Welcome to the website of Novelists, Inc. (Ninc), the only writers organization
devoted exclusively to the needs of multi-published novelists.
Ninc members include authors of all genres of popular fiction.
The average Ninc member has sixteen published novels.
Nine percent of Ninc members are New York Times bestsellers.
Nearly 20% of Ninc members regularly appear on USA
Today and other
major bestseller lists.
Approximately one-third of Ninc members make their full-time living
as novelists.
Many members are additionally published in non-fiction, short fiction,
poetry, drama, and graphic novels.
Ninc is all about the business of the business. Whether
a two-book author or a 102 book author, if you're serious about your career,
this is the place to be. Ninc, the lifeline for career authors. Join
now!
By Laura ResnickThe
Mad Scribbler
(from August 2009 issue)
Not long after I delivered my first-ever novel, my
acquiring editor resigned and left. So I was reassigned to another editor—one
who told me I was nothing but unwanted work that had been shoveled onto
her desk without her consent, and I shouldn’t expect to sell any
more books to that house. For the next five months, she refused to read
my option material or return my calls. Finally, I contacted her supervisor
and requested reassignment to a different editor, which was the only way
out of the problem.
This was all, of course, a very realistic introduction
to the publishing business, where writers—the only reason the industry actually exists—are
regularly treated like the diseased offspring of mutant sewer rats.
Fortunately, my next editor was the sort every writer hopes to get, particularly
at the start of a career: someone who liked my writing, recognized my strengths,
and could help me work on my weaknesses. This editor’s extensive
revision letters on my next few books (and also my next few rejected proposals)
gave me detailed and consistently constructive criticism from which I learned
a great deal. Thus I became grounded in the crucial foundations of my longterm
craft development thanks to the engaged input of a talented and knowledgeable
editor who understood my writing.
