BIG congrats!!
1 2020-12-02 21:14:09
Re: Mission: Angola (Xavier Sear Thriller Book 1) Now Under Contract (13 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
2 2020-10-01 16:31:44
Re: Contest Winners (11 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Congrats to all! Great job!! ~Ann
3 2020-09-25 03:09:41
Re: Carnage in Singapore - First in Category Winner! (21 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
BIG Congrats!!
4 2020-09-06 15:43:20
Re: Just saying hi (2 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Hey Marcus,
Very clever. Welcome to the site.
~Ann
5 2020-08-01 22:14:04
Re: LADY SILVER Brings Home the Goods (25 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
BIG congrats!! Well deserved.
6 2020-05-11 23:37:33
Re: She Picked Up the Knife Contest Winners Announced (11 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
BIG congrats to all the winners! Well done.
7 2020-02-15 00:52:52
Re: What is the name for this? (9 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
draped an arm over her shoulder.
half-hug/half-hugged
8 2019-12-11 17:18:30
Re: Nominations for best writing communities (5 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Done!
9 2019-07-20 14:07:39
Re: Wife Very Seriously Ill In Hospital (19 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Alan,
I'm keeping you and Di in my prayers. I see from your last post, she's improved some. That's wonderful news.
Hugs to you both.
~Ann
10 2019-06-01 03:05:49
Re: Dayton Tornado (15 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Glad you're safe, Bill.
Living in Texas, tornados are a constant threat. We've already had 143 this year statewide. Luckily, our little area has missed them. They've only gotten as close at about 30 miles away. Hope our luck holds out!
Wishing you a safe trip back home.
11 2019-05-10 16:08:22
Re: The Results of the 2018 CIBA Awards Are In! (24 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
BIG congratulations!! Wonderful news.
12 2019-02-16 18:22:47
Re: Hello Again (6 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Done. Good luck!
13 2019-02-13 13:40:55
Re: Self-Published (12 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
BIG congrats, Don, and best of luck with the book. I'll soon visit Amazon and leave a review. ~Ann
14 2019-02-11 23:20:24
Topic: Indie vs. Traditional Publishing (22 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Here's a good article about which path is right for you—Indie or Traditional publishing. https://insights.bookbub.com/indie-vs-t … dium=email
15 2019-01-21 00:22:26
Re: Dangerous Alliance (15 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Way to go, Randy!!! Best of luck.
16 2019-01-09 01:05:42
Re: Cataract Surgery (28 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Thinking about you, Bill. Fingers crossed everything goes well. ~Ann
17 2018-11-16 01:06:55
Re: Rise is now avaliable (6 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
BIG congrats, Mark! I'm proud of you!! ~Ann
18 2018-10-16 18:04:51
Re: Sharing Some Good News (16 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
BIG congrats!!
19 2018-09-11 01:53:28
Topic: What to expect in royalties for debut authors (1 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Here's more useful info from #1 NYT writer, Mercedes R. Lackey
Bear in mind that you are a first-time author. Whether you work with an agent or directly through the publisher will make little to no difference. Unless for some reason this is one of those books that the publisher is wildly enthusiastic about, you will be offered a standard first-timer contract with standard royalty rates (which really don’t vary much across the entire industry). According to Alan Jacobson, the current standard rates are:
“Typically, an author can expect to receive the following royalties: Hardback edition: 10% of the retail price on the first 5,000 copies; 12.5% for the next 5,000 copies sold, then 15% for all further copies sold. Paperback: 8% of retail price on the first 150,000 copies sold, then 10% thereafter.”
This is what you will get. This is what Stephen King gets. This is what I get.
***on a personal note, I, (Ann) recently read another article that noted a large social media following now plays an important role in getting a contract from one of the major publishing houses. For those of you who aren't active on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc. This might be a good time to start building those followers...IF... you want to query the big publishers.
20 2018-09-02 22:03:36
Re: First book finally published. (11 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Basic)
Congrats. Now the hard part begins. Marketing.
21 2018-08-31 02:33:29
Re: Another reason Amazon needs competition (1 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Amazon has major changes going on and from the posts I read on the Kindle Scout FB group, the authors there are all in a panic. In April, Kindle Scout became extinct. Now, CreateSpace will soon be a thing of the past. All the print books published by CS, will be migrated to Kindle Direct Publishing.
No telling what will shake out next.
This is just my personal opinion, but I've been small press published, traditionally published, and indie published. I've gone wide, and I've gone Amazon exclusive. I've published with CreateSpace and Ingram's Lightning Source.
Critics can bad mouth Amazon all they want, but until something changes, they offer the best deal in town. They pay sales royalties and per page royalties at a decent percentage...and they pay on time! And, their customer service out performs any I've dealt with. You contact them via computer and have a choice of how you want to be contacted in return. If you choose "call now," the phone will ring within seconds, and you'll talk directly to a human. If you email them, they will answer within 24 hours.
If you need changes made to your book info or find a problem, you can contact Author Central, and again, the response will be fast.
This isn't to say Amazon is perfect. There are aspects of it I dislike, but again, until something better comes along...
22 2018-08-29 12:57:40
Topic: A good source for advance and royalty info (3 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Here's information from a NYT bestselling author of what to expect in advances and royalty if you go the traditional route.
https://us3.campaign-archive.com/?u=cdd … 854a68aefb
Go to the link and scroll down to Income as Writers:Advances
23 2018-08-17 17:02:50
Re: The Hacker (4 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Basic)
Sol,
Didn't get anything the first time around, but today, I got two messages.
24 2018-07-29 12:55:41
Re: I hope this is okay to post here (15 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Hey Justin,
Thanks so much. I haven't used Dax, but I do have a character in one of my books by the name of Dak Savage. Don't think I've used Samantha anywhere.
Thanks for your entry. I'll add the names to my list.
25 2018-07-26 16:17:43
Re: I hope this is okay to post here (15 replies, posted in TheNextBigWriter Premium)
Funny, MJ!!! If I go with a boy/girl combination...maybe I should name them Hunky and Dory!! Ritter's son should be a "hunk" like his dad...and in the movie, Finding Dory... Dory the fish is pretty quirky...so she'd match up with True!
