Sentences with phrase «successful traditional authors»

Even successful traditional authors I know are running businesses.

I've noticed that about a lot of the really successful traditional authors, they often have a successful film / TV show behind them.

Not exact matches

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.

To be a successful author, you don't really need to do a bunch of traditional marketing or promotion.

One author in particular — Elle James — taught me a lot about her highly successful career being a hybrid author, working with traditional houses as well as being a driven indy author with a great track record.

In fact, self - published and independent authors are sometimes so successful that they have forced traditional publishers to do things they never would have agreed to in years past — things like split digital / print publishing rights and change royalty rates.

I am a successful self - published author in the UK who took a traditional publishing deal, mainly because of the ability to get my books in store.

With the rush by traditional publishers to sign them and their noteworthy bestselling status, there's no longer much doubt that indie authors can be both commercially and creatively successful.

Howey went on to expand on his fear that the current climate of self - publishing will continue to perpetuate the model that traditional publishing has always experienced, namely that there will be a limited number of bestselling and successful authors at the top, followed by the remaining «unknowns.»

Some authors who had been successful with traditionally published books, but who wanted to branch out into a different genre, went «hybrid» — still doing some books with their traditional publishers but also doing some «indie» publishing of their own.

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With the traditional publishing route, many people get a cut of the book's profits before the author does, so a writer may not see a huge payout unless the book is incredibly successful.

People who think traditional publishing will die underestimate how difficult it is for a successful author, who has built her career on that system, to go about the process in a different way, with a different team.

The traditional publishing industry no longer seems to want to «nurture» /» guide» new authors and accompany them on a long and hopefully successful career; instead, they want writers who will hit the «bestseller» list with their very first novel and sell more than 20 000 copies in a flash (I may be exaggerating with the numbers but I don't think I'm that far off!).

Highly successful authors, who are in the best position to do so, are setting new terms for their publication and / or distribution by traditional houses.

We always say that writing success is not a zero - sum game for authors (just because one author is successful doesn't mean you can't be too), and I think it's that way for publishing vehicles as well (just because self - publishers are finding success doesn't mean traditional publishing can't be successful too).

Self published authors can break through traditional barriers and not only be successful, but get noticed too!

David, self - published authors — being reliant on themselves for marketing — will no doubt embrace the same methods that successful «traditional» authors employ... assuming they have a demonstrable sales effect.

There are successful indies accepting book deals, but they are plenty of authors leaving traditional to go indie, but who are not getting reported on.

A great place to start: Steal publishing secrets from Penn's interview with successful indie author Dean Crawford, «Pros and Cons of Indie and Traditional Publishing.»

Rick and Lori Lite started helping other authors become successful at selling books after experiencing what it was like to use a traditional publisher.

It's interesting to me that traditional publishers have been successful in framing this as Amazon vs. Authors and portraying Amazon as the bad guy in this debate.

Mark Coker, CEO and founder of the hugely successful ebook distribution platform Smashwords, wrote a blog poston how the sales figures for an indie author versus those of a traditionally published author can demonstrate something that not many in the industry know: a traditional publishing deal might actually do more harm than good for an author.

Mark Coker, CEO and founder of the hugely successful ebook distribution platform Smashwords, wrote a blog poston how the sales figures for an indie author versus those of a traditionally published author can demonstrate something that not many in the industry know: a traditional publishing deal might actually do more... [Read more...]

Now, even highly successful authors are discussing their intentions to publish some works under the traditional model of a well - known print publishing house and other manuscripts strictly indie digital.

In fact, self - published and independent authors are sometimes so successful that they have forced traditional publishers to do things they never would have agreed... Continue Reading

In short, there is no need for my belonging to any author organization to be successful and prosperous as a self - published or traditional author.

I believe that we're rapidly approaching a point where the only time and unknown author will be able to get a traditional publisher, is when the author has become successful enough that they don't need one.

The term is usually given to authors who self - publish first, then a traditional publisher prints hard copies after the book has proven successful.

Successful authors, too, sometimes have to struggle to compete for the traditional media's limited space and airtime.

Authors who have tried both self - publishing and traditional publishing are the hardest on traditional publishing, the least happy with traditional publishers, the most successful financially, and the most critical of traditional publishers.

That said, the traffic from self - published author to traditionally published author (or Amazon published) is still broadly going in one direction, suggesting that even successful indie writers are faced with the same worries traditional publishers have come up against.

«At AuthorHouse, we have built our brand by making service to the author our first priority,» said Bryan Smith, president and CEO of Author Solutions and AuthorHouse, «and iUniverse has done a great job leveraging their traditional publishing experience to make authors succeauthor our first priority,» said Bryan Smith, president and CEO of Author Solutions and AuthorHouse, «and iUniverse has done a great job leveraging their traditional publishing experience to make authors succeAuthor Solutions and AuthorHouse, «and iUniverse has done a great job leveraging their traditional publishing experience to make authors successful.

Amazon has said it wants to build «the world's most author - centric publishing house», and it is stepping up its publishing activities in the UK as it seeks to demonstrate that it can run a successful publishing operation based on the traditional model.

In fact, traditional published authors who follow that route to publication also find it almost impossible to find an agent or publisher if they aren't doing the same thing that successful indie authors have been doing for years --- building a social networking author's platform.

Until reading your post (certainly like most other would - be writers) authors, etc, I desperately wanted to follow the «traditional book publishing route to success» in order to validate my claim on becoming a successful, recognised writer.

In his first installment, The Change Agents: Amy Tannenbaum, Ashlock asks the highly regarded Simon & Schuster editor to talk about self - publishing titles with which she has done «some exciting work,» books for which she has given demonstrably successful self - publishing authors traditional contracts.

Still other successful indie authors have turned down traditional publishing offers after going indie and are scooping up international deals and optioning movie rights, all while not giving up their ebook rights.

Successful self - published authors have crossed over to traditional deals and we've seen traditionally published authors move to be either entirely self - published or to combine self - publishing with their existing deals.

One successful indie author misses several things about traditional publishing.

«Traditional publishers are rejecting so many quality books we're submitting, by both debut authors and those with a solid track record of successful titles,» Kimberly told me recently.

I see grammar errors made by successful authors all the time, including both traditional and indie.

AH: Yes, and it seems that in the end it really comes down to dollars and cents and a lot of these successful, established mainstream authors are starting to realise they can earn significantly higher royalties releasing work on their own than they do going through a traditional publisher.

Many self - published authors got rather successful after they were turned down by a traditional publisher.

Many successful self - published authors are dismissed by critics because they came from traditional publishing.

Ted: For anyone who isn't familiar with all the details, Barry Eisler is the successful author of eight thrillers published through traditional channels, and Amanda is the successful self - published author of several series of paranormal novels.

It's a very informative article, discussing the various options for the author who decides to self - publish, and that those who do self - publish and are successful are then offered traditional contracts.

Cons: This company functions like a traditional publishing house, and if a pitch is successful, an author would sign away many of the creative and executive freedoms associated with self - publishing.

Yet, platform can make or break a traditional publishing deal and it's the foundation for a successful book launch and career as an author.

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