If you're not already reading
the popular authors in your genre, how do you find them?
Search your favourite or
popular authors in your genre; what are they doing — or not doing — that you can adapt to your writer platform strategy?
When you're done with those, find
a popular author in your genre on Twitter, and follow the people who follow her.
Not exact matches
Tracing the course of the
author's work from Typee to Billy Budd, Kelley shows convincingly that Melville — though he borrowed from many different sources — belongs completely to none of the established
genres of Victorian city writing: the Romantic pastoral that used urban depravity to extol rural virtue; the
popular «Reform Literature» of the yellow journalists that sensationalized municipal corruption and disorder; the «scientific» tracts of the emerging city planning movement; or the urban strolls of the flâneur and the Addisonian «spectator» (a
genre that reached its peak, for New York, with what Kelley calls the «humorous - genteel - sentimental - melodramatic - ironic» observations of Charles Dickens
in his 1842 American Notes).
Unlike traditional publishers — who only take on a book if it has a chance of doing really well, either because the
author has an established platform or because the book is
in a very
popular genre — I work on a lot of projects that probably won't be as successful.
It's a good option for indie
authors who write
in genres that tend to be really
popular for KU.
«Romance is one of the most
popular genres on Kindle, so we're particularly thrilled to welcome these Worlds from four of the most successful
authors in the
genre,» said Nick Loeffler, General Manager of Kindle Worlds,
in a press release.
That worked for some self - published
authors in popular genres in 2010.
If you were a top reviewer on any
popular site, just how many
authors do you think are contacting you whether or not you even read books
in their
genre?
She is the
author of the
popular middle - grade mystery series, The Samantha Wolf Mysteries which has hit the best - seller status on Amazon
in the children's detective story
genre several times and continues to grow
in popularity.
This is the first service
in the world that gives readers and publishers comprehensive reports on what
authors,
genres and books are the most
popular and what people are downloading the most.
For self - published
authors who are selling direct to readers, look at books that are similar to yours that are already
popular and selling
in your topic or
genre.
In turns humorous, touching, and atmospheric, this collection of short stories by 12 prominent, popular, and up - and - coming young adult authors offers diverse tales of love and summertime in genres ranging from science fiction and fantasy to realistic fictio
In turns humorous, touching, and atmospheric, this collection of short stories by 12 prominent,
popular, and up - and - coming young adult
authors offers diverse tales of love and summertime
in genres ranging from science fiction and fantasy to realistic fictio
in genres ranging from science fiction and fantasy to realistic fiction.
Indie titles
in these highly
popular genres are outselling centuries» - old publishing houses, but now that means that an
author whose work can not be readily categorized into one of these
popular cubbyholes has even more work cut out for him than before
in terms of promotion and visibility.
There are so many
authors to choose from
in the ever -
popular historical romance
genre.
I'm glad that you mentioned the 70 score is for an «indie
author writing fiction reasonably fast
in a
popular genre».
Romance is one of the most
popular genres in the US - driven Christian fiction market, but many New Zealand
authors — even Christian
authors — don't know it exists.
And the
author featured
in this story writes a very
popular genre that is a big seller.
In the intro, I mention the news that Amazon Giveaways are now available for ebooks, and an article on Written Word Media that shows authors who earn over $ 5000 per month have written 13.75 books, use professionally designed book covers and pro editors, write in popular genres, and use free as a promotional techniqu
In the intro, I mention the news that Amazon Giveaways are now available for ebooks, and an article on Written Word Media that shows
authors who earn over $ 5000 per month have written 13.75 books, use professionally designed book covers and pro editors, write
in popular genres, and use free as a promotional techniqu
in popular genres, and use free as a promotional technique.
- For
authors in some
genres: big box stores such as Wal - Mart, Costco, etc. - For more
popular books
in some
genres — grocery stores, airports, and similar impulse purchase venues.
Anthologies are a
popular way for
authors to gain publishing credits, build an audience, and cross-pollinate readership with other writers
in a
genre.
Authors who wish to produce literary art that's unfettered by the demands of popular genres, and authors who have ready access to niche audiences may find opportunities in smaller - scale publishing that large publishers
Authors who wish to produce literary art that's unfettered by the demands of
popular genres, and
authors who have ready access to niche audiences may find opportunities in smaller - scale publishing that large publishers
authors who have ready access to niche audiences may find opportunities
in smaller - scale publishing that large publishers won't.
The most
popular Kindle ebook
authors, interestingly, are working
in different
genres — Patterson pens thrillers, Larsson wrote mysteries, Roberts writes romance and Harris treads
in urban fantasy.
Microtargeted subgenres continued to find readers, although romance remained the most
popular genre overall, and e-book prices held steady at an average of $ 2.99, with many
authors offering the first book
in their series free to build a readership.
Talk about topics, storyline characteristics,
popular character profiles, cover layouts, and just as importantly, how
authors in that
genre are connecting with their readers.
Popular fantasy
author Rachel Aaron joined us today to talk about succeeding with books that straddle
genres, launching later books
in a series, and turning your writing into a business, among other topics.
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.
It's not uncommon to see an indie
authors do well and make tons of money despite having an unprofessional cover or website, and doing half of everything wrong (they're nearly always writing books
in very
popular genres and doing things better than their competition... and it's worth pointing out these books can often make MUCH more money than professionally published / traditionally published books, because they have control over their pricing, promotions and advertising.)
If you can afford it, advertise on Goodreads, and target fans of
authors who are
popular in your
genre — you may spend anywhere from $ 50 — $ 500.
In Japan, cellphone literature is a
popular genre with
authors writing entire stories via text messages.
Also: When I say this
authors whine and moan about how they would hate to write
in a more
popular genre and that they'd rather be flipping burgers.