All Discussions Tagged 'Fouche' - CrimeSpace2024-03-19T02:24:07Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=Fouche&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWhere are all the agents?tag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-09-24:537324:Topic:3559082012-09-24T15:56:00.530ZJames Fouchehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JamesFouche
<p>I finally finished my next book, KING OF SORROW. I've started submitting sample chapters to agents. At first this was an exciting time. I was half expecting an agent to call me and throw a contract my way.</p>
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<p>As is the norm in the literary business, nothing happened. It's been many months and there has been no reply. I decided to send it to other agents as well and the result was the same. Meanwhile life is passing me by and my writing work is lagging behind.</p>
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<p>I finally finished my next book, KING OF SORROW. I've started submitting sample chapters to agents. At first this was an exciting time. I was half expecting an agent to call me and throw a contract my way.</p>
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<p>As is the norm in the literary business, nothing happened. It's been many months and there has been no reply. I decided to send it to other agents as well and the result was the same. Meanwhile life is passing me by and my writing work is lagging behind.</p>
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<p>I really don't want to publish this book myself. I feel it has International appeal, which means I need someone to represent me overseas. I'm still struggling with that great South African hurdle. No one reads here and I'm too far away from any country where people actually do read.</p>
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<p>What's the current hype about agents in US, UK and AUS? Is it still wise to obtain the services of a literary agent? Any advice will help.</p>
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<p>James Fouche</p> Author vs Publishertag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-11-03:537324:Topic:3211342011-11-03T13:34:50.404ZJames Fouchehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JamesFouche
<p>Hi all!</p>
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<p>I am a crime author residing in South Africa. My first novel was released a number of months ago through a company called Raider Publishing, a USA based publishing company.</p>
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<p>I have since created a website (<a href="http://www.jackhanger.com/">www.jackhanger.com</a>) and I have submitted the book for local reviews.</p>
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<p>Anyway, now I have a series of problems hindering my growth and I really need some advice. My publishers have refused to use…</p>
<p>Hi all!</p>
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<p>I am a crime author residing in South Africa. My first novel was released a number of months ago through a company called Raider Publishing, a USA based publishing company.</p>
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<p>I have since created a website (<a href="http://www.jackhanger.com/">www.jackhanger.com</a>) and I have submitted the book for local reviews.</p>
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<p>Anyway, now I have a series of problems hindering my growth and I really need some advice. My publishers have refused to use local distributors, so the book won’t make it to shelf space unless I can get it there myself. As a new author, this is not doable. Also, I may not distribute the book as the publisher holds the rights. So now Ingram is the distributor and SA bookstores hardly ever purchase through Ingram because of a Rand/Dollar conflict.</p>
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<p>So, I figured the book could be released on e-book/kindle format for the overseas market. As this was a feature my publishers introduced into their services after publication of my book, I now have to pay for this service. Again, I’m not allowed to do it via someone else as they hold the rights.</p>
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<p>Because of the slow progress, I have lost out on a possible movie deal. I now realise I have to promote and try to sell the book in the UK and USA because there the people are more active readers and more appreciative of crime novels than SA locals. My finances are depleted, so marketing it to UK and USA readers is out of the question.</p>
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<p>What to do? Please give me some advice on how to generate sales, so that I can finish my second novel. Also, I want to avoid the pitfalls encountered with the first book. Any advice or help will be appreciated.</p>
<p>Regards,</p>
<p>James Fouche</p>
<p><a href="http://www.jackhanger.com/">www.jackhanger.com</a></p> Book websites...tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-10-27:537324:Topic:3204282011-10-27T07:42:33.758ZJames Fouchehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JamesFouche
<p>Alright, so the book is finished, and with it dies the passion of writing it. Suddenly it becomes a business and the passion is reserved for author interviews, blogging, etc. </p>
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<p>As a business, the book has to be marketed and awareness has to be created. You set up a site and wait for the feet. They never come...</p>
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<p>Can anyone tell me how to effectively create Internet-feet to a booksite? I knew I had to market the site in order to get the people to click on it, but…</p>
<p>Alright, so the book is finished, and with it dies the passion of writing it. Suddenly it becomes a business and the passion is reserved for author interviews, blogging, etc. </p>
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<p>As a business, the book has to be marketed and awareness has to be created. You set up a site and wait for the feet. They never come...</p>
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<p>Can anyone tell me how to effectively create Internet-feet to a booksite? I knew I had to market the site in order to get the people to click on it, but the result has been a bit disappointing.</p>
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<p>Please check out the site below and let me know if there is something wrong with the look/feel. Also, how can I generate more visits to the site?</p>
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<p>James Fouche</p>
<p><a href="http://www.jackhanger.com">www.jackhanger.com</a></p> The Antagonisttag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-08-24:537324:Topic:3117182011-08-24T11:09:59.079ZJames Fouchehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JamesFouche
<p>Some advice, please.</p>
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<p>The antagonist in my next book is called The Antagonist. At first I thought this would be temporary, hoping that something better would present itself. Besides, giving the bad guy a bad guy syndrome sounded like a bad idea (pardon the pun). Frequently a character would be named Girl With Hat, or Guy2???, until a more suitable name came to mind.</p>
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<p>But I've come to love this character so much that I can't kill him off or change his name! I've…</p>
<p>Some advice, please.</p>
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<p>The antagonist in my next book is called The Antagonist. At first I thought this would be temporary, hoping that something better would present itself. Besides, giving the bad guy a bad guy syndrome sounded like a bad idea (pardon the pun). Frequently a character would be named Girl With Hat, or Guy2???, until a more suitable name came to mind.</p>
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<p>But I've come to love this character so much that I can't kill him off or change his name! I've described his journey from average joe to bad guy, detailing how his menace grew and how he transformed/morphed from good to bad. Essentially he has become (wait for it...) - The Antagonist.</p>
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<p>My question: How would a reader receive a character called The Antagonist?</p>
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<p>James Fouche</p> Do we credit readers with brains?tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-07-12:537324:Topic:2994502011-07-12T07:43:11.040ZJames Fouchehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JamesFouche
<p>I love tackling books written prior to the 1940's. They wrote in a different voice - if that makes any sense at all.</p>
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<p>Sadly, I realized that over the years authors have scaled down their depth and their writing styles to accomodate readers. Detailed descriptions of landscapes and well-worded emotional expressions used to form part of our vernacular. Now the echoing blast from a gun gets broken down to mili-seconds and stripped into words - which the editors eventually scratch…</p>
<p>I love tackling books written prior to the 1940's. They wrote in a different voice - if that makes any sense at all.</p>
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<p>Sadly, I realized that over the years authors have scaled down their depth and their writing styles to accomodate readers. Detailed descriptions of landscapes and well-worded emotional expressions used to form part of our vernacular. Now the echoing blast from a gun gets broken down to mili-seconds and stripped into words - which the editors eventually scratch out.</p>
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<p>Do we no longer credit readers with brains? Or has illiteracy ratings guided us to a more depraved grammar in order to make our stories more readable? Or has self-publishing opened the door for writers who would normally not have made it to the shelf?</p>
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<p>James Fouche</p> Do we credit readers with brains?tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-07-12:537324:Topic:2994492011-07-12T07:43:07.121ZJames Fouchehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JamesFouche
<p>I love tackling books written prior to the 1940's. They wrote in a different voice - if that makes any sense at all.</p>
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<p>Sadly, I realized that over the years authors have scaled down their depth and their writing styles to accomodate readers. Detailed descriptions of landscapes and well-worded emotional expressions used to form part of our vernacular. Now the echoing blast from a gun gets broken down to mili-seconds and stripped into words - which the editors eventually scratch…</p>
<p>I love tackling books written prior to the 1940's. They wrote in a different voice - if that makes any sense at all.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Sadly, I realized that over the years authors have scaled down their depth and their writing styles to accomodate readers. Detailed descriptions of landscapes and well-worded emotional expressions used to form part of our vernacular. Now the echoing blast from a gun gets broken down to mili-seconds and stripped into words - which the editors eventually scratch out.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Do we no longer credit readers with brains? Or has illiteracy ratings guided us to a more depraved grammar in order to make our stories more readable? Or has self-publishing opened the door for writers who would normally not have made it to the shelf?</p>
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<p>James Fouche</p>