To kick off 2015, here are my three (hopefully) inspiring thoughts for writers: 1. I recently had a discussion with a writer who had convinced herself that she was a middle-grade author. But when she wrote a young-adult novel, suddenly, that’s when she discovered her voice, the story worked, and… MORE
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It’s that magic time of year when I tally up the numbers and share with everyone Kristin’s Yearly Stats! Last year we reported numbers on the whole agency, but I figured it would be fun to just take a look at my own year in review. Please note that sales… MORE
2 CommentsPolarization of Authors?
by Kristin Nelson
NINC is a terrific conference that caters to authors who are already multi-published. After attending last week, it’s clear to me that this conference is leaning more and more toward supporting authors who are exploring the indie-publishing route. There was a decidedly anti-traditional-publisher sentiment in a lot of the panels that… MORE
11 CommentsHollywood and Regular Business Hours – A Rare Occurrence
by Kristin Nelson
I just closed a major film deal and I’m taking a moment to savor the fact that I closed the deal while at the office and during regular business hours. This almost never happens. I have closed film deals * while in the back seat of a New York Taxi… MORE
4 CommentsIs HarperCollins Pitting Authors Against Booksellers?
by Kristin Nelson
Just this week, HarperCollins announced that they would give authors a royalty incentive (35% of net instead of 25% of net) on any sales of an individual author’s book(s) that are sold via an affiliate link to HarperCollins’ new consumer-facing branded book retail site. In other words, if the author is… MORE
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