M. J. Rose
M. J. Rose
M. J. Rose is an American author and book marketing executive...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
authors gotten
I know some authors who have gotten $25,000 advances and put it all into marketing, others who allocate $5,000 or $1,000.
pulled
A mystery is a whodunit. You know what happened, but not how or who's behind it. A thriller, or a suspense, is a howdunit. You know what happened, and you usually know who did it, but you keep reading because you want to know how they pulled it off.
advertising hopes readers
All the marketing and advertising sells the book as what it is and hopes that the book will be displayed so that your readers can find it.
ability along books both bring difference fiction great manuscript nonfiction picked table
An author's ability to bring a marketing synopsis to the table - along with a great manuscript - makes a difference in what books get picked up. This is true for both fiction and nonfiction titles. You need to show your publisher what you've got in your marketing arsenal.
agents appeal best editors might writers
You can write the best book you can, and that might still not be enough. Appeal isn't something that most writers can't strive for or identify. It's something even the best agents and editors can't always identify.
people rests success ultimately whether
The marketability, the success of a book, ultimately rests with whether or not people will find the concept/characters/title/cover appealing.
began cater felt fit found incredibly might specific stayed
I began tailoring my books to cater to one or another universe of readers. I found it incredibly boring; and frankly, it felt stultifying. I'd previously been in advertising. I felt if I was going to create something to fit a specific market, I might as well have stayed with advertising.
job okay prepared radio
Find out if your radio interviewer has read your book, or you are going to have to do that part of the job on air. It's okay if they haven't, but it's always better to be prepared for what's coming.
I just want to sit in my room and write books.