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Did Your Lawyer Say, “You Can’t Be Sued?” BEWARE! – by Angela Hoy, WritersWeekly.com and BookLocker.com

Published on March 7, 2022 author, copyrights, legal, libel, writing career advice

“My lawyer says I can’t be sued because everything in my book is true.”
I’m always shocked when I hear this…

WritersWeekly Trivia Question for 03/04/2022

Published on March 4, 2022

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“How can I encourage my teenage granddaughter’s fire for creative writing?”

Published on March 4, 2022 article ideas, diversify your writing income, Networking, Paying Markets for Writers

“I was wondering if there were any websites that you would recommend to her. It would be a shame to see her creative fire snuffed out before it could…”

Complaints about SPS / Self Publishing School / Chandler Bolt

Published on March 4, 2022 author, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing career advice

An author contacted me about Self Publishing School, a.k.a. SPS. Oh yeah, I’d heard of them…

Whitman’s Samplers Ain’t What They Used to Be!

Published on March 4, 2022

I can count on less than one hand the number of times I have publicly complained about a product online. Today, I am doing just that…

Amazon published his book, but it’s not “in stock” at Amazon…

Published on February 25, 2022 amazon, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, pod complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing

Never assume that having your book published by Amazon KDP will mean that your book will be stocked by Amazon…

AN OPEN LETTER TO AMAZON: Please stop putting garbage books on the market!

Published on February 25, 2022 amazon, book marketing, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, createspace complaints, KDP, KDP Print, promoting your writing, self-publishing, writing career advice

Dear Amazon,
It’s been awhile since we last spoke. Remember when we sued you for anti-trust violations? Wasn’t it fun meeting face-to-face in that courtroom? And then…