Are Readers Important to Authors?

Bestselling author tells of his fans in almost reverential tones, as well as they should be. Loyal following coming back for more of the books, then there is the real key to long-term bestseller. Understand the authors relentlessly to produce great work that continues to please its audience, but many also directly interact with their fans. Author Web sites that are trendy, some of them are made very elaborate.

Fauzi Burke is the founder and president of FSB Associates http://www.fsbassciates.com. His company specializes in online advertising and author sites.

Fauzi asked: What’s the most unusual advertising program, which was developed? “We are proud that our ability to harness the full power of the web authors and their books in the service, and we are particularly committed to the online presence for the project.

Here are some examples of “sins of our site Doug Stanton goes beyond words and images, including audio interviews with survivors sank in 1945 on the USS Indianapolis, images of real rescue at sea, and discussion. Our campaign book of the diverse audience, from World War II Veterans and history enthusiasts, college and high school students.

“Christopher Rice supernatural thriller number of souls, we used the animation and graphics to create an online meeting place that echoes the eerie atmosphere of book, adding exclusive content as a virtual directory of the New Orleans school history, and back-story of the characters. Chris even helped to promote the emergence of the real the world on MTV.

“We are using cutting-edge animated maps of our site Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson at dawn the army, to show the critical points in Germany and the Allies in North Africa, the attack took place in 1942-1943. Animation helps to bring life to our website Blue Latitudes Tony Horwitz, combining sea chart that traces Captain Cook voyages extracts relevant extracts of the book.

“But do not use bells and whistles for their own sake. Our website is Mitch Albom the five people you meet in heaven novel called simplified approach, which allows the warm and wonderful story written to take center stage. Since this is the kind of books people like to share, e-cards are that fans can send to your friends. There are guides and reading materials group, and Q & A with Mitch. And the Spanish language, we created a site in Spanish that will help expand the audience even more.

“For all of these books, which are also mounted in the campaign face-to-mouth to attract attention, site visits and media coverage. Ultimately, the concerted efforts have been largely met in results – sales.

Many sites are only a few authors of shops whose primary purpose is to sell books. Other more intimate feeling, calling: “Come to know me. Stay and talk.” With all the other pressures of their time, why worry about a successful author reply fan mail or e-mail reply messages on their websites and keep up to date information about your new project or when they appear?

Nicholas Sparks, www.nicholassparks.com, whose first book, notebook set a new standard for romance, responded to the question: can communicate with their fans more than most writers. Their website is very interactive, with forums and e-mail address for fans to attend. Why this approach? “People are so many questions about my novels if you want to know me, and there are a lot of misinformation out there. I wanted to have a correct answer form, where the readers can be easily. The site is a way to find out the truth is out there. For example, the question of where I get a notebook idea? If I say I was inspired by my wife’s grandparents, this is the truth, but not much information. Readers want to know more: What is your inspiration? How do you think that the whole process? And I explained the whole situation, so that the reader understand. ”

Is it to promote oral interaction Buzz Book? “Maybe a little. But not everyone cares about what life is like an author. They just want to read a good book.”

Anna Jacobs, wrote 29 novels http://www.annajacobs.com mainly of historical sagas and romances. She lives in Australia, its main publisher in the United Kingdom and his books are sold around the world, including the United States.

We asked Anna: Romance writers, it seems more personal relationship with his fans, interacting with them on sites, forums, chats, reading books. Why? What the author learned from this interaction that will help your work? “I do not know if it’s just romance authors. I think the women in it. I think if anything the new universe that will be good karma. Or, as my daughter says: What goes around comes around. But you must have contact with readers, because if you can not connect to readers and write good books (he is the most important condition) to go out and talk about other books.

“I learned letters from readers about the many things they particularly liked. It does not hurt. It is also writing a very lonely activity, and therefore good to keep in touch with others. And we all have opinions and praise. I’m human just like anyone else. I to know that someone else is using your book. It’s much more fun than the sales figures. ”

Susan Elizabeth Phillips, www.susanelizabethphillips.com, there are only five winners Romance Writers of America Favorite Book of the Year awards, including Romance Writers of Fame, 2001 Hall – was a pioneer, and some say perfected “romantic comedy” School of science fiction. written with humorous touch. We asked Susan: You seem to interact with their readers on its website a bit. Even mentioned some of the categories you fans, for those who like their books, humor, and those who are more in tune with what happens to the characters. How to shape your writing fan interaction? “I love my readers, but I do my best not to let their views known in writing to my form in any way. About ten years later, the final burst of my brain and really understand that all the books written by someone else and be loved, something that you do not like the world (sigh anyone) is not going to like my books. It was intensely liberating. They told me that my best work, focus only on pleasing me the same thing. Indeed, the biggest “Aha Moment” My career “.

This is not the only romance authors who have their own Web site, Stuart Woods, http://www.stuartwoods.com writes mysteries, and was badly hit by the New York Times bestseller list many times.

Stuart’s response to the question: You are one of bestselling author who regularly meet to readers via e-mail, why? “I am a direct kind contributions. I have a feeling that what I am doing is right. But I never change what I do, because what I hear from readers. Most overweight people love books and write my way.

And it’s not just the household name of the author, who appreciates his readers.

Lydia Joyce, www.lydiajoyce.com, the latest book is “Night Veil ‘perdirbinys intense, sensual Gothic style, with a mysterious prince castle ruins, and no younger than the heroine of his own secrets to hide.

Lydia said: “To be quite rude if you do not have fans, I could not earn money. And if I’m not earning money, writing is a hobby, not work!

“But the fans are important to me much more than economic reasons. My desire to become a writer began ghost stories told to all Girl Scout campfires. I liked how it may affect other people, how can I take my emotions experience and the stories of my people. pleasure to other people about my story is an important motivation for me. If it were not for that would be totally happy to let my stories in my head when they started. ”

Lynne Connolly is a series of Richard and Rose books, romantic novels set in the middle mid eighteenth century. His latest book, “Harley Street” was released in March, and there is a new Mr. and Mrs. Strang from their mortal enemies, Julia and Stephen Drury and the sins of the old tales attempt to come back again.

We asked Lynne: Why do you care about your fans, as a writer? “They checked my work, I say that I am in the right direction. Unreflective fans are not fans, and can often give you the information you ever. His breath sustains me alive, and the presentation of my work to publishers and agents’ confidence. Economically to buy books, but this allows me to write more, and my editor and continue to trust me. I feel at home all day with the company’s keyboard. connect the fans, help me maintain my goal. And the fan reader. rounding of relationships, communication between writer and reader.

Marjorie Jones www.majoriejones.com, Jewel, and the sword “was just published Medallion Press. She says that her fans are important, because I’m fan-end-all be-all experience of writing. Finishing the book is an incredible feeling. Sales, the publisher of the book is an incredible feeling. The adoption of the reading public the book is better than two, why they important? because without them, my history, to move an unlimited period of time according to your hard disk boundaries. There is no end. Not for the reason. Fans for life stories. ”

Take a few minutes this summer and learn more about their favorite author. If you really liked your last book, let them know. They would like to hear from you.