Published on April 13, 2018

CONGRATULATIONS TO “DANIELLE” FOR WINNING THIS WEEK’S FIND THE TYPO CONTEST! (Danielle, we have emailed you to ask for your address and book choice.) She won a free book of her choice from BookLocker.com! We’ll be hosting this contest frequently so check back regularly. Our contests are listed here: http://writersweekly.com/category/contests CLICK ON THE TITLE OF THE […]
Published on April 5, 2018
legal, self-publishing

Libel, defamation, invasion of privacy, stress, and LEGAL FEES. Is writing a tell-all book about a public figure financially (and morally) worth it in the end?
Published on April 5, 2018
amazon, self-publishing

This assumption harkens back to the time when self-published authors had to purchase thousands of copies, keep them in their garage, and…
Published on April 5, 2018

Suddenly, someone handed me a cell phone and I didn’t notice that my son-in-law’s mother was recording me with her phone…
Published on April 5, 2018
book marketing, self-publishing

Working in TV, I have learned that ratings are people. What do people want? How do you reach the people who are not part of the masses? I put the same thought process into promoting my book…
Published on March 27, 2018

Many authors have very valid reasons for publishing a book anonymously. How can you protect your identity?
Published on March 27, 2018
author scams, pod complaints, self-publishing, writing career advice, writing scams

“I received two phone calls from a publisher offering to republish my book. A quick Internet search revealed the firm’s reputation is not too good (to put it mildly!)…”
Published on March 27, 2018

READER DISCRETION ADVISED! It’s time for some fun word-play!
Published on March 22, 2018

Our phones all started singing with weather warnings. There was a tornado north of us…
Published on March 22, 2018

“Do you know of a standard form I could use to address the problem of hiring a contractor to create content (diagrams) that I plan to use in my book?”