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
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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 […]
Published on February 1, 2019
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Published on February 1, 2019
author scams, book marketing, book signing advice, complaints, Networking, pod complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing scams

Don’t fall for the false praise and promises.
Published on January 31, 2019

Don’t worry. We demasted it on purpose. Several months ago, we scheduled “No Tan Lines” to go to the boatyard, and have the mast removed so we could have the mast step and stringer replaced. After our last sailing trip, we noticed the mast step was cracked and decaying. The mast step supports the mast. […]