About the Author Examples (That You'll Actually Want to Read).
Sections are always available in Author Central so you can add or change the information later. Getting an Author Page for your books. We start the creation process for an Author Page as soon as you sign up for Author Central. It can take 3 to 5 days for the Author Page to appear on the Amazon.com site.
For your author bio and photo, that should go after the story or content finishes, within the book. That way when the person is done reading your words, they can learn more about you and go on to read your other works. Here is a sample About the Author page. This is for my medieval romance series. Note the number of contact methods I offer.
Your author website lets you host a blog, as I do here. That becomes another showcase of your writing, and it also lets others contact you. People who enjoy a blog like to get in touch with the writer and say so.
I know my name, I know what I do and what I’m good at but somehow, all I see is a blank space whenever I need to write my author bio. It’s frustrating, especially when you don’t want to waste a lot of time, but you still want to write a quality bio.
Neil Gaiman offers lots of tips on becoming an author. My favourite is his writing advice: Whatever it takes to finish things, finish. You will learn more from a glorious failure than you ever will from something you never finished. Learn what you can from the experience, and write a better book next time.
You want to write, so you sit down to begin. You stare at the blank page or screen. And stare. And stare. After this happens a few times, you come to the conclusion: 'I want to write, but I don't know what to write about'. You shelve your writing dreams and believe you'll never be a writer. Here are some ideas disguised as quotes to banish blank page blues and get you started: Write your truth 1.
You do write a year in APA format; for in text citations, reference page information, and on the title page for date of the paper. Asked in Authors, Poets, and Playwrights What has the author.