They were the funniest, had the most common sense advice and the most data to back up. Blogs for selfpublishers, june 1 the book designer. Konrath reached a different kind of notoriety when he, along with blake crouch, left mainstream publishing behind and began selfpublishing, giving birth to a movement that would have a huge. If there is one critical ingredient to selfpublishing success it is that authors must be very proactive when it comes to marketing their books. If there is one critical ingredient to selfpublishing. I stumbled upon this great article from ja konrath on his a newbies guide to publishing. That said, there were a few problems with this book. The link is to a long, but fascinating dialog between konrath and eisler, discussing the thinking behind passing up that kind of money to go the selfpublishing route.
But id bet that for the vast majority of selfpublished ebook authors, it is. Now joe konrath is one of the leading advocates of ebook self publishing. Now joe konrath is one of the leading advocates of ebook selfpublishing. Another is ja konrath, who, after having a collection of his stories rejected by publishing houses, turned to the internet and selfpublished his own kindle ebook. If there is one critical ingredient to self publishing success it is that authors must be very proactive when it comes to marketing their books.
He was also traditionally published, so he knows both sides. This site will be updated monthly with information about. Amanda hocking, the writer who made millions by selfpublishing. It examines the history and mechanics of the publishing industry as it exists today, analyzes the way the digital revolution reflects recent events in egypt and the maghreb, and considers a completely inappropriate youtube video. D indeed slowing the consumerreader down would help quite a bit but, gosh, with 600,000 titles coming out annually source. If youre a writer, check out my renowned blog, a newbies guide to publishing. In the aftermath to the book country selfpublishing tool launch from. Andrea has guest posted on ja konraths a newbies guide to publishing blog, and her tips have been mentioned several times on the sell more books show. The newbies guide to publishing everything a writer needs to.
A talent for marketing is going to help you in any business endeavor, but there are too many people making money now in selfpublishing for an outbreak of genius to be the explanation. Alan rinzler, blogging, ja konrath, jane friedman, m. While i think its essential for any newbie writer to read it, i think any writer could learn from it. Self promotion includes the obvious stuff like trying to get people here to buy any product you offer book or otherwise, and also includes posts designed to drive traffic to your website blog, posts to let us know about your friends new book, and posts advertising for your own publishing services or companies. Konrath, a pioneer in selfpublishing, is now making over a halfmillion.
The future of selfpublishing services writer unboxed. A dialog between authors barry eisler and joe konrath. Konraths blog to tell the other joe konrath about the great selfpublishing craze of 2010, joe might still be sending query letters. Konrath continues his no bound humor and his sittingontheedgeoftheseat in this book of the jack daniels mystery series. And if you have gotten lori, thank you, but please go to anyway, because a group of two dozen bestselling thriller authors have come together and we are all giving away. Jacqueline jack daniels thriller series, including whiskey sour, bloody mary, rusty nail, dirty martini, fuzzy navel. Indeed slowing the consumerreader down would help quite a bit but, gosh.
Selfpublishing author and selfpublishing advocate ja konrath just posted his sales numbers from amazon for the past three weeks. Joe konrath has written over a dozen novels in the lt. The piece focuses on how to make money on ebooks if you have a minute i highly recommend reading the entire thing, but one section of the article really caught my eye and should catch yours. Ja konrath, bestselling author of trapped, origin, and whiskey sour. Konrath began writing after he graduated in 1992 and accumulated nearly 500 rejections for nine different novels. If people werent around back then we are going to put links in the show notes, ja konrath was one of the first traditionally published authors to really make a big name in the early.
The best way to keep up with the latest konrath news is to sign up for my newsletter. Konrath edited the collection these guns for hire, and his fiction has appeared in dozens of magazines and anthologies including ellery queen, alfred hitchcock, cemetery dance, the strand, thriller edited. A community for writers to discuss the process of selfpublishing, share experiences in the industry, and read up on selfpublishing news. This site will be updated monthly with information about new and upcoming releases. For some supersuccessful selfpublishers like john locke and ja konrath, this isnt true. There seems to be a lot of concern in the selfpublishing community that indie authors. Barry eisler and ja konrath on why big authors walk away from big deals a dialog between authors barry eisler and joe konrath amy hertz, huffington post. Smashwords about ja konrath, author of like a chinese. For the uninitiated, joe konrath is one of those selfpublishing success stories. Rose, publish a book, self publishing, terry cordingley. Under the name jack kilborn he wrote the horror novels afraid, trapped, endurance, and draculas. W elcome to the home of bestselling author joseph andrew konrath. Why read the ja konrath jack daniels series in order. Jack daniels series of humorous thrillers, give a poor interviewer a hard time.
Jacqueline jack daniels series and the timecaster series. One merely needs to check out konraths 360,000 words on selfpublishing if hefty content is what theyre after. They were the funniest, had the most common sense advice and the most data to back up their claims. He was one of the first authors to turn his back on the traditional publishing system and start enrolling his new titles and old ones where the rights had reverted back to him into the amazon kindle store. Though perhaps the other joe wouldve discovered zoe.
Konrath teaches writing at dupage college, illinois. They do not have to be read chronologically to be enjoyed, but the order is. A dialog between authors barry eisler and joe konrath kindle edition by kilborn, jack, konrath, j. Konrath has found he earns far more on his selfpublished kindle editions than on the kindle editions released by his publisher, and i dont doubt many more authors will soon be following his. He is very outspoken about the publishing industry and prefers to selfpromote his. Konrath to bring out his bestselling ebooks in mass. Konraths books are a pool mixture of humor of janet evanovich, carl hiaasen, christopher moore, added with the scare parts and writing styles of james patterson, thomas harris and patricia cornwell. Ja konrath is the author of eight novels in the lt. Be the monkey by ja konrath overdrive rakuten overdrive. If youre at all into selfpublishing or epublishing, youve probably heard of j. Mar 25, 2011 a talent for marketing is going to help you in any business endeavor, but there are too many people making money now in selfpublishing for an outbreak of genius to be the explanation. Konrath has won the 2006 bob kellog humanitarian award and the 2004 derringer award for flash fiction.
Lets get digital is a must read for anyone considering self publishing. Konrath, is the leading light of selfpublishing electronically. There seems to be a lot of concern in the self publishing community that indie authors are being taken for a ride. In a revolutionary partnership, kensington is teaming up with selfpublishing superstar j. If you havent picked up my brand new free ebook, what happened to lori, you can get it by going to.
Jun 11, 2012 i stumbled upon this great article from ja konrath on his a newbies guide to publishing. Following tips shed gleaned from the blog of ja konrath, an internet selfpublishing pioneer, she also uploaded to smashwords to gain access to the nook, sony ereader and ibook markets. Konrath is a big advocate of self publishing and for self promotion, believing that writers must play a large part in marketing their own books. Allen, blogging, boni wagnerstafford, chris syme, ja konrath, selfpublishing, steven spatz leave a reply cancel reply your email address will not be published.
A dialog between authors barry eisler and joe konrath by ja konrath. It was a monster of a read, clocking in over 300,000 words. Lets get digital is a must read for anyone considering selfpublishing. Konrath s blog to tell the other joe konrath about the great self publishing craze of 2010, joe might still be sending query letters. Born just as the 1970s broke, j a konrath lives and writes in the state of illinois in the usa.
Joseph andrew konrath is a fiction writer working in the mystery, thriller, and horror genres. I go into detail about this and much more in how to sell ebooks online. After his tremendous false start in the world of publishing. Best selling author turns down half a million dollar. Konrath is a big advocate of selfpublishing and for selfpromotion, believing that writers must play a large part in marketing their own books. Ja konrath left and blake crouch right far and away the best demonstration we went to was by blake crouch and ja konrath, selfpublishing phenoms. Informative publishers weekly article on the process of working with a professional editor. It examines the history and mechanics of the publishing industry as it. Fast forward a few years and the epublishing revolution is changing the industry. Its been the week of hugh howey and, and theres been an immense amount of coverage.
Konrath collected his blog posts from the last five years and put them in here. I write books and short stories in the thriller, horror, erotica and comedy genres. Far and away the best demonstration we went to was by blake crouch and ja konrath, selfpublishing phenoms. Aug 22, 2011 one merely needs to check out konraths 360,000 words on selfpublishing if hefty content is what theyre after. If youre an author as well as a fan of shark tank, the tv show in which millionaires compete to invest in unique startups, youve probably wondered what it would be like to have someone invest in your book without taking control over your careerincluding the royaltiesthe way traditional publishing houses do. Apr, 2012 and, as successful selfpublisher ja konrath points out, ebook shelf space is forever, which means that whats not selling today could be a big seller in 5 or 10 years. Amanda hocking, the writer who made millions by self. Whiskey sour, bloody mary, rusty nail, dirty martini, fuzzy navel, cherry bomb, shaken, stirred with blake crouch, rum runner, last call, white russian, shot girl, chaser, and old fashioned.
Jan 12, 2012 following tips shed gleaned from the blog of ja konrath, an internet self publishing pioneer, she also uploaded to smashwords to gain access to the nook, sony ereader and ibook markets. Ja konrath sells 276,112 ebooks publish your own ebooks. He is very outspoken about the publishing industry and prefers to self promote his books and has self published much of his work. Konraths books are a pool mixture of humor of janet evanovich. Hes also known for having an outspoken view on the publishing industry, blogging about topics such as 2012 accusations by some industry pundits that amazon endangered book sales. Allen, blogging, boni wagnerstafford, chris syme, ja konrath, selfpublishing, steven spatz leave a reply cancel reply your email address. Even with my background as an indie writer, i picked up several valuable tips. Selfpublish strong a onestop shop for all your self. Jacqueline jack daniels thriller series, including whiskey sour, bloody mary, rusty nail, dirty martini, fuzzy navel, cherry bomb, shaken, and stirred. Konraths blog to tell the other joe konrath about the great selfpublishing craze of 2010, joe might still be sending query. If people werent around back then we are going to put links in the show notes, ja konrath was one of the first traditionally published authors to really make a big name in the early indie space and on one of his blogs he said 2009 will go down in publishing history as year zero for the upcoming ebook revolution. Blogs for selfpublishers, june 1 7, 2019 the book designer. She was executive director for indie author hub for a year and a half, and she is frequently invited to teach about successful indie publishing at conferences and conventions. Started out self publishing on kindle, now selling 100,000 ebooks per month, and considering a 7figure deal with a new york house.
Author and selfpublishing advocate ja konrath just posted his sales numbers from amazon for the past three weeks on selfpublished books alone, not including books that were. Konrath is a big advocate of selfpublishing and for selfpromotion, believing that writers must play a large part in. Is self publishing a better road to wealth for writers. If youre an author as well as a fan of shark tank, the tv show in which millionaires compete to invest in unique startups, youve probably. Following tips shed gleaned from the blog of ja konrath, an internet selfpublishing pioneer, she also uploaded to smashwords to gain access to the nook, sony ereader and ibook.
The piece focuses on how to make money on ebooks if you have a minute i highly. And then the next argument contradicting the first one, by the way, is, konrath only succeeded in selfpublishing because he had a legacy deal first. Fast forward a few years and the e publishing revolution is changing the industry. Here are the main posts about the bombshell, both for and against. Posts about ja konrath written by richard denoncourt. Smashwords be the monkey ebooks and selfpublishing. Joe has have more than seventy short stories and articles published. Is it any surprise that authors as successful and wellknown as stephen king, piers anthony and ja konrath have selfpublished, or are selfpublishing. After his tremendous false start in the world of publishing, hes now a highly successful and prolific writer, with numerous series under his belt, plus collaborations with other writers.
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