Published on February 20, 2019
author scams, legal, pod complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

Theft, owner narcissism, employee and author abuse, blatant stupidity, and so much more! Here are textbook examples of why publishing companies fail.
Published on February 20, 2019

Did you know that if you stop breathing in a disaster situation with multiple casualties, you will probably NOT receive CPR? Read why here…
Published on February 13, 2019
legal, libel, self-publishing, storytelling, writing career advice, writing tips

The abuser could sue. Not naming him can’t protect you from that.
Published on February 13, 2019
worst book proposals and query letters, writing career advice, writing tips

Oh, yes! We know you’re excited!! Today, we’re going to share another installment of our popular column, World’s Worst Query Letters and Book Proposals! We really CAN learn from others’ mistakes!
Published on February 13, 2019

I actually don’t know if it was Influenza or something else but everyone in the floating home office got sick in the past week except Richard. Our Managing Editor, Brian, fell first. He stoically came to work anyway but I told him to quickly disembark, and to take some sick days to convalesce on his […]
Published on February 7, 2019
amazon, author, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing career advice

Would two Amazon pages then exist for the same book title? The old one AND the new one?
Published on February 7, 2019
author scams, legal, self-publishing, writing scams

Is your publisher feeding you one or more of these ridiculous, unbelievable excuses?
Published on February 7, 2019

Because of my current need for pain medication, my co-workers here have banned me from 1. Social media posts; 2. Accounting tasks; and 3. Late-night online shopping. Hmmm….
Published on February 4, 2019
Contests!

We periodically (surprise!) post a”WritersWeekly Share and Re-tweet Contest!” meme to Facebook and Twitter. If you share or re-tweet the post, you will be eligible to win a free book from BookLocker.com OR an entire BookLocker.com Book publishing package worth $875!
Published on February 1, 2019
Congrats to Laura Lander, who was the first to correctly answer this week’s trivia question. Keep checking back each week for the chance to win a free book or a publishing package from BookLocker! According to last week’s issue of WritersWeekly, Jennifer Brown Banks earned “good money” from what? Send your answer through the contact […]