So many
writer and author sites I see out there have headers that are just some text written in a space above the menu, making no impact at all.
Not exact matches
The
site currently features articles about the debate's degree of innovation (including a quote from A Familiar Online Politics
Writer as well as some rather blunt opinions from the
author of Cult Of The Amateur), a look at some tech - related questions that have been submitted, details about how the candidates will be trying to use the medium to their advantage,
and of course, this little gem from Red State Update:
About
Site - Natasha Tracy is an award - winning
writer, speaker, consultant
and an
author of Lost Marbles: Insights into My Life with Depression
and Bipolar from the Pacific Northwest.
About
Site - Carl Vernon is the best - selling
author and writer, who writes about anxiety, depression, stress
and success on how to overcome them for your well - being.
As Katie Heaney,
author of Never Have I Ever
and writer at Buzzfeed said: «While profiles on dating
sites are often carefully contrived, people tend to let more of their individuality
and personalities come through casual interactions on Twitter
and Instagram.»
Painter, allan - kamil dating
site profile pictures best website a
writer and the
author.
About
author: The
author is a renowned
writer, writes many blogs
and articles on social networking
and dating
sites to encourage people for joining such platforms where they can find new friends
and partners.
Includes special offers from these dating
sites Yahoo! Are you looking for the WordPress themes for
authors,
writers,
and publishers?
The
site is owned by professional blogger, freelance business
writer and author, Jennifer Mattern.
This
site, co-founded
and maintained by award - winning
author Victoria Strauss, is sponsored by the Science Fiction
and Fantasy
Writers of America
and has a wide array of information on all forms of scams, ranging from vanity / subsidy publishers
and literary agencies to red - flagged clauses
and contractual agreements
authors should steer clear of.
Writer's Craft Academy is a private membership site for aspiring authors, featuring a vast library with hours of training videos for authors; additional resources like ebooks, workbooks, and checklists; an exclusive members - only Facebook group; a monthly writer's craft book club; and weekly video conference group coaching ses
Writer's Craft Academy is a private membership
site for aspiring
authors, featuring a vast library with hours of training videos for
authors; additional resources like ebooks, workbooks,
and checklists; an exclusive members - only Facebook group; a monthly
writer's craft book club; and weekly video conference group coaching ses
writer's craft book club;
and weekly video conference group coaching sessions.
Whatever the choice, the savvy
author /
writer checks out the Writer Beware site at http://www.sfwa.org/for-authors/writer-beware/ for the latest in schemes and scams with publi
writer checks out the
Writer Beware site at http://www.sfwa.org/for-authors/writer-beware/ for the latest in schemes and scams with publi
Writer Beware
site at http://www.sfwa.org/for-authors/
writer-beware/ for the latest in schemes and scams with publi
writer-beware/ for the latest in schemes
and scams with publishers.
Joanna is the
author of 21 books (under Joanna Penn
and J.F.Penn)
and founder of TheCreativePenn.com, consistently voted one of the Top 10
sites for
writers worldwide.
Based on the increasingly popular idea that the majority of the reading public will not only recognize good content but also feel compelled to compensate
writers for it in a voluntary way, Blookist lets
authors start a «blook» (blog + book)
and add to it, chapter by chapter, while selling those chapters to donors who come to the
site for content.
The
author, well - known through her top
writers site — The Creative Penn, takes any person wishing to sell a book through everything, using her own stories of both success
and a little failure,
and linking to further detailed resources.
-LSB-...]
authors, heed these 4 common misconceptions about self - publishing
authors need to shake,
and bookmark these 5
sites every self - publishing
writer should follow.
Writing.ie is an online magazine
site for
writers and readers of all ages — if you are an
author and feel you could contribute to our Resources pages, or would like to discuss your genre in our Magazine section do please get in touch!
In an announcement on the Kindle
Author Forums, the company said that the
site would act as a «community where readers
and writers come together around the creative process to make good stories great
and great stories better.»
We published more titles by more
writers than ever before, launched our mobile
site for cell phones, mailed exciting royalty checks to our
authors,
and welcomed our first - ever Executive Vice President (Kelly Schuknecht, who was promoted in January).
And from author Therese Walsh: «I started a community and didn't mean to,» about Writer Unboxed, the group blog site she and Kathleen Bolton creat
And from
author Therese Walsh: «I started a community
and didn't mean to,» about Writer Unboxed, the group blog site she and Kathleen Bolton creat
and didn't mean to,» about
Writer Unboxed, the group blog
site she
and Kathleen Bolton creat
and Kathleen Bolton created.
http://www.crokes.com — Crokes is primarily a community
site for book
authors and writers.
Quite a few posts on the indie
author discussion
site KBoards
Writers Cafe reflect a concern, even an obsession, with writing
and publishing as fast as possible, for fear of failing to generate sustainable sales.
Writers — like everyone else these days — need a web
site,
and rather than wait six months to get one designed, a simple blog pointed at (or to, I can never remember which it is but I've done it
and still have the instructions on how to do so) your
author domain name is the fastest
and cheapest way to get a web
site up quickly.
Carolyn Howard - Johnson «articulate, gifted, insightful, iconoclastic,
and a truly impressive literary talent... an inherently fascinating, thoughtful,
and thought - provoking read... highly recommended...» ~ Jim Cox, Editor - in - Chief of Midwest Book Review Instructor for nearly a decade at the renowned UCLA Extension
Writers» Program Author of the multi award - winning series of HowToDoItFrugally Series of books for writers Amazon Profile: http://bit.ly/CarolynsAmznProfile The Frugal Book Promoter: http://bit.ly/FrugalBookPromo Web site: http://www.HowToDoItFrugally.com E-mail:
[email protected] Facebook: http://Facebook.com/carolynhowardjohnson Twitter: http://Twitter.com/FrugalBookPromo Pinterest: http://Pinterest.com/choward
Writers» Program
Author of the multi award - winning series of HowToDoItFrugally Series of books for
writers Amazon Profile: http://bit.ly/CarolynsAmznProfile The Frugal Book Promoter: http://bit.ly/FrugalBookPromo Web site: http://www.HowToDoItFrugally.com E-mail:
[email protected] Facebook: http://Facebook.com/carolynhowardjohnson Twitter: http://Twitter.com/FrugalBookPromo Pinterest: http://Pinterest.com/choward
writers Amazon Profile: http://bit.ly/CarolynsAmznProfile The Frugal Book Promoter: http://bit.ly/FrugalBookPromo Web
site: http://www.HowToDoItFrugally.com E-mail:
[email protected] Facebook: http://Facebook.com/carolynhowardjohnson Twitter: http://Twitter.com/FrugalBookPromo Pinterest: http://Pinterest.com/chowardjohnson
As longtime readers know,
writer Kristen Tsetsi is the host of a regular
author Q&A at this
site, 5 On, that asks 5 questions about writing
and 5 questions about publishing.
John Kremer,
author of several top marketing books for publishers
and writers, has a rich
site at http://www.bookmarket.com.
I blog regularly at Write Good Books, a
site dedicated to helping new
writers improve their craft
and learn about the industry, which also includes the bi-weekly Write Good Books Podcast with fellow
author, Scott Michael Childers.
Some of the most successful individuals with projects held through crowdfunding
sites like Kickstarter
and GoFundMe were already well - known, or nearly so — people like Amanda Palmer, frontwoman for the band the Dresden Dolls, who reportedly received $ 1.2 million on Kickstarter to fund the creation of a new album
and book,
and comic
writer / self - published
author Ryan North, whose book «To Be or Not To Be» is still reportedly the highest publishing Kickstarter project ever.
What publishers want to see in an
author website is often the same as what your fans
and readers want: a
site that conveys the theme, mood,
and atmosphere of the books —
and the personality
and individualism of the
writer — offers evergreen content,
and presents easy ways in which both fans
and professionals can contact, engage,
and quickly connect.
6 Quick Tips for
Author Marketing By Kayelle Allen, founder of Marketing for Romance
Writers and CEO of The Author's Secret, a support site for writers of all
Writers and CEO of The
Author's Secret, a support
site for
writers of all
writers of all types.
This is what sets WU articles apart from what you might see on other
sites for
writers,
and it's also what sets
Author In Progress apart from other books for
writers — all thanks to the vision of editor Therese Walsh, also the co-founder
and editorial director for
Writer Unboxed.
To help protect naive
writers, reputable agents such as Richard Curtis put the AAR together,
authors» groups like the MWA
and SFWA support
sites like
Writer Beware,
and sites like Preditors
and Editors post updated information about who's being naughty
and nice to
writers.
Authors have had the ability for many years to self - publish their works through vanity presses,
and with the widespread popularity of e-readers many of the larger online book sales
sites have enabled
writers to upload their manuscripts for sale to the public without requiring traditional agent representation or publishing.
In early July, a group of pro-Amazon
authors, led by the science - fiction
writer Hugh Howey
and the mystery - thriller
writer J. A. Konrath, published a petition on the
site Change.org.
The
site is owned by professional blogger, freelance business
writer and author, Jennifer Mattern.
How to get your planning going for your book release 71 Ways to Promote
and Market Your Book, Kimberley Grabas put together this excellent set of tips on book marketing on her
site YourWriterPlatform.com How to Build a Top Notch Media Kit from Molly Green
Writer, blog, what are the media kit parts How to Write a Killer
Author Bio from Divrit.com blog
«I found a pirated copy of my book on a
site that was «sharing» a lot of
authors» works
and I understand why a lot of those
writers felt very violated.
While «20 or 30» people known to the
author may leave reviews on
sites like Amazon, most of us who are building a fan base online don't personally know the reviewers,
and I don't think it's unnatural that someone who has been a fan of a
writer's blog would also like their book.
BookRix, a German based social media outlet for
writers, seeks to do for
authoring what
sites like MySpace did to help musicians establish a fan base
and reach out to a potential audience.
Despite the naysayers who have already come out of the woodwork to express dubious opinions about Penguin's motives
and its ability to maintain the
site purely for the furthering of the craft, Book Country exists to encourage
writers and readers to come together via the web to read, review,
and discuss each others» manuscripts in order to bring them to the point the
authors wish.
The
site and its suite of options enables
writers to publish their works without having to go it alone, a common complaint from
authors who are still unsure about which option they prefer for the publication of their works.
Your
site provides some great value for
writers and authors.
Writers enjoy help with promotion
and training
and readers get notified about discounted books
and can use the
site to discover new
authors.
Readers spend two billion hours a day reading free books on their
site and social media elements allow
authors to converse directly with their fans to help them become better
writers.
The
site, «by
authors, for
authors» (spearheaded by best - selling indie
author Hugh Howey) touts as its purpose, «to gather
and share information so that
writers can make informed decisions.
Joseph, the SFWA (Science Fiction
and Fantasy
Writers of America)
site has a ton of helpful links for new
authors.
It turned out that Duns —
author of the Paul Dark series of spy novels for Simon
and Schuster — had done some investigative work on a few Amazon reviews (godspeed, sir, in that abode of the damned)
and come up with conclusive proof that bestselling thriller
writer R. J. Ellory had engaged in sock puppeting: using aliases to write positive reviews on the
site for his own books, whilst slamming those of his rivals.
On social
sites,
authors can connect with other
writers and build relationships with people who work in the media,
and may potentially discuss the
author on their own blogs
and pages.
While nonfiction
authors might be rightly concerned with traffic to their
site (as a part of their platform — overall visibility
and reach), novelists, poets,
and other creative
writers should probably treat their
site as a critical tool underpinning career - long marketing
and promotion efforts, but not necessarily as an end in itself — unless you're generating content, blogging, or doing something to attract attention, which we're about to discuss.
I'm currently working with them to establish an exclusive ITW section of their
site that will feature fellow International Thriller
Writer authors and our publishers.