First -
time authors in this genre will sometimes leave room in the plot for sequels, and often a reader can guess from the various loose ends where subsequent books will lead.
Not exact matches
2) such a reading fails to account for the multi-faceted ways
in which that constant is presented (various
authors,
genres,
times & contexts, all saying the same thing).
If you are an avid reader, instead of sharing this
in your «leisure
time» answer, share your love of reading, your favorite
genres, and your favorite
author when answering Question 11.
As you've pointed out, many
times, that's
authors who write
in the same
genre — fans of their books can become fans of another writer
in that
genre, too.
So for some
authors, especially those
in the commercial fiction
genres, I think that can be a very interesting way to get the benefits without the huge
time commitment that it takes.»
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in your writing
genre and find a few
authors with a lot of followers and retweet them a few
times.
They are often category or
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time authors as do the Hemingway awards; some award only to those
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in a specific periodical or journal; and many are open only to affiliated members of the sponsoring organization.
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Established indie
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time, but
in the thriller
genre, it is mainly traditionally published
authors who do that.
I polled other
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What I've been doing is looking for
authors in my
genre (
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author of» or «selling follower lists» or offering to do promotion for a fee.
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time, when what we need to be doing with them is playing on their strengths and our strengths and the reality of the market.
Even if you have some
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genre and
author.»
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