Writer`s Terms
If you decide to become a writer first of all you should learn these TOP 10 Writer`s Terms.
1. Manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural)
Your completed book.
Пример: After the acceptance of a manuscript, you will be informed by email and are kindly asked to complete the file upload for the publication production process.
Перевод: рукопись.
2. Platform
Your author presence that allows you to market your expertise and/or book directly to your audience. Examples include a website, a broad-reaching social media network (Twitter, Facebook), speaking engagements and more.
Пример: If you want to sell more books or simply get your name out there, a writer's platform is essential.
Перевод: "писательская платформа".
3. Query
A one-page letter to an agent or editor that explains what your book is about and who you are.
Пример: If you write fiction or narrative nonfiction, a query letter is your first chance to get an agent interested in reading your work.
Перевод: заявка.
4. Sample chapters
Completed chapters of your ms or proposed book. For a novel, these should be the first chapters of the book. For nonfiction, you may choose those that best represent the style and tone of your project.
Пример: When agents ask for sample chapters, which chapters should you include?
Перевод: образцы глав.
5. Synopsis
A short (usually one-page) front-to-back summary of your work.
Пример: The synopsis is sometimes required because an agent or publisher wants to see, from beginning to end, what happens in your story.
Перевод: краткий обзор.
6. Upmarket
Literary fiction with commercial appeal, particularly women’s fiction. Examples: "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins, "Me before You" by Jojo Moyes, "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger.
Пример: Upmarket is not a genre. It's an adjective used with other categories or genres to create descriptors like "upmarket contemporary novel," or "upmarket science fiction."
Сравни: престижные новинки.
7. Narrative nonfiction
True stories written in a narrative that reads like a novel’s. Narrative nonfiction goes under many names, including creative nonfiction, literary journalism, and fact-based storytelling.
Пример: These literary agents accept narrative nonfiction submissions and queries from writers.
Перевод: литературная журналистика.
8. Proposal
A detailed package used to pitch a nonfiction book; includes a table of contents, a market analysis, fully written sample chapters and more.
Пример: I searched everywhere I could for tips and advice on how to write a nonfiction book proposal.
Перевод: предложение.
9. Royalty
When a book publisher contracts with an author to publish a book, in essence, the author (who is the copyright holder) grants the publisher the right to publish the work for an agreed-up amount of money. This money is called a royalty and is expressed in as a percentage of sales.
Пример: If the book has a list price of $10 and the royalty rate for bookstore sales is 10%, then the author earns $1 for every book sold in a bookstore.
Перевод: авторский гонорар.
10. Book advance
Most traditional publishers will give the author an advance against royalties. That is, they "advance" the author an amount of money based on what they think the book will earn.
Пример: The amount of a book advance can range from a thousand dollars for a new author at a small publisher to a tens of millions of dollars for a blockbuster best-selling author with a huge fan base.
Перевод: аванс.
