Sentences with phrase «pitch upcoming books»

About three to six months prior to publication, a traditional publisher will make sales calls at major accounts and pitch upcoming books.

The essence of this program is to give authors a chance to pitch their upcoming books to the public and readers cast their vote on what ones get published.

Not exact matches

We need to start presenting and pitching our books for the upcoming holiday season.

-- Formatting HTML newsletters — Formatting books for Smashwords — Research about the business side of being an author (e.g., how Street Teams work, how to market a book in a foreign language, podcasts that might be a good fit to have you as a guest, etc.)-- Scouting for bloggers to send book review requests to — Pitching to those bloggers and tracking responses — Formatting (and perhaps light editing) of blog posts, or organizing content — Managing your Street Team Facebook group (posing questions to keep the group engaged, answering questions, sharing upcoming news, etc.)-- Creating box sets in Scrivener from individual novels — Moving works translated into a foreign language from Word into Scrivener — Scheduling tweets and Facebook posts (ones that don't require your direct input or engagement with your audience)-- Transcribing audio interviews or notes — For non-fiction authors, VAs can do an enormous number of tasks around webinars or other training you offer (e.g., planning and booking the event, scheduling guests, managing registration lists, dealing with the back - end technology, creating and proofing slide decks, sending out advance information packages to the trainees, and then sending out follow - up information to the trainees, etc..)

This pitch will be used to arouse people's interest in your upcoming book.

In the inaugural podcast, host Mark Stevens interviews RMFW Writer of the Year Shannon Baker about her new book contract; chats with writer Charles Senseman about his tips on writing the dreaded «synopsis» that every writer needs to query or pitch; and talks with Colorado Gold conference «goddess» Suzie Brooks about the upcoming three - day conference in September.

In general, the whole purpose of Bologna Children's Book Fair is to pitch your rights list to scouts and foreign publishers in order to generate interest in upcoming titles so as to promote foreign sales.