“How can I convince Amazon to make my book more ‘findable?'”
“My book is on Barnes and Noble and Amazon but it cannot be found in a search…”
We Told Them NOT to Write about THIS…So They Wrote About THAT! Topic, Common Themes, and Winners of the WritersWeekly.com SUMMER, 2020 24-Hour Short Story Contest!
She’s on her way back to the car with popcorn, candy, and a soda when all the lights go out at the drive-in. Then, the screen lights back up with… YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THE WINNING STORIES!!
Body Slammed by a 14-Month-Old!
Last week, I told you that I bought Jack the loudest toy on Earth! What was it? Heh…
“An online book publicist won’t stop calling me! How can I REALLY make them stop?”
First, please know that, if a so-called “publicist” is soliciting business via telemarketing methods, THEY SUCK at what they do…
MORE COMPLAINTS about AuthorHouse!
Holy Moly! There are some FURIOUS authors posting complaints online about AuthorHouse and their parent company, Author Solutions!
We Dodged a HUGE Bullet But…
I felt guilty for being relieved about that because so many other people lost homes, businesses, and, far worse, loved ones…
WritersWeekly Trivia Question for 08/20/2020
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Self-Publishing Worked for Me When a Disability Forced Me to Work from Home – by Gloria Troyer
I knew that, by becoming a self-employed writer, I could control my disability.
“Can I still get sued by someone I wrote about in my book if I give away copies instead of selling them?”
“I would want 20-30 copies for personal use and distribution but I do not want to make it available for sale to the general public. I use real examples from my career and real names…”
COMPLAINTS about Outskirts Press / OutskirtsPress.com
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