meg, an experienced mom and
author of The Rug Merchant (link provided for those who are looking to read quality
fiction that is not about babies), emailed me to ask for tips on replicating this activity for her sister's shower.
Yet the U.S. - based science
fiction author said that she was desperate to see more diversity in the world
of superheroes.
Tn ar y Comin by the late T. Llew Jones, the most loved
of Welsh language
authors, many regard him as the father
of Welsh language
fiction.