Anything that lets you collaborate
with big name authors is going to be a win - win.
Partner writing is all the rage right now
with the big name authors.
They will be forced by reality to cede a greater share of that margin
with their big name authors which will probably force them to cede greater share of the bounty with smaller name authors.
Danuta Kean is doing feature interviews
with some big name authors; and well - known self - published authors are also offering their tips for success.
Understand that, for the first time, thousands of self - publishing authors are now competing directly
with these Big Name Authors, often knocking them from their perches atop the bestseller lists.
It's the 9th best - selling hardcover fiction title on the list, which means it should hit the NYT Hardcover Fiction somewhere around # 9 this week; no mean feat in a season crowded
with big name authors.
In the summer there is always a lull
with big name authors releasing their books.
That's why we're seeing more and more midlisters take co-writing jobs
with big names authors, so that the big names will have more books available.
Something worth considering is that
with any big name author currently out there the work has already been done for them on the branding and marketing front by the publishing houses so it's easy to move the books, print or E, on that basis already.
Not exact matches
Chef and cookbook
author Anna Jones has worked
with some of the
biggest names in food, from Jamie Oliver to Yotam Ottolenghi.
The New York Times best - selling
author made her
name with IQuitSugar.com, Australia's
biggest digital wellness site, where she helped 1.5 million people break their sugar habit.
With some of the
biggest names in the food world attending (think Melissa Hartwig, founder of the Whole30; cookbook
author Jasmine Hemsley; McKel Hill of Nutrition Stripped; and so many more) and more dietary restrictions than have ever sat down at a table together, it was, I'm sure, a challenge to prepare a menu that was equal parts healthy, memorable, and delicious — but the revitalize chefs seem to have accomplished just that.
It doesn't rely on franchise or household
names to get butts in the seat, it's as organic as it can be
with author Jesse Andrews adapting his personal novel to the
big screen.
Other renowned
authors have drawn together powerful analyses of these issues,
with key examples being David Korten (The Great Turning), David Selby (Education and Climate Change), Basarab Nicolescu (From Modernity to Cosmodernity), Duane Elgin (Deep
Big History essay), Peter Senge (The Fifth Discipline), and Margaret Wheatley (Leadership and the New Science, to
name a few.
Most
authors, even
big names, never check money owed them
with the overseas publisher as to how much they are supposed to be getting.
I think that's what leads to those cookie cutter books that some
big name authors come out
with.
Be ready to go head to head
with the
big -
name authors and the major houses, because «success» is soon going to mean something completely different from what it means today, and once we get there, the genie will never go back in the bottle.
Big name authors are going the indie route to get back the control they lost when they first signed
with a publisher.
In fact, I'll devote endless space on my vast social media platforms to advancing its agenda, and I'll gladly rub shoulders
with a bunch of venerated
big name authors whose opinions are aligned
with mine.
While the rest of the industry battles it out to be the
biggest names with the flashiest systems and lure the most
authors or books, Wattpad has quietly been amassing a user base of forty million registered users who actively engage in the site's content and communities.
While the rest of the industry battles it out to be the
biggest names with the flashiest systems and lure the most
authors or books, Wattpad has quietly been amassing a user base of forty million registered users who actively... [Read more...]
You see
authors with several books out, who have all manner of credentials to their
name, and platforms as
big as those of a rockstar.
Back when BEA was ABA, the Book and
Author programs mixed
big name authors with emerging
authors, who often became the buzz of the show.
«
Author Marketing Club comes as a boon to those who wish to be independent
authors in the already overloaded tough world of literature, competing
with big name publishers
with deep pockets to promote their stable of established writers.
Further, editors can be asked to use a very light copy - editing hand
with big -
name authors whose style is well established, even though it's quirky.
Honestly, it will always sting for a nanosecond when I read about
authors winning awards that I can't begin to hope to win as an indie, or heading off on book tours, or getting picked to speak at
big events, or receiving glowing reviews from notable publications, or hobnobbing
with other
big name authors.
What they mean is, «
big name»
authors,
with well - known publishers stamped on the side of their novels; I am treated
with disdain for just stepping into their store, as though I'm going to poison it
with my presence.
He's a
big name,
with big name First Class
authors, and thus he thinks the rest of the writing world is livestock who he's happy he doesn't have to pay attention to any more.
Face it: Your book is competing
with millions of other titles — many by
Big Name authors from major publishers — for the attention, consideration, and purchasing dollars of your target reader.
An
author, receiving not the round of expected congratulations but a collective gasp of dismay when she announced she'd signed
with a
big name predatory vanity press, protested, «But how was I supposed to know they were bad?»
I'm so honored to be included
with all those
big name authors.
The partnerships
with the
big publishers means that there are plenty of
big name authors here including Jodi Picoult, Stephen King, Walter Isaacson and Michael Crichton.
Simon & Schuster isn't the only major publisher to sign up
with Oyster and Scribd, but it is still a major «get» for both services thanks to the number of
big name books and
authors in the publisher's catalog.
To me, Amazon is treating Indy
authors as true
authors with promoting us right alongside the
big name authors.
PubSmartCon, a writers» conference held in Charleston, SC, next month, has shifted the focus away from desperately seeking an agent or publisher and chosen to focus instead of building in time for
authors to network, both
with big names in the industry and
with their fellow in - the - trenches writers to uncover their keys to success.
To all those offended by DRM:
With few big name exceptions, authors spend a vast amount of time and talent with the slim hope of having a book that sells enough to make the venture worthwh
With few
big name exceptions,
authors spend a vast amount of time and talent
with the slim hope of having a book that sells enough to make the venture worthwh
with the slim hope of having a book that sells enough to make the venture worthwhile.
The decision was met
with the concern that
big -
name American
authors would dominate the winner's circle, but
with only two Americans on the shortlist this year, that concern appears to be unfounded.
So lovely to hear of an
author who's had a great experience
with traditional pubbing and a
big -
name publisher.
That begs the question: why do so many people dip their toe into publishing every year, whether that's
with a
big -
name press or as a self - publishing
author?
I spoke
with Brad on February 20 via Skype about his plan for the book, whether Kirshbaum will succeed in landing a
big -
name author for Amazon, and more.
Hello, I am a new
Author at amazon.My book on Paperback is called Desire Of Obsession12, its about a women Emlya, who is desperately in love
with a man
named Jason.Emlya finds out that there is a
big secret after secret.
With twists and turns, and about true happiness.
Which may be fine
with you (I don't know, obviously) bit strikes me as an unfortunate perspective for a reader to adopt, as the majority of fiction published and the vast majority of «
name»
authors published are in trade from the
big six.
But (and this is a
big but) an
author with name recognition, impressive bio, and experience to back their book is priceless.
The mainstream literary scene, like Hollywood, is constellated by twenty - five or so
big -
name authors with literary - auction - level fame (and among actors, by twenty - five or...
So one day, an
author asked me about a self publishing program that said they would connect her
with such - and - such
Big Name Publisher about her self published book if she used their services.
The Site Which Shall Not Be
Named will not be the only site left standing as many readers are returning to the bookstores in droves, and many
authors are beginning to sell from their own sites instead of sticking
with any of the
big online stores.
I agree
with George: I review indie books as well as «traditionally» published books and many's the time where the
Big Name author has actually written utter drivel for his adoring fans.
All three
authors write
with a realism and penchant - for - diversity that echoes two of the YA genre's
biggest names: John Green and Rainbow Rowell.
It looks like the new editorial direction of Kindle Singles is leaning on
big name authors with devoted followings that have a proven track record of selling millions of books.
New novels are regularly published by
big name authors such as Jeffery Deaver, Dean Koontz and James Patterson, but indie
authors have no way to get involved in the program unless they use a secret email address to get in touch
with the editorial team.