Put some sizzle in your holiday season with these erotic novellas penned by three of the best -
selling authors in the genre.
What kind of pictures do best -
selling authors in that genre use?
Not exact matches
I told her that's especially important for
authors — who spend years writing books that people won't read instead of thinking
in terms of
genres that
sell.
Over the course of her dynamic career she has
sold over seven hundred titles to every major publisher, and has built a client list of more than forty
authors spanning the commercial fiction
genres, primarily
in the areas of fantasy, science fiction, romance, mystery, suspense and erotica.
Steampunk (and Harlequin and Amish romance)
author Shelley Adina joins us today to talk about managing multiple pen names and
genres, keeping a long - running series fresh (and
selling), paying for foreign translations of indie books, and working the cons to get
in touch with more readers (and take trips you can write off on your taxes!).
If you're an indie
author who's competing
in your
genre, on your own, with best -
selling authors who have the resources of big publishing houses behind them.
Often,
authors are great at writing
in their
genre, but they don't know the first thing about writing the marketing copy that will
sell their book to readers.
She now has a seven book deal with Pan McMillan and is out
selling many of the
authors in her
genre.
I also got into the top 20
in my
genre over Christmas and can now officially call myself «a best
selling author».
Authors, writers, publishers of eBooks, audiobooks and short texts can... A)
sell their eBook through their
author page on XinXii - without
author contract -
in real - time, without technical skills - with an own authorpage and online shop - enter all information such as description, tags, cover, price... - upload an eBook
in one or multiple formats: PDF, ePub, mobi, doc, xls... - high royalties per download - consolidated real - time sales reports - keeping full editorial and copyright control or B)
sell their eBook through their
author page on XinXii and additionally on major eBook retailers - we convert eBooks to the ePub and mobi format for free - we distribute to the leading eBook - shops all over the world for free - we provide consolidated sales reports Readers have... - the opportunity to discover new titles
in all categories and
genres - an easy access to a huge variety of content - can instantly download after purchase - have the opportunity to rate and comment on eBooks
Ridgway is a best
selling author in the top one hundred ebooks on Amazon Medical Thriller
genre.
On one front, this is essential material for the first - time
author pursuing a traditional publishing deal, as publishers are well known for sticking quite rigidly to
genre requirements, for the purposes of
selling their products (our books) to the even more hide - bound book shops, who aren't interested
in buying a book unless they know where to shelve it.
A two - time USA Today bestselling
author, Bryan has
sold over 100,000 books and co-written over 800 book descriptions
in a variety of
genres.
This unprecedented event for intermediate fiction writers of all
genres featuring international best -
selling author Davis Bunn will go deep into the technique and structure needed
in your fiction to make it grab the attention of publishers and readers.
You're just focused on «how can I
sell my book» and that's going to be your biggest problem because the easiest way to have a bestseller or a successful book launch is to have a partnership opportunities with other
authors in your
genre.
BookLogix will consult with
author to determine the
selling and list price for the print and eBook editions, assisting the
author in determining the price of the book based on
genre and page count.
We have members
in our organization that are professional editors, best -
selling authors from all
genres, writers from multiple industries, as well as experts from other publishing services such as graphic designers.
Do you know who the top
selling indie
authors are
in your
genre?
Writing
in a different
genre can be a difficult
sell, even for a successful
author Literary success seems to prescribe that you find a writing style, and stick to it.
One thing Robertson was kind enough to point out — apart from stating very eloquently that self - published
authors do
sell a lot of books — is that
authors in the thriller and mystery
genres may want to keep their options open when it comes to choosing to publish traditionally, with a small press, or by themselves.
She has experience
selling foreign rights for New York Times bestselling
authors, first time
authors, and everyone
in between,
in nearly all
genres including literary fiction, thriller / suspense, commercial fiction, romance, new adult, young adult, history, self - help business, and children's.
They want
authors to write
in a certain
genre, for a specific market, because that's what's «
selling» this month, e.g. shiny vampires; never mind that by the time the book is actually published (oh, about 12 - 18 months after the deal is signed), the new flavour of the month will be glowing werewolves.
The Inkwell Critique Service connects you with best
selling authors who write
in your
genre and who can advice you on essential writing technique.
Perhaps you want to start a new series or perhaps your book would
sell better with an
author name that fits well
in your
genre.
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.
Write guest blog posts for each other and while you're at it, expand the circle with additional
authors in your
genre and help each other
sell books.
Over the course of her dynamic career she has
sold over seven hundred titles to every major publisher, and has built a client list of more than forty
authors spanning the commercial fiction
genres, primarily
in the areas of fantasy, science fiction, romance, mystery, and young adult fiction.
However, if you want to take it up a level, you could ask them to send you a signed copy to include
in the prize you're offering, but that's unlikely if you only have a website
selling your own book — which is why it's much better marketing to build up a
genre - specific platform, rather than just an
author website.
As a group, indie
authors sell more books
in the bestselling
genres on Amazon than the Big 5 publishers combined.
What I've been doing is looking for
authors in my
genre (time travel adventure), and looking at the list of their followers, and following the ones that don't say «
author of» or «
selling follower lists» or offering to do promotion for a fee.
It's never
sold in the quantities that
genre fiction has, so by «catch up» I mean the readership will eventually start using e-readers more, will start hunting for and finding fresh books and
authors.
While an increasingly cluttered marketplace makes getting readers» attention more challenging, many multi-published
authors are successfully
selling their self - published works — especially if they're writing
in a hot
genre.
In light of it being Banned Books Week, we asked Beth Kery — best -
selling author of the Because You Are Mine erotic romance series — to share her thoughts on the cloud of controversy that typically hangs over her
genre.
Whether a non-fiction print edition from a major publishing house or a
genre fiction ebook from a self - published
author, contracting the services of a group like MethodApps can easily provide the extra push needed to market a book, especially if the app is
sold or distributed
in the same sales channel as the book and can therefore be bought at the time of the book purchase.
Written by some of the best
authors in these
genres, including New York Times Best -
Selling romance
author Nora Roberts.
Well, sort of... With options for
authors in almost every
genre, the completely turnkey One - Click Publishing packages include everything an
author needs to polish and format a manuscript, send it to print, promote, and start
selling, all instantly set
in action at the moment of purchase.
By explaining the techniques of high - impact (and often best -
selling) recent novels, expert
author and literary agent Don Maass will push novelists beyond
genre boundaries, beyond outdated styles, beyond their safety zone to ways of writing fiction that are personal, unique, contemporary, and excellent
in ways that are both literary and commercial.
Mass market books, the smaller 4 - inch - by -7-inch
genre books typically
sold in drug stores, used to be a primary point of entry for new
authors before the introduction of e-books.
I'm guided by what other
authors in a
genre are charging, but I'll also test prices with ebooks which are
selling well.
40K
sells books
in the following
genres: essays for creative life including Any Fool can Write a Novel but it takes a Real Genius to
Sell it, which is one I have to read; essays on
authoring in the digital age, and fantasy, literary, sci - fi and steampunk short stories.
We talked to best -
selling authors in darn near every
genre to get all the need - to - know info for you.
Are other
genres that appeal more to traditional aging boomers and written by unknown
authors selling in this format?
The agency welcomes both first - time
authors and established writers
in both fiction and nonfiction and has taken many of each
genre onto best -
selling and award - winning careers.
- Define your book's main / secondary
genre - Research the top 10 books /
authors in your main
genre (Amazon page, pricing, # of likes, tags, categories, reviews, covers, book description, websites, social media activity / presence)- Develop a positioning statement and messages that will speak to readers of this
genre but also differentiate your book - Design book cover keeping
in mind what is
selling in your
genre and how you have positioned your book - Begin building social media presence (website, blog, FB fan page, twitter, pinterest, tumblr, slideshare,
author profiles)- Decide on book formats (ebook, print, enhanced e-book) and distribution channels - Set the books price competitively, relative to the competition - Create the book launch plan and budget
Go to the Etsy home page and type
in some keywords to find other
authors who are
selling similar books
in your
genre.
Explore these pages to find the best
selling authors in your favorite
genres.
Organized by Bryan Cohen (of Build Creative Writing Ideas) and Jim Kukral (of
Author Marketing Club) and sponsored by their
Sell - More - Books - Show podcast, the event brought together an eclectic mix of successful
authors in all
genres of fiction and non-fiction.
Not all agents participate
in #MSWL, so also look at book sales
in your
genre and see which agents
sold those — either by using Publishers Marketplace or by reading the
author's acknowledgments at the end of their book.
Locke is a New York Times best -
selling author with 28 books
in six different
genres.
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.