Published on August 31, 2016
complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, createspace complaints, pod complaints
CreateSpace is a mess. The process to get the proof is no problem. Everything was going swell until I ordered 50 copies on the 9th of January and chose expedited shipping. They shipped it standard, then it took 5 days to print the book, then another 5 days to get it to USPS. Then it was sent off, only to be delayed another 2 days. Now it’s the 20th and I need it for a book signing on the 23rd and there’s no way it’s getting from Pennsylvania to Lafayette, Louisiana in 2 days. Hopefully your service will be done correctly.
Published on August 31, 2016
For the past four years, Max (age 14) and Mason (age 10) have been attending a local homeschooling group at the museum in Bradenton and they’ve loved every minute of it. It was very educational and they made a few new friends. After moving to St. Pete, we planned to keep taking them there because […]
Published on August 31, 2016
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Published on August 31, 2016
Letter regarding: HELP! MY PUBLISHER IS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS!! How Can I SAVE MY BOOK Without Going Broke Hi Ang- I noted your article addressing the situation should a publisher discontinue or sell the business claiming “ownership of the author’s production files” and possibly other interests that the author believed he or she holds […]
Published on August 31, 2016
Different illustrators charge different rates. The prices are all over the board. I definitely recommend having a work-for-hire contract so you’ll own all rights to the artwork in your book – forever. You need to be able to use that artwork not only in the book, but also in marketing and, if the book takes off, you’ll want to be able to use it when creating related products in the future as well. You don’t want to have to pay additional fees each time you want to use artwork that you paid the illustrator to create. Of course, you may need to pay a bit more up front but it will be worth if you can use it freely in the future.
Published on August 31, 2016
writing career advice
Writing isn’t for wimps, or for those who are sensitive or thin skinned. It’s for writers who believe in themselves and their work, and realize that rejection is part of the business. Even with a thick skin, rejection hurts. Writers labor over their creations, and rewrite, trying to find that perfect word. Our manuscripts are like our babies. We send them out into the world, only to be rejected. Anyone who puts pen to paper knows the sting of rejection. It goes with the territory.
Published on August 27, 2016
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Published on August 27, 2016
This issue will be a bit abbreviated. I’m running waaaay behind this week because a stomach virus attacked the “home office.” We were falling like flies! We’re all MUCH better now but I’ll be spending all weekend trying to get caught up on email. 🙂
Published on August 27, 2016
Isn’t the Internet wonderful? You can post, like, email, chat, and tweet your way to a myriad of job opportunities! With such an array of employment prospects literally at my fingertips, it is no wonder I sometimes forget the more old school (my children might say “old fashioned”) methods of networking.
Published on August 27, 2016
writing career advice
You can breathe a huge sigh of relief when you book so much work that you’re going to be busy for the next couple of months. This allows you to turn off your marketing machine instead to focus solely on client delivery.
