Sara Megibow

How QUICKLY do you write? 3 books per year works for verrrrrry few authors - plan an author career based on YOUR writing style. #pubtip 4/5

What is your BACKLIST? Are you a debut or an established author? Strategy changes over the course of an author career. #pubtip 3/5

In what GENRE do you write? Profit strategy for a romance author is vastly different than that for a middle grade author, etc. #pubtip 2/5

4 tips for vetting advice for your OWN personal author career...

#pubtip
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Author #pubtip = Keep. A. Copy. Of. Your. Publishing. Contract. (somewhere where you can find it)

that is all. :)

#pubtip #podcast with super agents @literaticat and our fearless leader @DaphneUn "agents vs schmagents" = jenniferlaughran.com/literaticast/e…

#pubtip = read the original query letter for AN ENCHANTMENT OF RAVENS. Success story right here!! writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g…

#PubTip = teens in a YA novel set in 1992 shouldn't say "WTF" or "LOL." #oops #edit

Author monies rarely increase linearly. Budget wisely! It's common for money (advances, royalties, subrights) to bounce up and down. #pubtip

Craft #pubtip = "5 Things Being a Journalist Taught Me About Writing Fiction" - by @mikemartinez72 at @WritersDigest writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g…

#pubtip #reminder = if you self publish your book, you are the publisher and the e-tailer (amazon.com, etc) is the distributor.

When you mention your previously published novels in a query, include title, date and publisher. #queries #pubtip

Three Of The Best (profitable!) Moments for an author =
- going to reprint
- earning out advance
- subrights deals
#agenting #pubtip

#pubtip = Read Widely.

Spread kindness #pubtip = did you spot your book face-out in a bookstore? Send your publisher (especially the sales reps!) a thank you!!

Query #pubtip = read original query for AN ENCHANTMENT OF RAVENS (with my notes in it) as an example of success! writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/g…

See it too often in submissions = awkward and not effective. #pubtip

Craft #pubtip = avoid scenes of your protagonist looking at self in a mirror to tell the reader what they look like.

Money #pubtip = part of my job is strategizing profit. Three branches of the profit tree = advance, royalties, subsidiary rights deals.

Young adult #pubtip = check those opening pages! Try to start your YA novel with teens talking to teens; not adults talking to adults.