Steps To Become An Author in the UAE

Austin-Macauley-Become-an-Author

Writing a well-scripted manuscript is one thing, but getting your completed book out in the market is a complex, yet systemized procedure that can be broken down into a number of different steps. Once you have finalized the genre that suits your style best, it is time to pen down the writing. The process of becoming an author initiates with scribbling off your story on the paper as an initial draft.

To get your book published, there are a handful of ways to execute and satisfy your publishing conduct. If you are uncertain about the right mode for your meticulous title, then this process can become more and more complicated. Austin Macauley Publishers help you choose the most clear-cut path for the purpose of publishing your book, to assist you in the process.

Among all the countless ways to get your manuscript book bound, the central routes Austin Macauley offers fit into one of the following classifications:

  • Traditional Publishing

  • Hybrid Publishing

Traditional publishing was the only method writers were familiar with, before the emergence of hybrid publishing, which occupies a common ground between traditional and self-publishing methods. The ancient traditional publishing model requires you to commission an agent to pitch your book to the publishers, without the guarantee that it will be heard any time soon, which happens quite often. Whereas hybrid publishing is a catch-all umbrella term used to refer to the middle ground of the publishing world, often described by terms such as author-assisted publishing, independent publishing, partnership publishing, co-publishing, and entrepreneurial publishing.

Hybrid publishers offer value to the writers about something that they might not have at the time, desire, or expertise to perform themselves. They are, however, discerning and own editorial standards about what to publish.

So with that perfect book in mind, we’ve culled a list of tips to help ensure that your next book reaches more than the members of your creative writing group. Follow these steps, and you could be among the next hit titles!

Become a Better Reader

It has been a universal rule of becoming an author; all the praised authors are undoubtedly voracious readers. In order to expose your mind to high-quality writing, you need to read and read a lot more. You will develop the fine elements of the context in your work without realizing it and your writing will improve in no time. So to begin the journey of your book, read more and write more; every day.

Spot Your Genre

The agents, bookshops, and the publishers are keen and particular about the genre of your book. Your book may fall into a single dominant or a combination of varied genres. In order to attract the right audience for your book, you need to classify your book with caution as it serves as an extremely helpful sales tool.

You can aid yourself in pitching your book by comparing your book to a similar one already breathing in the market. This works alike in choosing the right hook to hang your book on. Your book will be relatable and be classified in a better way. The readers who have enjoyed the similar previous read will definitely pursue your book. Being a writer you will have your own ‘authorial voice’ but this practice helps to classify your book better.

Showcase Your Writing

A good practice is to first publish you, before publishing the book. Building and developing your social and online platform is an extremely important step. Whether you have penned down your manuscript or have just begun scribbling, start building your platform now. This will help you in receiving the feedback early and give ample chance to improve where your story lacks.

You can choose the following ways to raise your public presence:

  • Start A Blog
  • Write On Online Platforms
  • Write Online Short Stories

Find a literary agent/ publisher

The traditional publishing method demands literary agents to process the underlying manuscripts. Contrary to that, hybrid publishing can work just as well, without the need for an agent. Agents usually submit and process your work on your behalf to different publishers. Hiring an agent comes with its own benefits, but why amplify the already long process when you have the option to process your manuscript directly at Austin Macauley through hybrid publishing.

Prepare your materials

You need to prepare your supporting materials beforehand at the beginning of the process. This will include the sample chapters of your book, and the synopsis. This can collectively be named as your book proposal. To get published, they can become essential pieces of documentation.

Austin Macauley offers an exceptionally convenient method to allow you to submit your manuscripts. To let your potential demonstrate by your writing, Austin Macauley Publishers will seek the following requirements to initiate the process of your book publishing.

The required materials include:

  • Synopsis
  • Cover Letter
  • Manuscript

Submit to Austin Macauley

Austin Macauley is successfully winning hearts and giving a voice to new authors throughout the world. If you are dreaming to become an author in the UAE, then reach out to us today!

You can choose to submit your work to us through email, post or through our website. Begin with filling out the online form on the page, your work will then be transferred to our editorial department for further processing. If your work is approved by us, you will officially be on board to embark your journey as a soon-to-be-successful author in the literary world.

Final Words

The journey to becoming an author is indeed a long process and requires a lot of patience. With the growing sway of becoming an author in UAE, Austin Macauley has proven to pay its part in extending measures to facilitate every new emerging writer.

Coming with all its hardships and rejections, becoming an author is an exciting journey in itself. Similar to many other industries in UAE, this industry is evolving with time and has embraced new and emerging publishing methods as well, including the ever-growing hybrid method with the help of publishing houses like us.

As a writer, you need to arm yourself with exposure and knowledge by reading a lot, you may find attending extensive courses and events can help! Get social and enjoy interactions with authors, agents, and publishers.

All the hard work eventually pays off and when it does, you will certainly enjoy the moment when you hold your first ever book in your hands. After that, the pressure gets shifted to the publisher for marketing, which we abide whole-heartedly!

If you have an amazingly written manuscript waiting to be heard, then connect with Austin Macauley to their vast milieu of fiction and non-fiction books. Authors who are willing may drop their manuscripts with us, as we are accepting them worldwide.

Why You Need To Have an Author Blog?

Austin-Macauley-Why-you-need-to-have-an-author-blog

Over the last few years the rise in blogging, bloggers and vloggers has dramatically increased due to the increase in social media preference, but blogs aren’t just for influencers!

Having a blog as an author creates great potential to unlocking new connections, book sales and promotions, whilst giving you the opportunity to have some creative fun aside from your book as an author.

We’ve put together some of the top reasons why you should have an author blog!

Establishing a Writing Discipline

Blogging is just like writing a book, every author establishes their own writing style and tone – whether that’s a humours tone with underlying satire or abrupt and to the point, your blogging style is our choice!

Your blogging style can match and reflect the tone or your book, or the way in which you wish to be represented as an author and writer. However, once you’ve picked a tone, stick to it! This can help to define and promote a well-established blog and one that your readers become familiar with. A change of post style can look out of place!

It’s important to also be firm with yourself and follow a routine of consistent blogging. Be organised and ensure blogs go up on your website when you plan them too!

Feedback Engagement

Always welcome and encourage feedback!

Some readers like to engage with blogs more openly and leave comments once they’ve read them. Comments can be positive, neutral or negative – so it’s important that you approach comments and feedback in the correct way, as others can see your response.

All feedback is good feedback as it helps you progress as an author!

Establishing the Expertise and Credibility

With practise and experience, the content on your blog will improve over time. Your writing style and tone will secure itself, and readers will become familiar with when you post, establishing credibility as a blogger, as well as an author.

Check out other authors blogs for comparison and creative flair! They might be doing something you’re not but would love to do – however remember to keep in the style you wish to achieve for your blog.

Chance To Build Connections

Blogs serve as an incredibly effective platform to make more connections!

Readers, authors, bloggers, business owners, and service providers all come across blogs daily. Whether they just read your blog, leave a comment or share it on social media, the potential of making a new and important connection is endless.

Interacting with those that interact with you, could be key to pushing your blog and book.

Get Your Name to a Search Engine

This isn’t one that most understand, however in basic terms, the more you blog, the more likely it is to appear on search engines, such as Google, this then increases the amount of readers on your blog!

Top Tip: When writing your blog, write a list of all the key words you’d like to include. These could be the name of your book, the genre, any relevant terms will do! Try to use each key word at least 5 times in your blog – that way, google will recognise those terms more if they’re searched.

A Chance To Interact

Blogging is a key tool in terms of marketing and sales, and one that’s free!

Blogging could be a vital choice in the increase of popularity for your book online. Combined with social media and/or a website, the possibilities for promotion, sales, interaction, events and more through interaction with your readers in a fun, creative way are incredible.

In reflection, the positives of having an author blog are countless and the high majority of those with an author blog will agree – give blogging a go today, you might find you have a creative flair for online blogs alongside writing books!

Austin Macauley’s Remarkable Collection of Upcoming Books

A-Remarkable-Collection-of-our-Upcoming-Books

Bibliophiles can never get enough of reading and are always on the hunt for new books!

Reading contributes to your growth, challenges your perspective, and allows you to experience multiple realities. The benefits of reading are countless. If you are a bibliophile and looking for new books to read, then this blog is definitely for you.

Check out our list of upcoming releases that we’re certain you won’t be able to put down. Each one is a unique, enlightening and a thought-provoking read that will enrich your mind.

Is Life as We Know It? by Palak and Pooja

The inimitable authors Palak and Pooja co-wrote an astounding and thought-provoking book that will make you question your lifestyle, the choices you make in life and how you comprehend your existence. It will compel you to re-evaluate everything that you think you know.

The book is composed of immensely beguiling messages that whisper the secrets of the universe!

You can buy a copy of  this upcoming release Is Life as We Know It? Online Here.

 

 

 

A Piece of Fabric by Khalid Bin Khalifa Al-Qanbar

9780000000165

A Piece of Fabric is a crime novel creatively penned down by the adroit author Khalid Bin Khalifa Al-Qanbar.

The novel brings forth a heartfelt message of holding on to the hope that there is always light after dark. Things that appear bad at the time eventually lead to something good or the things that are sighted as bad can even be a blessing in disguise. This very creative novel aims to ground optimism in the readers.

Buy a copy of A Piece of Fabric Online today!

 

 

What Do You Know About My Love, Baby? by Shaikhah Kaseb

This upcoming release is a romance novel by the talented author Shaikhah Kaseb, offering the very definition of love and acquainting you with its fathomlessness. The novel is a series of romantic sentences and poems between the two lovers. It encompasses the richness of emotions, struggles, and passion.

The book will help you realise the value of love and elucidates that love is a blessed gift inside our hearts and it is immoral to go against its blessed soul. One should never exploit their lovers and loved ones. It fixates on the fact that everyone deserves to love and be loved.

If you’re intrigued by this captivating romance novel, you can buy a copy here!

Indulge in your flair for reading with our eclectic selection of books and never miss our upcoming releases!

You can view all our upcoming releases we have on our website today!

Eid and Books – The Perfect Combo

Austin-Macauley-Eid-AlFitr


Eid-ul-Fitr is the blessed festivity that every Muslim around the world celebrates after completing the holy month of fasting i-e Ramadan.

 

This Eid is a gift from Almighty Allah to his people for successfully fasting for a month. Eid is not just a worldly festival, but its significance is purely spiritual. It is the occasion of family gettogether, friends’ hangouts and taking care of the less privileged. This Eid is also known for the distribution of sweets among family members and neighbors.


But what will you do once all the family meeting and greeting is done? Have you considered picking up a book? We thought to make your Eid day interesting by sharing some of our top books!

1. Happiness: Get It, Keep It, Oh… and, Enjoy It by Dr. Louise Lambert

This book is true to its title. Urging people to understand the science behind happiness and contentment. The book has a practical workbook that lets you know how to implement strategies to lead a happy life.

Each strategy is simple, to the point, and can be done right in this book. All are referenced straight from the research literature, so you can be sure you are getting the best from the science of happiness and can successfully achieve a better version of you!

2. Green Leave of A Dry Trees by Zakia Hashim Basri

A spiritual read that helps you to unfold the deep meanings of one’s life.

We go through many phases in our life; some phases are easy to pass and enjoyable, with others hard to even imagine. But when we investigate the chaotic box of our life and try to untie the anchors of events, we find that Allah had a reason for allowing things to happen.

The book suggests that it is still not late to re-arrange the box of your life according to Allah’s will.

3.The Knowledge and The Concept of Creation Between Heritage and Modernity by Abdulrahman Omar Faheel Elbum

The author of the book has tried to bring the essence of our Islamic values and heritage back by negating the misleading publications based on superstitions. This book offers a brilliant comparison of Heritage and Modernity.

4.Heading East by Abdulla Nasser Sultan Alameri

An amazing book that takes you to another world. A refreshing breeze for those who have taste in journey oriented books. The storytelling approach flows from the strangers telling their tales to the reigns of sultans, the history of knights and vanished cities whose heroes are still alive in books. Explore what the gate holds on the other side of the world.

5.Friends’ Pact by Mona Mohammed Alnaqbi

The strong bonding of the friends is sometimes shaken through unforeseen incidents but only a few friendships survive and last forever. This book is a combination of thriller and adventure about friends who are destined to meet exuberant incidents in their lives. Would their friendship remain intact? Find out in Friends’ Pact.

 

Why not tell us which read you enjoyed the most over on our social media channels – Facebook and  Twitter