Sentences with phrase «selling authors of all genres»

Not exact matches

Not Daily Mail readers, that's for sure: «Prime Minister mauls best - selling author Hilary Mantel over «plastic princess made for breeding» jibe», a classic of its genre, and one my 22 year old self would thoroughly approved of had I written something similar for my then employer.

The romance genre is hot, and as one of the best - selling genres, it lures many would - be authors to try their hand at writing sizzling romance.

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.

She now has a seven book deal with Pan McMillan and is out selling many of the authors in her genre.

Looking to the gender of the authors of the books reviewed, cross factoring this with data on the price, genre and how the books were published brought the study's authors to a lousy conclusion: Books written by women that are released by mainstream publishing houses sell, on average, for 45 % less than those written by men.

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The HarperCollins team is also working with Accenture to sell e-books directly to consumers — starting with the works of C.S. Lewis at cslewis.com and Narnia.com, with the possibility of more launches for other authors and genres — rather than going through intermediaries.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Writing reviews and interviewing authors is great if that's your business, but if you want to sell books, you need to understand who your audience is (before you do anything else) and then create content that they actually want, and helps build your brand identity as an author of [whatever genre].

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.

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.

Of these ebooks, most independently published ones have a larger market share than traditionally published ones when broken down into genres: Self - published romance, mystery, horror, science fiction and fantasy all sell better from indie authors or Kindle imprints than they do from traditional publishers.»

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.

Numerous studies have been conducted on how books fare at different price points, even within the genre - based breakdown: a book of a certain word count will sell really well at one price if it's a crime thriller by a bestselling author, for example, but at the same price may fail abysmally if it's a beach - read romance by an unknown author.

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.

Put some sizzle in your holiday season with these erotic novellas penned by three of the best - selling authors in the genre.

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.

One thing I noticed not mentioned is advising authors NOT to submit manuscripts of the same genre of their best - selling author.

After all, from the other elements of your pitch, they can see that you understand your genre and the market so you'll be a good selling author.

Learn how to get published August 3 - 4, 2018 Whether you are simply thinking about writing or seriously working to become a published author, Taylor University's Professional Writing Conference offers you: • Inspiring keynote talks with best - selling authors Michelle Medlock Adams and DiAnn Mills plus publisher Karen Porter • Seminars on all phases and genres of writing and marketing fiction and nonfiction...

For some genres like SFF, selling into libraries can make up a significant portion of hardcover sales for new and midlist authors.

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.

What kind of pictures do best - selling authors in that genre use?

There are authors selling every type of genre on this website, which allows them to promote their books to a laser targeted audience.

- 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

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.

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 do.

This list makes it easy for readers to discover the best - selling authors on Amazon.com overall and within a selection of major genres.

I had a fantasy this morning of magically conjuring two manuscripts in the hot - selling - genre - of - the - moment (New Adult Contemporary)-- same author, both great stories — and sending them down the two paths to see the outcome.

Cool Gus Publishing is one of the most successful author - generated publishing partnerships with sales ranking in the top 1 %, and numerous titles selling into the top 100 in their genres on Kindle, PubIt and other e-book platforms, including a # 2 National Bestseller on BarnesandNoble.com and two separate # 1 science fiction bestsellers on both US and UK Kindle.

Provided you sell hundreds of thousands of books of course... So yes, don't expect self - publishing to wither away, there are still plenty of self - pubbed authors who make a lot of sales (and money), particularly in well - defined niche genres (romantic suspense is probably the biggest, as Bella Andre's success shows).

Data Guy specifically looked at the romance genre because it sells strongly in the digital format and, as many self - published authors will agree, Amazon is responsible for most of the sales.

The truth is that, regardless of which publishing path an author chooses, some genres of trade ebooks sell vastly better than others, period.

Howey points out that the 5,643 number is only the tip of the iceberg and there are many strong - selling authors and books that never appear on Kindle best - seller lists as they are in highly competitive genres where even dozens of sales a day are not enough to reach the top 100 on any sub-genre best seller list.