Published on July 13, 2016
Our one-on-one, owner-to-customer service isn’t changing. Richard and I will still have direct contact with our WritersWeekly and BookLocker families. But, we are shifting things around a bit. Richard has always performed the majority of the back-end computer work, which can be taught to someone else. He really wants to get more books on the market under his own name. I haven’t released a new book in two years myself and I finally realized that I might never release another one if we didn’t hire someone to help with some of my activities. For example…accounting. Like many writers, I DETEST accounting and anything even remotely related to math. (Ug! Why didn’t I hire someone to do that years ago?!)
Published on July 7, 2016
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Published on July 6, 2016
Is your book waaaay underpriced at Amazon, too? The Book Discount Beat Goes on at Amazon “To illustrate the dollar gap between Amazon’s book prices and publishers’ list prices, we looked at the current top five books on the Publishers Weekly Hardcover and Trade Paperback lists…” Tate Publishing owes Xerox $1.7 MILLION??? Threats to repossess […]
Published on July 6, 2016
Often, people ask what advice I would give to writers hoping to break into the industry and my answer is always the same: don’t stop trying. Never stop trying.
Published on July 6, 2016
Most people can not write.
Most of those who can write can not write well.
Most of those who can write well have nothing to say.
Most of us have no interest in what those writers who do have to say.
Published on July 6, 2016
On the 4th of July, we joined our children (except Matt and his wife, Sarah, who are in Maine…sniff!) at our daughter’s house for a holiday BBQ. They’d gotten up every hour, all night long, to add more water and wood chips to the smoker. And, let me tell ya, it was worth it…for the […]
Published on July 6, 2016
diversify your writing income
I had no idea that, when I crafted these family heirloom books, I would soon be earning a decent return for my time and a stream of cash flow for doing something I love to do anyway. It all started when my mom shared her new biography with her neighbor in Florida.
Published on July 6, 2016
Amazon says they won’t list my book as available until they see “demand” for it but, if it’s not even “available” on Amazon, how can they see any “demand” for it? What can I do?
Published on June 29, 2016
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Published on June 29, 2016
If I was truly honest, and told them to give up the craft, or to go to back to school (some of these folks literally need to start all over at the Kindergarten level), I would be harassed for eternity. Most people simply can’t accept or comprehend the truth and, no matter how reasonable or gentle your message to them is, they will never believe it and they will hate you for delivering it. They may even try to destroy your reputation online through libelous, anonymous posts.
