Published on October 29, 2020
amazon, author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, writing scams

“I was able to break the contract before they went out of business. However, my book is still advertised on Amazon Children’s Books, with all of the previous information, pricing, etc…”
Published on October 29, 2020

I made two batches of jerky in the dehydrator last week and they came out like black tree bark. Sure, they taste good but I’m not sure they’re worth getting a broken tooth or two…
Published on October 23, 2020
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Published on October 23, 2020
author, book marketing, promoting your writing, self-publishing, storytelling, write that book, writing tips

A ballsy move, to be sure. For a number of reasons. Not the least of which being that the story, it’s right there in the synopsis, has a lot of sex in it. Imagine that conversation with mom…
Published on October 23, 2020
author, legal, libel, Print on demand, self-publishing, storytelling, traditional publishing, writing career advice

“I’ve written a book that contains lots of stories about people I’ve know. A friend told me to set up an LLC and then can’t get sued. Is this true?”
Published on October 23, 2020
author, bookbaby, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing career advice

We were recently contacted by an author who wants to move his book from BookBaby to BookLocker. He says it takes them too long to print and ship a book. We took a look at their current “terms of service” and this is what we found…
Published on October 23, 2020

We met at Spirit Halloween last week to “push all of the buttons.” Those of you who have been there know what I mean…
Published on October 22, 2020
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Published on October 15, 2020
author scams, specialty markets for writing, writing career advice, writing scams

“In early September, a firm contacted me through LinkedIn, and asked me to submit an article to their online (medical) journal…”
Published on October 15, 2020
amazon, author, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing career advice

One author wrote to me this week saying her book was ready but that she wanted to “hold” the book until December 1st to get more people interested in it. I told her, “That type of product hype only works for iPhones and celebrity authors like Stephen King…”