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.
No surprises that I'm not a big
reader (or author)
of the fantasy
genre, no matter how much
others rave about it.
Other sites our
readers love: AwesomeGang.com — Books and author interviews
of all
genres.
While the industry is experiencing unheard
of rates
of crossover, not only among
readers but among authors as well, some
genres more than
others experience this level
of dedication to their books.
Your book
of choice will join
other books
of your
genre in a once a month email to all
readers in that
genre promoting adCaleb and Linda Pirtle members.
The wisdom
of focusing on one
genre, for the most part, and building a universe where multiple series intersect with each
other and can each work to lead
readers into the universe as a whole.
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.
While they might be perfect for your character, keep in mind that having a model that is the same on 100
other book covers (many in the same
genre as you) may do more for your personal visual
of the story than helping bring in potential
readers.
But alas, that has nothing to do with writing inside the structures
of a
genre so that
other readers will be satisfied.
Since so much
of finding an audience and selling a book is about how a book is positioned in the marketplace, it's also important to get feedback about how your book compares to
other books in its
genre, and whether the way it's presented (for example, the book's cover and title) makes sense to a
reader.
More than any
other element
of your book, you can let
genre trends and
reader interests guide your cover design — the cover's job is too sell your book, right?
My guess is, certain
genres (like erotica) won't mind paying 99cents or even 2.99 for a short read, but
other types
of genres won't do so well (business books expect more meat, scifi / fantasy
readers expect more story — they might buy a short from a famous writer, but maybe not a writer they don't recognize).
I find though that connecting with
readers of my
genre (speculative fiction which is a mash - up
of sci - fi, weird fic, fantasy and
others) on Twitter is a lot like pulling hens teeth.
If you're not already an avid
reader and thoughtful commenter
of other blogs in your
genre, then it's time to get started.
This cover is appealing to
readers of romance, thriller, action and
other genres.
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 bestseller.
Maisie lures the
reader in — I intended a lure — to what may seem at first another assay at a familiar form, the English country house novel — a
genre with a long tradition, Mansfield Park being at one end
of it, and Ian McEwan's Atonement at the
other.
For two, three or four days, you gather with
other readers, writers, librarians, book dealers, literary agents, editors, magazine publishers — all
of whom are seriously in love with the mystery and crime
genre.
An informal series
of guest posts and interviews with
other writer - bloggers in your
genre can get your book in front
of just as many potential
readers.
You spent a long time writing your book, but dashed off your description in a few minutes, without researching how
other top selling books in your
genre are described, or even noticing things such as layout, use
of a hook, introduction
of character, location, plot or benefits to the
reader, in the case
of non-fiction.
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.
Ken: On the one hand, having a good backlist help your sales so if you're committed to one particular
genre like in science fiction, when I released a new series in the fall, it did really well and those
readers read my
other science fiction series so it had that kind
of cascade effect.
Many
of my beta
readers aren't in my
genre, and I appreciate when the ones who are point out something the
others would have never thought
of.
For many
readers of crime fiction and
other genres, there's nothing quite like the feel
of a good book in your hands.
An avid
reader of all
genres, Beckie loves encouraging (nagging)
others to read Christian fiction.
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.
One can't imagine any reasonable person arguing that poetry is a
genre ideally suited to our multi-tasking modern
reader, that a reading
of Bishop's «One Art» (for example) can be easily juggled among
other activities.
The text that is displayed on the Kobo screen is also not that clear as in the case
of the
other two
readers of the same
genre.
Their prices are going up, but their subscribers are, too, and unlike with
other sites, they have their subscribers segmented by
genre (i.e. fans
of SF, mystery, romance, YA, etc.), and you're only paying to advertise to
readers who enjoy your
genre.
Since their books are obviously about something sort
of similar, in nearly the same
genre, and
readers of one book might enjoy reading the
other, they could mutually recommend each
other's books to their followers.
This increases your chances
of becoming a
Genre Bestseller in your book's
genres because you reach the perfect set
of readers for your book 7) There is no
other book promotion company with comparable reach in Apps or Twitter.
This novel would be better for those
readers who have a familiarity with Austen's works, as well as the Bronte's and
other authors
of the same time and similar
genres.
And if you have eager
readers or
other writers in your
genre who are willing to go the extra mile for you, you could add some
of the more specific questions below.
Set up an Amazon giveaway for
OTHER people's books in your
genre; you can get them to follow you on Twitter or on Amazon (this gets a bunch
of targeted
readers following you, and they'll get notified
of your book releases.
You can network with
other writers (and maybe agents and editors), you can appeal to
readers of your chosen
genre, you can tout your platform or skills.
Socialize your top choices for a book title: get the opinions
of others who you trust —
readers in your
genre, as well as your local booksellers and librarians, are good choices.
Not only will you gain a better understanding
of what fans
of that
genre expect, you might even meet some potential
readers for your book (resist the urge to constantly promote your book, though; it becomes annoying for
other members).
Yet, apart from romance
genre, most
of other genres are lagging behind international titles available for Indian
readers.
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.
We will take into consideration the
reader's acceptance
of the topic, the
genre, regional appeal, the author and
other basic concepts.
On the
other are commercial storytellers who... train in
genre - specific organizations and bivouac in an online tent city
of blogs... Literary novelists create art... Commercial storytellers want to spin stories that delight
readers... Each champions different intents, processes, and outcomes.
And now that KU is blind to the length
of your story, you're free to craft it however you like... and given that
readers seem to love short stories and serials (at least in romance, but increasingly in
other genres), I don't expect those forms to go away.
«Emulating the designs
of other titles within a given
genre can make a book look generic, but being too original with the design risks confusing
readers about the subject
of your book.
Based on this cross-work combination, endless possibilities arise to require
readers of his works explore
other similar
genres in the catalogue.
You want to also compare the income potential
of other venues for your
genre before committing, or cycle in and out
of Select with different titles so that you don't totally lose
readers from
other venues.
IndieWriteNet features a number
of community sites geared to specific audiences, from
readers of a particular
genre, to
other indie writers.
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.
Romance, like
other genre novels — paranormals
of various kinds, thrillers, mysteries, and some YA sell extremely well because their
readers expect not just one novel but an entire series (we meet Dan Brown's protagonist, Robert Langdon, in book after book), which they also expect to buy.
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.