Donna Fasano Agawana Zinsinsi Zake Kwa Mabapiyoni 4 Miliyoni Ogulitsa
Mabuku a Donna Fasano agulitsa makope opitirira mamiliyoni 4 padziko lonse ndipo afalitsidwa m'zinenero pafupifupi khumi ndi ziwiri. Pofalitsidwa koyamba ndi wofalitsa wachikhalidwe, Fasano anaganiza kuti apite njira yosindikizira yekha - ndipo tsopano akukhalitsa pa mabuku ake.
Pano, "Donna Faz" amapereka wolemba wolemba yekha wodziwa-ndi-woona nzeru za kugawidwa kwa DIY ndi malonda:
Pangani Zolemba Zanu Zowonjezeka M'zinthu Zambiri ndi Zopanga
Valerie Peterson: Kodi mumasindikiza ndi kugawira ntchito zotani? Ebooks? Sakani? Malangizo aliwonse kwa olemba kumeneko?
Donna Fasano: Mabuku anga amapezeka kwa Kindle, Nook, Kobo , ndi eBooks (mu sitolo ya iTunes). Ma ebook anga angapo alipo pa Smashwords.com . Zina mwa mabuku anga akupezeka. Ndimagwiritsa ntchito CreateSpace pamabuku anga osindikizira, koma pali makampani ena omwe amapereka POD (zosindikiza-zofuna), monga Lulu.com , Print-To-Press, etc. Mabuku anga amapezekanso ngati mabuku a audio pa Audible.com , Amazon, ndi iTunes.
Malangizo anga kwa olemba ndi awa: kupangitsa mabuku anu kupezeka m'malo ambiri monga momwe mungathere, mumagulu ambiri monga momwe mungathere - ebooks, kusindikiza, mabuku a audio , ndi mtundu uliwonse womwe ungabwere.
Ndakhala ndikugwira ntchito zaka 20 ndikuyika "mazira anga onse mudengu limodzi" ndipo sindikufuniranso kulakwitsa. Pali owerenga ambiri padziko lonse lapansi, ndipo onse ali ndi zosiyana ndi momwe amakonda kuwerenga: ena amakonda kugwira buku la pepala m'manja mwawo, ena amakonda e-reader, ena amakonda kutsegula mabuku pa mafoni awo, ena amawerengera kuchokera ku iPads kapena mapiritsi ena, pamene ena ndi omvetsera omvera.
Ndikufuna mabuku anga akhalepo kwa wina aliyense amene angayesere kuyesa makanema anga achikondi.
Onetsetsani Kuti Bukhu Lanu Ndilo Luso
VP: Ndi bukhu liti la malonda omwe mukudalira?
DF: Choyamba, kujambula , kutanthauza chivundikiro chabukhu ndi bukhu labukhu (aka, malonda anu). Kwa aliyense yemwe akufuna kupita ku indie, dziwani kuti izi ndizo zinthu zoyamba zomwe owerenga anu adzawona pamene apita ku Store Kindle kapena Store Nook Book, kapena Store iTunes iBook.
Kulipira chojambula chojambulidwa kuti apange chivundikiro chachikulu kuli bwino mtengo. Pokhapokha ngati mutadziwa zambiri za Photoshop, musayese kuchita chivundikirocho nokha.
Ndipo pamene mulemba ndondomeko yanu ya bukhu, gwiritsani ntchito zenizeni zolimba mu blurb yanu. Kokani wowerenga pofotokoza protagonist yanu kapena dziko lomwe mudalenga. Kutsirizitsa zolaulazo ndi mpikisano wotseguka zomwe owerenga aziwona kuti ayenera kuwerenga buku lanu.
Limbikitsani Bukhu Lanu Mablogi ndi Zotsatiridwa Zotsatsa
VP: Nanga mumagwirizana bwanji ndi owerenga atsopano?
DF: Ndikutsirizitsa Chikwama Chatsopano Chotsitsimula cha 50 Chobwezeretsa Mtima Wanga chomwe chinachitika masiku opitirira khumi. Zinali zokondweretsa, koma zinali ntchito zambiri. Komabe, kuyesa kubwereza ma blog ndi njira imodzi yabwino yopezera owerenga atsopano. Wolemba angapeze mndandanda wautali wa olemba olemba olemba malemba omwe ali pafupi ndi mtundu uliwonse mwa Googling "[insani genre] blog directory" kapena "[insert genre] blog database."
Ndipo monga ndikuganizira kuti ndatchula, malonda ndi ofunikira. Nkhani Yoperekera Njala Masiku ano ndi malo abwino omwe olemba atsopano ayamba. Buku Bub ndi loposa, koma malonda anu adzalandira zotsatira.
Lankhulani ndi Owerenga pa Social Media
VP: Kodi mumagwirizana kwambiri ndi owerenga anu pogwiritsa ntchito mafilimu kapena masewera ena, monga kuwerenga, kulemba, misonkhano, ndi zina zotero?
DF: Zaka zambiri zapitazo, ndakhala ndikuwerenga ndikusindikiza m'masitolo ogulitsa mabuku.
Nthawi ina ndinapita ku ulendo wamakilomita 4. Ndinapereka ma workshop ndi semina pa misonkhano ya Romance Writers of America (RWA) , komanso ndinayenda mozungulira ku sukulu zapamwamba ndikuyankhula ndi ophunzira za ntchito yanga. Ndinayankhula m'mabuku a kuderalo. Ndipo ngakhale kuti zinthu zonsezi zinali zosangalatsa, sindikudziwa kuti ntchitozi sizinangopweteketsa mtima wanga. Yang'anani pa ine, ndine wolemba wofalitsa. "
Masiku ano, ndimakumana ndikupatsani moni owerenga tsiku ndi tsiku pa intaneti. Ndili pa Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, Pinterest, ndi Tumblr. Ndili ndi blog yotchedwa In All Directions (chifukwa sindinadziwe zomwe ndingakonde kubwerezapo) ndipo ndiri ndi malo otsegula omwe ndimathamanga otchedwa Awesome Romance Novels kumene ndimalimbikitsa mabuku ena achikondi.
Donna Fasano ndi wopambana nthawi zitatu wa HOLT Medallion, CataRomance Reviewers Choice Wopambana mphoto ya Best Single Title, Wopambana Rose Golden Quill Wopereka mphoto, ndi Romance Writers wa America Golden Heart womaliza. Kuyambira pokhala Mlembi wa Indie, adapambana mphotho ya Owerenga ya 2013 ya A Romance Best pa BooksAndPals.com. Ma ebooks ake apanga Orodha Yowonjezera ya Kindle ndi Nook 100. Pitani ku webusaiti ya Donna Fasano.