The phrase
"to know the author" means to have information about the person who created or wrote something, such as a book or a piece of artwork. It can also refer to understanding the thoughts, ideas, or intentions of the author behind their work.
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A lot of
well known authors don't blog, but they visit and guest post and write for shared blogs.
I have this idea for a small cottage industry — matching up
lesser known authors with venues needing interest; i.e. older historical homes, etc..
That's a two - edged sword; knowing of an author online, and personally
knowing an author in real life are two different things.
When I see a well
known author with 3 - 4 stars, I'm not surprised because they often sell lots of books because they have already established their name / brand.
I don't have a price point, but taking chances on lesser -
known authors for 2 or 3 bucks isn't a hardship or even a crap - shoot.
On the other hand, I have bought books
by known authors without checking first and did wind up with crap.
That is the ratio of already published and
known authors on the Print Fiction list to unknown / previously unpublished authors.
We review books for well
known authors as well as emerging authors; enabling many first time authors to reach the publishers with a recognizable review.
The marketing buzz they can create means that most readers will feel more motivated to read their books, often from major authors, than
little known authors who self - publish.
Just recently, two well
known authors wrote, edited and published new stories in the course of a single day.
I can't remember which well
known author said that boredom is what leads to creation, but that concept stuck with me.
This makes it easier to discover by potential readers — including those who
already know the author's work as well as those who don't.
Almost every day this person gets at least one email announcing the launch of a new book and most of the time my client doesn't
even know the author.
I read a book by well -
known author just recently and there were five typos in the first five pages.
Audible
knew authors work very hard to promote their books; and they wanted to encourage authors to promote their audio versions at the same time.
I wrote it for myself first, and it contains dozens of well -
known authors offering their most inspiring thoughts on validation on the writing life.
If you are not yet convinced this is a book for you, then
perhaps knowing the authors value «creativity and self - expression as biological necessities» will help.
I'm willing to bet that at some point in their lives, each one of these well
known authors felt like what they were writing was going nowhere.
If you're on this blog you probably
know authors self - publish fiction books and non-fiction books, but have you ever consider self - publishing comic books?
If you visit the right day, you just might see a well -
known author set up for a book signing.
It just feels nice to
know authors pay attention to who they're sending requests to.
I've always been able to find a book that I want and most of the books I like are not from well
known authors either.
However, it stands for a great and rich visual history whose lesser
known authors deserve to be recognized.
And yes, I do
know authors who publish via «traditional publishers» and self - publish.
She is a member of the editorial boards of three professional journals and an
internationally known author, lecturer and workshop presenter.
Like others have mentioned, I'd also like to see more reviews of digital first books and perhaps more reviews on books written by
lesser known authors.
My sons usually want to read ebooks
by known authors, just because they've heard good buzz about them.
They can see their book listed alongside widely read and well -
known authors on the web.
There are no advances, and books compete with well -
known authors as well as other forms of entertainment, such as movies, TV shows, and music.
Small details may be trivial to large conversion houses who don't
know the author personally, but authors have spent months, and in some cases years, to get their manuscripts polished.