While only 32 % of the publishing industry's gross revenue currently comes from e-books, nearly 64 % of the average traditionally -
published fiction author's earnings is coming from their e-books.
Here are 7 things a self -
publishing fiction author needs to know about the book market.
Just a few of my observations on self -
published fiction authors and internet forums and blogs..»
Check this space for the blog post numer two of three on how Indie / Self
Published fiction authors can add Facebook Ads to their book marketing efforts.
Not exact matches
I've read plenty of Christian
authors, know a good deal about
fiction,
publishing, and such.
Stephen Hawking
publishes children's book Stephen Hawking, wheelchair - bound physicist and
author of A Brief History of Time, this week
published his first children's book in an expected trilogy, designed, he told reporters, to make «real science as exciting as science
fiction.»
Known as a prolific
author of more than eighty books with twenty - two New York Times best sellers in both
fiction and non-
fiction, his works have been
published in more than forty languages.
For the past decade I've been helping indie
authors design,
publish and promote their books, but now I want to write my own.Experiments in popular
fiction by a literary scholar Frequency - about 2 posts per month
For the past decade I've been helping indie
authors design,
publish and promote their books, but now I want to write my own.Experiments in popular
fiction by a literary scholar Frequency about 2 posts per month.
The breathtaking, richly eloquent, and visually - poetic film - deliberately filmed at a slow pace - about space travel and the discovery of extra-terrestrial intelligence (many years before Star Wars (1977), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), and E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)-RRB-, was based on the
published 1951 short story The Sentinel, written in 1948 by English science
fiction author Arthur C. Clarke.
We
publish fiction and non-
fiction books for children aged from 0 to 14 by well - known
authors and illustrators and by new talent.
Included in this website is information about writing with learning disabilities (such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, and fine motor delays) that hold students back from reaching their highest writing potential, as well as
publishing opportunities and advice for young ambitious
fiction authors.
Jane was a National Board Certified Teacher and is also the
author of Creative Book Reports: Fun Projects with Rubrics for
Fiction and Nonfiction, Active Word Play, Student Engagement is FUNdamental, and Engage Striving Students in the Common Core Classroom
published by Maupin House / Capstone.
request from an «award winning
fiction author / top client» I'd never heard of (although I was obviously daft enough to accept a previous request to connect) whose 76 - page novel was compiled by a self -
publishing services entity called Infinity P
publishing services entity called Infinity
PublishingPublishing.
As a follow - up to last week's post about Jonathan Franzen and his comments on the «little videos» that
authors sometimes
publish, I here offer some of my own thoughts about literary
fiction and the likelihood that it will survive the indie revolution.
Today, we're talking to YA science
fiction author, Beth Revis, about being a hybrid
author, the differences in traditional
publishing and self -
publishing, and marketing from both sides of the fence.
When I first decided to become an independent
author and self -
publish after having gone the trad route with nonfiction and made a few attempts to go the trad route for
fiction, I knew next - to - nothing about the social media circus I was about to join.
The company is focused on
publishing, marketing and distributing self - help, memoirs and niche
fiction books by qualified and talented
authors.
Mark is founder of The Bestselling
Author, a company that helps
authors of all genres (
fiction, nonfiction, and children's book) write,
publish, and market their books.
Note: Many
fiction authors are going to feel they want to be
published by a traditional
publishing house no matter how well their book is selling through their own press.
Richard Pine is on our list of
Publishing Agents New York (book agents in New York State),
Publishing Agents NYC (book agents in NYC),
Publishing Agents USA (book agents in the United States),
Fiction Publishing Agents (book agents who represent fiction authors), Nonfiction Publishing Agents (book agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for younger readers), and Young Adult Publishing Agents (book agents who represent YA books for
Fiction Publishing Agents (book agents who represent
fiction authors), Nonfiction Publishing Agents (book agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for younger readers), and Young Adult Publishing Agents (book agents who represent YA books for
fiction authors), Nonfiction
Publishing Agents (book agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's
Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for younger readers), and Young Adult
Publishing Agents (book agents who represent YA books for teens).
Publishes under three imprints: Surrey which focuses on food, dining, nutrition, and entertaining; B2 Books publishing business; and Bolden, which publishes fiction and non-fiction by African - American
Publishes under three imprints: Surrey which focuses on food, dining, nutrition, and entertaining; B2 Books
publishing business; and Bolden, which
publishes fiction and non-fiction by African - American
publishes fiction and non-
fiction by African - American
authors.
Another source for finding freelancers who work specifically with indie
authors self -
publishing fiction and creative nonfiction is the Association of Independent Publishing Professionals (AIPP), which has a searchable directory of service
publishing fiction and creative nonfiction is the Association of Independent
Publishing Professionals (AIPP), which has a searchable directory of service
Publishing Professionals (AIPP), which has a searchable directory of service providers.
Genre
fiction and romance will continue to be an e-book sweet spot, he added, as will e-books by self -
published authors.
Peter Miller is on our list of
Publishing Agents USA (book agents in the United States),
Fiction Publishing Agents (book agents who represent fiction authors), Nonfiction Publishing Agents (book agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for younger readers), Young Adult Publishing Agents (book agents who represent YA books for teens), and Middle Grade Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for middle grade tween re
Fiction Publishing Agents (book agents who represent
fiction authors), Nonfiction Publishing Agents (book agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for younger readers), Young Adult Publishing Agents (book agents who represent YA books for teens), and Middle Grade Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for middle grade tween re
fiction authors), Nonfiction
Publishing Agents (book agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's
Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for younger readers), Young Adult
Publishing Agents (book agents who represent YA books for teens), and Middle Grade
Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for middle grade tween readers).
However, some
publishing agents are now starting to ask
authors to submit
fiction book proposals as well.
Michelle Brower is on our list of AAR Book Agents (
publishing agents who are members of the Association of
Authors» Representatives), Book Agents New York (publishing agents in New York State), Book Agents NYC (publishing agents in NYC), Book Agents USA (publishing agents in the United States), Fiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for younger readers), and Young Adult Book Agents (publishing agents who represent YA books for
Authors» Representatives), Book Agents New York (
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publishing agents in NYC), Book Agents USA (
publishing agents in the United States),
Fiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for younger readers), and Young Adult Book Agents (publishing agents who represent YA books for
Fiction Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent
fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for younger readers), and Young Adult Book Agents (publishing agents who represent YA books for
fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for younger readers), and Young Adult Book Agents (publishing agents who represent YA books for
authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent books for younger readers), and Young Adult Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent YA books for teens).
Mark Malatesta is a former literary agent and the founder and president of Literary Agent Undercover and The Bestselling
Author, helping
authors of all genres (
fiction, nonfiction, and children's book) write,
publish, and promote their books.
My friend Janice Hardy came up with the perfect solution: joining the Indie
Author Series at
Fiction University, where I'm writing a series digging into some of our options for indie
publishing.
Butler is the
author of the bestselling The Diary Of Dennis The Menace and The Wrong Pong
fiction series (both
published by Puffin) and hosted the nationwide events for World Book Day's The Biggest Book Show on Earth.
Readers may also be interested in this post by Sangeeta Mehta entitled Is Self -
Publishing a Viable Option for Literary
Fiction Writers as well as my earlier post, Tearing Down the Wall: Why The Literary Community Should Embrace Indie
Authors.
The tendency to want to switch fonts, particularly in
fiction, seems to me to make a book look pretty amateurish, and I've seen self -
published examples where the
author used 2, 3 or more typefaces to indicate different kinds of text.
Brenda Bowen is on our list of AAR
Publishing Agents (book agents who are members of the Association of
Authors» Representatives), Publishing Agents New York (book agents in New York State), Publishing Agents NYC (book agents in NYC), Publishing Agents USA (book agents in the United States), Fiction Publishing Agents (book agents who represent fiction authors), Nonfiction Publishing Agents (book agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for younger readers), Young Adult Publishing Agents (book agents who represent YA books for teens), Middle Grade Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for middle grade tween readers), and Picture Book Publishing Agents (book agents who represent picture books for
Authors» Representatives),
Publishing Agents New York (book agents in New York State),
Publishing Agents NYC (book agents in NYC),
Publishing Agents USA (book agents in the United States),
Fiction Publishing Agents (book agents who represent fiction authors), Nonfiction Publishing Agents (book agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for younger readers), Young Adult Publishing Agents (book agents who represent YA books for teens), Middle Grade Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for middle grade tween readers), and Picture Book Publishing Agents (book agents who represent picture books for
Fiction Publishing Agents (book agents who represent
fiction authors), Nonfiction Publishing Agents (book agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for younger readers), Young Adult Publishing Agents (book agents who represent YA books for teens), Middle Grade Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for middle grade tween readers), and Picture Book Publishing Agents (book agents who represent picture books for
fiction authors), Nonfiction Publishing Agents (book agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for younger readers), Young Adult Publishing Agents (book agents who represent YA books for teens), Middle Grade Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for middle grade tween readers), and Picture Book Publishing Agents (book agents who represent picture books for
authors), Nonfiction
Publishing Agents (book agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's
Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for younger readers), Young Adult
Publishing Agents (book agents who represent YA books for teens), Middle Grade
Publishing Agents (book agents who represent books for middle grade tween readers), and Picture Book
Publishing Agents (book agents who represent picture books for kids).
Yes, you can get
published as... let's say, a
fiction author (any genre) if you're simply a good storyteller.
You've probably heard book marketing gurus say marketing your book should start before you've finished and
published it; and whether you're a
fiction or non-
fiction author, there are a couple of ways you can use audio as part of your marketing strategy, including it in your media kit when you want to promote your book and boost visibility.
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For over 10 years, I've trained more than 450
authors, consulted with top
publishing houses, and helped clients hit the New York Times bestseller list three different ways, including new
fiction, new non-
fiction, and backlist non-
fiction.
I'm a damn good content editor because I'm not only an expert in book writing and story structure, but I'm also a
fiction writer and
published author myself.
Amy Williams is on our list of Book Agents New York (
publishing agents in New York State), Book Agents USA (
publishing agents in the United States),
Fiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), and Young Adult Book Agents (publishing agents who represent YA books for
Fiction Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent
fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), and Young Adult Book Agents (publishing agents who represent YA books for
fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), and Young Adult Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent YA books for teens).
She teaches
fiction writing at GrubStreet in Boston and facilitates their program for soon - to - be
published authors called Launch Lab.
Mary Evans is on our list of AAR Book Agents (
publishing agents who are members of the Association of
Authors» Representatives), Book Agents New York (publishing agents in New York State), Book Agents NYC (publishing agents in NYC), Book Agents USA (publishing agents in the United States), Fiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for younger readers), and Middle Grade Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for middle grade tween re
Authors» Representatives), Book Agents New York (
publishing agents in New York State), Book Agents NYC (
publishing agents in NYC), Book Agents USA (
publishing agents in the United States),
Fiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for younger readers), and Middle Grade Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for middle grade tween re
Fiction Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent
fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for younger readers), and Middle Grade Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for middle grade tween re
fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for younger readers), and Middle Grade Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for middle grade tween re
authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), Children's Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent books for younger readers), and Middle Grade Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent books for middle grade tween readers).
If you
publish independently and wish to participate, please click through the image on the right column of the screen that reads «Call for Survey Respondents: Indie
Authors of Literary
Fiction».
Valerie Smith is on our list of Book Agents New York (
publishing agents in New York State), Book Agents USA (
publishing agents in the United States),
Fiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), and Children's Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for younger re
Fiction Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent
fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), and Children's Book Agents (publishing agents who represent books for younger re
fiction authors), Nonfiction Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent nonfiction, not just novels), and Children's Book Agents (
publishing agents who represent books for younger readers).
Radish is recruiting
authors who have written for Canada's WattPad and Amazon Kindle Direct
Publishing or other similar type opportunities.The idea is to write serialized shorter
fiction with cliffhangers to hook a readership.