The best and easiest book marketing in the world is to build a team
of other authors in your genre so you can share readers (you never have enough books — readers read fast.
It's nice to support the success
of other authors in your genre; you want to be careful not to share crappy books (and I'd never ask anyone to do that: I'll provide a full copy or at least excerpts of the book so they can check it out before committing).
If you are brand new to Pinterest, check out the followers
of other authors in your genre and ask yourself the same questions.
it's a good idea to like the fan pages
of other authors in your genre, and share all of their great content on your page.
Not exact matches
Building upon his understanding that written texts can burst the world
of the
author, and indeed that
of the reader as well, and upon his understanding that different
genres accomplish this
in different ways, Ricoeur comes to his understanding
of «the world
of the text» or,
in other citations, «the world
in front
of the text,» by which he means «the... world intended beyond the text as its reference.
Share your stuff with
other writers you trust, join a Google or Facebook group
of authors in your
genre, share excerpts on your blog and ask for honest feedback.
As I am scrolling and looking I will also look for
other authors in the
genre and see if they have a big following and follow some
of their followers
in the same way I described above.
Consider getting together with a few
other authors in your
genre to create lists
of recommendations that include all
of your group's books and
others that you enjoy or that have inspired you.
By bundling your work with
other authors, particularly if they are
in the same
genre, you stand a greater chance
of reaching new readers, as well as a better chance
of making money
in a «pay what you want» model.
For example, they can look at a book and then (like shopping
in real estate) they compare to
other books
of the same length
in the same
genre with the same basic
author recognition.
They kind
of stay at home because maybe they don't feel comfortable reaching out to
other people but there's so many
other self - publishing
authors in your
genre.
I think you're looking for more
of a developmental editor — it's worth getting recommendations from
other authors for this type
of edit — preferably
in a
genre you're writing
in.
In order to be considered for ACFW's Qualified Independently Published status, an author certifies that their books are written from a Christian worldview in any Christian fiction genre, specifically, the book should not contain profanity, graphic sex, gratuitous violence or other objectionable material, and must otherwise conform to generally accepted standards of the CB
In order to be considered for ACFW's Qualified Independently Published status, an
author certifies that their books are written from a Christian worldview
in any Christian fiction genre, specifically, the book should not contain profanity, graphic sex, gratuitous violence or other objectionable material, and must otherwise conform to generally accepted standards of the CB
in any Christian fiction
genre, specifically, the book should not contain profanity, graphic sex, gratuitous violence or
other objectionable material, and must otherwise conform to generally accepted standards
of the CBA.
17) You will get the following benefits with your paid box set promotion package with us - Sales, Tail
of Sales, Follow - on sales
of your
other books, millions
of readers becoming aware
of you as an
author, increase in Author Rank, KU Borrows, the possibility of becoming a genre bests
author, increase
in Author Rank, KU Borrows, the possibility of becoming a genre bests
Author Rank, KU Borrows, the possibility
of becoming a
genre bestseller.
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.
Dark Dreamers on Writing contains interviews
of several prominent
authors in the horror
genre including Stephen King, Robert McCammon, Clive Barker, Dean R. Koontz, Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Neil Gaiman, Jack Ketchum, Richard Matheson, Peter Straub, and many
other masters
of the
genre.
Authors load a detail from one
of their projects — say, a tagline they're considering — and then PageFight will pair it up with
other taglines
in the same
genre and let readers tell them which one appeals more.
And it's still not a bad idea
in terms
of setting up your also - boughts quickly, while building relationships with
other authors in your
genre.
Title: Sherlock Bones
Genre: Mystery
Author: Yuma Ando, Yuki Sato Synopsis: When Takeru adopts his new pet, he's
in for a surprise — the dog is none
other than the reincarnation
of Sherlock Holmes, the famous detective.
Birds
of a Feather sessions are an opportunity for
authors to gather and discuss trends, challenges, and
other opportunities specific to the
genre in which they write.
In 10 days you'll get more traffic than the majority of other indie authors in your genr
In 10 days you'll get more traffic than the majority
of other indie
authors in your genr
in your
genre.
Awarded the National Book Foundation's Innovations
in Reading Prize and the American Library Association's Great Websites for Kids, the site features thoughtful book reviews from a variety
of genres and age ranges, a large and lively Facebook community, and contributions from
other authors.
I am more aware
of thriller
authors, since this is the
genre I read and write
in, but perhaps you have
other examples
of hybrid
authors — or perhaps you are one.
-- Networking with
other authors in your
genre for mutual support and benefit — Finding ways to bring a lot
of traffic to your and your book (like guest - posting)
Doing a round - robin multi-book giveaway with
other authors in your
genre so your book is exposed to
other authors» lists
of subscribers
* Invitations to
other Special Events (online and
in - person) * The official Directory
of Literary Agents * The Book
Genre Dictionary * The opportunity to register for 1 - on - 1
Author Coaching via phone or Skype from anywhere
in the world during an introductory coaching session * Special offers, bonuses, and discounts for our products and services * Insider Articles and Updates
«Not only do we lack the large budgets
of mainstream publishing houses, we also lack the typical word
of mouth advertising that
authors and books
in other genres can count on.
In case you missed it, I'm currently in a free box set called The Paranormal 13 with a bunch of other hellaciously talented authors in my genr
In case you missed it, I'm currently
in a free box set called The Paranormal 13 with a bunch of other hellaciously talented authors in my genr
in a free box set called The Paranormal 13 with a bunch
of other hellaciously talented
authors in my genr
in my
genre.
Try out a wide variety
of what's already out there, with a particular eye toward
other authors in your
genre.
You can find them by searching for book bloggers, also by following
other authors in your
genre or area
of expertise to see who's reading them.
If you're writing a piece
of fiction, you'll have a lot more leeway
in the design, but if you're a non-fiction
author with a textbook or manual, you'll want to stick pretty close to the conventions
other books
in your
genre utilize.
If you're a brand new
author with no track record to speak
of, readers are understandably going to be hesitant to pay a premium for your book — particularly fiction — if there are
other similar books available
in your
genre.
For the self - publisher, this requires no little amount
of research and a certain amount
of socialization with readers and
other authors in your
genre.
At the end
of the day, with the business plan and building your
author platform and remembering to pay it forward and work with
other authors in your
genre, the whole concept
of «The 7 - Step Guide to Authorpreneurship» is just to make it really easy, really simple for you to get started without you having to make the series, serious decisions «Do I traditionally publish?
On the
other hand, getting together with fellow
authors in your
genre to do a joint sale or promotion can be very successful, as I found out teaming up with
other members
of the «Official Chick Lit Group» on Facebook.
If you don't already have a short list
of other indie
authors who write
in your
genre, you should.
But grousing about the problems
in the
genre overlooks one
other key fact: without it, most
of the gay
authors currently publishing
in MM Romance would not be published, or at least they would have to resort to self - publishing.
Newsletter swaps is a system whereby
authors can find
other authors in their
genre who also have a newsletter mailing list full
of readers, and they can then exchange book recommendations.
Publicity is getting away from the daily grind
of marketing to the same people every
other author in your
genre is marketing to and talking to someone different.
Better yet, get a group
of authors in your
genre together to FB and tweet each
others» posts to their followings.
9 Create a Gift Basket
of Books — gather up a few
other authors (books that are
in a different
genre than yours)-- include covers, brief descriptions, links to buy — and everyone cross promotes to their lists.
Other authors simply write short stories or essays
in their
genre or area
of expertise.
You need to find the right sorts
of followers — the ones that follow
other authors that write
in a similar
genre.
One
of my favorite ways to find key hashtags that your ideal reader uses is to look at what hashtags
other successful
authors in your
genre are using.
A traditional publisher will take care
of much
of this for you, often tapping into connections editors have with
other authors in your
genre.
Blog tours are a lot
of work, but they can be a great way to get more eyeballs on your book, as well as help you make connections with book bloggers, reviewers and
other authors in your
genre.
In a video podcast with author - coach Joanna Penn (Penn advises and teaches other authors), Sharp talks about a genre - agnostic quality to self - publishing that means a lot to writers who, like her, have been told in legacy publishing that variety is not the spice of succes
In a video podcast with
author - coach Joanna Penn (Penn advises and teaches
other authors), Sharp talks about a
genre - agnostic quality to self - publishing that means a lot to writers who, like her, have been told
in legacy publishing that variety is not the spice of succes
in legacy publishing that variety is not the spice
of success.
You can apply to swap blurbs with books outside your
genre, and it's fine for building reviews, but the most effective use
of BlurbTrade will be building your
author platform by getting your review on to
other books
in your
genre.
The collective power
of all
of our email lists is a pretty juicy prize — we can leverage our existing platforms to support
other authors in our
genres with these giveaways,
in exchange for those
authors sharing our boxset.
In fact, Ross tells Publishing Perspectives that one criticism of the pro forum involved genre: literary fiction authors and those who work in «minority genres» that don't typically sell as robustly as others might never reach the levels of sales that popular - genre authors d
In fact, Ross tells Publishing Perspectives that one criticism
of the pro forum involved
genre: literary fiction
authors and those who work
in «minority genres» that don't typically sell as robustly as others might never reach the levels of sales that popular - genre authors d
in «minority
genres» that don't typically sell as robustly as
others might never reach the levels
of sales that popular -
genre authors do.