Usually, the moral of a story is told at the end. I will tell you the moral of this one at the beginning: If you believe in your own ability to write for pay and your sense of where to send you work, listen to your inner self and let no one, no matter how experienced and successful in publishing, dissuade you from what you believe will work…
This is the longest we’ve ever gone in the season without putting up our tree. We usually have it up during the third week of November. Thanksgiving came late this year and, each year, it gets harder to organize everyone for a group outing…
I received an email from an author last week asking why he never received his “royalties” for a Kindle “gift” ebook he bought for someone. It was his own book and he had documentation proving he’d purchased the ebook version from Amazon. I checked Amazon’s reports and they didn’t show the sale for that month.
I wrote to Amazon and the author was not happy with their response…
Dear Angela,
Yesterday, I participated in an authors event at our local central library in Merrillville, Indiana. Perhaps 20 authors were there. All, it appears, were self-published.
I had the only professional looking books and the only hard backs, which impressed most of the visitors.
I need your business cards to pass out! Honestly, I am not kidding. The author across from my table had her book printed by PublishAmerica. What a horror story! (She told me) just the mailing fee for 100 paperback books (not so good color work on cover) cost her $400. Mailing is $4 per book! No bulk mailing charge.
She is locked into a 7-year contract and was stunned when I told her that I get a check from BookLocker.com each month. In a year, she has never received a royalty check.
Again, I am so pleased with your wonderful service.
Leaving for Miami in two days to get my gold medal for Destiny Denied. One of the important judging points was the look of the book and the printing of the cover, which is due to your fine work.
Gratefully,
Rosemary Gard
DESTINY’S DOWRY
Set against the background of the beautiful Croatian countryside and its simple villages, DESTINY’S DOWRY is the story of a baby taken immediately after birth to a place she did not belong.
DESTINY DENIED
Stefan Vladeslav’s father announces his illegitimate son Ivan as an heir and Stefan’s mother is obsessed with the family’s monetary inheritance.
WINNER! GOLD MEDAL – Readers’ Favorite Book Awards – Cultural Fiction
EDITOR’S NOTE: You can read more about Publish America’s ridiculous per-book shipping fees HERE.
Despite a declining economy, my writing revenue climbed more than 32% last year. I credit much of that success to adjusting my marketing sails and capitalizing on social media netweaving, with a focus on Twitter and blogging…
I would appreciate your opinion regarding libel content. I have situations in my book indicating cyber intrusions within (two national banks) implicating employees. I have the normal caveat indicating the characters and incidents are the imagination of the author. Do you think that is sufficient?
My success as a writer began with one basic idea: remaining open to various sources of inspiration and capitalizing on opportunities when they arise…
My family is in town for the week so this issue will be abbreviated. I only see my parents one time a year. 🙂
This week’s Masonism:
When I was frustrated while preparing for relatives to arrive for the holiday (cleaning, etc.), Mason (age 7) walked up to me, put his hands on his hips, and said, What time of the month is it?
Big hugs to all,
Angela
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