Fiction » new authors http://www.fictionfacts.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:53:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Need some new authors to read, any suggestions? http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/need-some-new-authors-to-read-any-suggestions http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/need-some-new-authors-to-read-any-suggestions#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 04:17:46 +0000 admin http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/need-some-new-authors-to-read-any-suggestions I’m a big science fiction and fantasy reader, and I’ve read all the classic science fictioni/fantasy books. Can anyone suggest a few newer authors with material that would make a good read? I love all books, of any genre, but I’m really leaning toward science fiction and fantasy.

Look into the black magician series by Trudi Canavan. Also check out the series by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts Mistress of the Empire.

]]> http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/need-some-new-authors-to-read-any-suggestions/feed 7 What are some good resources for finding out about new mystery authors, especially ones in translation? http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/what-are-some-good-resources-for-finding-out-about-new-mystery-authors-especially-ones-in-translation http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/what-are-some-good-resources-for-finding-out-about-new-mystery-authors-especially-ones-in-translation#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:11:54 +0000 admin http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/what-are-some-good-resources-for-finding-out-about-new-mystery-authors-especially-ones-in-translation
www.goodreads.com join the site and they send you an email every month that says all the new releases of every genre of books

]]> http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/what-are-some-good-resources-for-finding-out-about-new-mystery-authors-especially-ones-in-translation/feed 1 I need new authors to read? http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/i-need-new-authors-to-read http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/i-need-new-authors-to-read#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:21:43 +0000 admin http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/i-need-new-authors-to-read I read fantasy books (not science fiction) and I’ve read sooo many I’m running out of good authors to read.
I’ve read all of Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, Brett Weeks, David Eddings, and most other big authors.
Do you know any other good authors?

The line between sf and fantasy can be very thin.

Piers Anthony – sf, fantasy
Apprentice Adept series

Anne / Todd McCaffery – sf, fantansy
Acorna’s series
Pern series
Rowan and Damia series

Christine Feehan – romance, sf, fantasy

J.D. Robb – romance, mystery, sf, fantasy

Gordon R. Dickson – sf, fantasy
The dragon and the djinn
The dragon on the border

Witch World series by Andre Norton

Mercedes Lackey – sf, fantasy
Novels of Valdemar

]]> http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/i-need-new-authors-to-read/feed 4 what is a name of a publishing company that publishes new authors? http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/what-is-a-name-of-a-publishing-company-that-publishes-new-authors http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/what-is-a-name-of-a-publishing-company-that-publishes-new-authors#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:12:41 +0000 admin http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/what-is-a-name-of-a-publishing-company-that-publishes-new-authors i write YAFIC. books, and i would like to know the name of a company that publishes new authors. as well as books that are dodgey and use language. i know some companies but most of them only want clean books.

Most publishers also want people who know basic grammar and spell correctly.

Do you have an prior published material such as poems, short stories, etc?

You might want to look into submitting your work to literary journals first. However, you can pick up a copy of "Writer’s Market" (or you can go to the library and look at it there because it’s quite expensive.)

In that book you will find The names of publishers and editors and what they are looking for. http://www.writersmarket.com/

After you’ve browsed through the publishers…you have to learn how to write a great query letter/book proposal. Without one (and it has to be perfect) the editors won’t even consider you.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=book+proposals&x=0&y=0

]]> http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/what-is-a-name-of-a-publishing-company-that-publishes-new-authors/feed 4 How do authors get their inspiration for new books? http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/how-do-authors-get-their-inspiration-for-new-books http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/how-do-authors-get-their-inspiration-for-new-books#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 05:23:44 +0000 admin http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/how-do-authors-get-their-inspiration-for-new-books How do authors get their inspiration for new books? Thanks for answering!!!

I don’t know how other authors get inspiration, but in my case, it’s usually generated by curiosity. I’ve had seven books of non-fiction published, and each began when I started to wonder about something. A little research, then a little more, and first thing you know, a story was shaping itself.
It was a little different when I decided to try fiction – that mainly involved creating my character, getting to know her really well, and then imagining how she might react in different situations. And gradually, this wound itself into a storyline.

]]> http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/how-do-authors-get-their-inspiration-for-new-books/feed 8 What do you think about self-published books, as an experiental option for new authors ? http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/what-do-you-think-about-self-published-books-as-an-experiental-option-for-new-authors http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/what-do-you-think-about-self-published-books-as-an-experiental-option-for-new-authors#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:29:31 +0000 admin http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/what-do-you-think-about-self-published-books-as-an-experiental-option-for-new-authors
SElf published books are an option for ANY author, new or not. In fact, they probably provide a better medium for experienced authors, unless new authors are willing to hire editors.

]]> http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/what-do-you-think-about-self-published-books-as-an-experiental-option-for-new-authors/feed 1 What are some the common expectation from publishing houses on behalf of their new authors ? How does it work? http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/what-are-some-the-common-expectation-from-publishing-houses-on-behalf-of-their-new-authors-how-does-it-work http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/what-are-some-the-common-expectation-from-publishing-houses-on-behalf-of-their-new-authors-how-does-it-work#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:43:51 +0000 admin http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/what-are-some-the-common-expectation-from-publishing-houses-on-behalf-of-their-new-authors-how-does-it-work
Most publishing houses don’t do much, if anything, for new writers as far as promotion goes. (this could be negotiated during the deal if you have an agent.) So that means it is all up to the writer. I don’t think they check up on you to make sure you’re doing enough promotion. If you want your book to sell you’ll do it yourself, if you don’t then it won’t sell and they simply won’t work with you again.

As far as I know, its that simple.

They pretty much put the book in store and see where it goes. You are expected to promote it, but if you don’t they won’t hound you (as far as I know). But it is still in your (as the author) best interest to do as much promotion as physically possible. (some agents help with this too.)

]]> http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/what-are-some-the-common-expectation-from-publishing-houses-on-behalf-of-their-new-authors-how-does-it-work/feed 2 Do new authors have to do book signings? http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/do-new-authors-have-to-do-book-signings http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/do-new-authors-have-to-do-book-signings#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 23:45:46 +0000 admin http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/do-new-authors-have-to-do-book-signings If so, if they refuse do they run the risk of not getting their book published.

Unless the book is ridiculously popular, I doubt a new author would get a signing. Before book signings are even considered, the book is usually already published. Whether the author "has" to go to the book signing depends on the contract he/she signs with the publishers; from what I understand, some publishers require the writer to actively promote his/her book as a condition of publication while others don’t. In any case, if you’re an amateur author (teenage or otherwise) trying to write a book and you want to get it published and you’re thinking "oh, but what if I got FAMOUS? I mean, God, I want people to like the book and all but how will I ever live a NORMAL life again?" please stop yourself right now. It’s the one in a million author whose book gets famous enough for people to actually want to go to a book signing. 99.9% of authors don’t become "famous" and all, possibly excluding those people like JK Rowling whose books are international phenomena, pretty much no authors have to deal with the issues of celebrity. If you by chance aren’t one of the people I describe, please forgive my tedious rant. I’m just tired of hearing from young authors who seem to think that getting published and becoming famous are a given when the odds of the first are pretty slim and the odds of the second are almost non-existent.

]]> http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/do-new-authors-have-to-do-book-signings/feed 4 To what extent do you think the illegal download of books threatens the livlihood of new authors? http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/to-what-extent-do-you-think-the-illegal-download-of-books-threatens-the-livlihood-of-new-authors http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/to-what-extent-do-you-think-the-illegal-download-of-books-threatens-the-livlihood-of-new-authors#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:14:40 +0000 admin http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/to-what-extent-do-you-think-the-illegal-download-of-books-threatens-the-livlihood-of-new-authors
An artist’s enemy is obscurity, not piracy is what Cory Doctorow says I know he is quoting someone but I don’t remember who.

]]> http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/to-what-extent-do-you-think-the-illegal-download-of-books-threatens-the-livlihood-of-new-authors/feed 6 Why do you believe the New Testament authors were honest? http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/why-do-you-believe-the-new-testament-authors-were-honest http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/why-do-you-believe-the-new-testament-authors-were-honest#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:08:51 +0000 admin http://www.fictionfacts.com/new-authors/why-do-you-believe-the-new-testament-authors-were-honest Why do you you believe 2 Timothy 3:16 is true?

Because I have put the word of God into practice, and experienced it first hand – including having been born again before I ever knew such a thing was written. I had the experience first, and the doctrine only later.

listen why this man believes……

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-683189229256568023&q=mickey%2Brobinson#

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