Gabriele Michael Roman-Kane
A man born into political royalty. His father, grandfather, great grandfather and all his other grandfathers being U.S. Senators. He of course next in line to take the families seat.
Ironically, he's a man also born into organized crime. The younger brother to Nick Roman, head of one of the most notorious mafia families on the east coast.
The Roman Family.
All the women in the law office heard the stories. He's well known for taking women to places, one could only dream of going with a man.
Sweet, painfully delicious places.
Will Mia go with him?
Your Author Rock Star
Team - How to put one together by Cameron Skye
We all know there are
major perks to being a self published author. However, with those perks come
additional responsibilities some of us just didn’t expect. Some of those
responsibilities include writing a quality book (of course), but we often
forget there’s also editing, formatting, cover design and marketing.
While we as independent
authors don’t have the same level of support as those traditionally published,
we can get just that by carefully constructing our own rock star support team.
Now you maybe asking who
should I have on my team, and that’s a good question. For me, the necessary
members should include but are not limited to:
You the writer
You are THE most
important person on your team. Never forget that. You can have the best
editors, cover artists and publicist and still get drawn and quartered by the
public if your story is not good.
Make sure the stuff you
are putting out is that of quality and something someone would truly want to
read.
The Editor
The second most important
person on your team is your editor. Remember that drawn and quartered thing? If
your story is wonderful but is full of grammatical and spelling errors, readers
are going to let you know. Be it through reviews or lack of sales. No matter
what you will get told.
When looking for an
editor it is extremely important to find someone that specializes in your
genre. An editor that has experience in
paranormal may not understand all the intricacies of an erotic romance.
Also, make sure to ask
for samples of their work. That way you can verify they are good at catching things
such as spelling errors, grammar mistakes and consistency.
A great way to judge
their work is to ask them to do a mock copy edits for your manuscript.
Cover
Designer/Illustrations
No matter what, people
judge a book by a cover. It’s important
that your cover catch the reader’s eye. I’ll admit I’ve picked books to read
just by there cover and not their blurb. A hot cover can and will draw people
in.
Before you hire a cover
designer, again look at samples of their work. Also cheaper doesn’t always mean
better. I get it, there isn’t a lot of money to hire someone in the beginning.
However, you’re going to have to pay for quality work. Do not skimp here
people. The pay off in the end will be huge.
Formatting and Conversion
And speaking of not
skimping…formatting to me is just as important as editing. I have actually
stopped reading a book on numerous occasions because it was hard to read. All
due to formatting.
If you’re tech-savvy formatting
a book for upload should not be an issue. However, if you are not or do not
want to waste the time it takes to actually format your books, it’s best to
hire someone.
When picking someone to
format your book into the various formats (mobi, epub) make sure to pick
someone that has done books similar to yours.
Again, it’s appropriate
to ask for samples of their work. Also, make sure they are known in your genre.
If you have a lot of graphics, some may not know how to format those for
upload.
Marketing/Publicity
While some authors are really good writers, some are really bad
at self-promotion. If you decide to outsource your marketing, please make sure
you first have a marketing plan to share with them. This allows for your
publicist to know what your goals are and helps them target their approach.
Some authors might want
more readers for their book and don’t care about sales. If this is you, it
would be useful to hire someone who has experience in creating campaigns around
book giveaways and has demonstrated experience in gaining new readers.
If you’re trying to
increase your social media presence it’s important to hire someone who can
successfully do this for you. Before you hire someone for social media, make
sure you check their social media. It’s one way for you to know how they handle
it quickly.
Also, be sure to come up
with a payment plan whether it’s 15% up front or 50% up front. Most will
already have a payment schedule in place, so ask for it upfront.
So there you have it. My
idea of who should be on your rock star team. Remember at the end of the day
it’s your book and name on the line. Your team is a direct reflection on you.
Make sure to put together one that shines not only for themselves but for you.
Alisa Anderson
Well…Alisa did stuff and is still doing stuff. Only now she
has two boys crazy enough to want her to be their mommy. Hey, at least she
tried to warn them. So her job is done.
She lives for a world full of controllable anatomically
correct, android men programmed to meet her specific feminine needs (wink,
wink, nudge, nudge with a big waggle of the eyebrows.) Who look like the Rock
and Ian Somerhalder, and Idris Elba. And, that’s it she promises. Variety.
Gotta have it right?
Cameron Skye
When Cameron is not in the lab working toward a Ph.D., in
Neuropsychopharmacology, which in laymen's terms is basically finding the
effects drugs have on mood and behavior, she is writing stories, crating vivid,
intense characters you will never forget.
She believes while life can take you down every path but
the right one, eventually everyone will find their happily ever after.
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Books by Alisa Anderson: Give and Receive | Fallen Angel
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