I'd really like to use their names, and surprise them with a copy of the book when it's finished. What advice can you give me about this? …
Here are some ways to determine if your book has been counterfeited. …
Do you REALLY want to give Facebook complete control of ALL of your creative content??? Here's what you need to do instead...…
I was contacted recently by an author who did attend one of these. He was initially impressed and excited because "so many" publishers had authors in attendance. But what he didn't know was...…
My brother hit the big time in the 80 s as a singer in a band he formed called (removed). I have an urge to write a book about my experiences with the band and touring with them as well...…
We use these types of videos and they are VERY effective. The site we use is really fast (you create the videos yourself - with music!) and you can test them out for free...…
If you follow all of these rules, your writing career has a FAR greater chance of being a success. …
I don't know how any writer can claim to be a serious writer when presenting their "work" in this way...…
Publishing real models' faces on some types of books can lead to BIG legal problems!…
"I have two books published by Publish America and they are out of business. I plan to self-publish the new books. Who at Amazon can I contact to have the original books removed?"…
I've emailed ASCAP, and Sony, who owns the publishing rights, for permission and no one has gotten back to me...…
If something goes awry in the government database (which is a question of when, not if), someone searching for your pseudonym could find your home or mailing address, put two and two together...…
"I googled him and he seems legit. They want me to call in, and discuss my books with them. Have you heard of anything like this being of benefit to any of your authors?"…
Anthology publisher ripping you off? Rescind the rights to your story AND then invoice them for copyright infringement!…
"I'm involved in a lawsuit against my previous employer and I'm about to sign a non-disclosure agreement. I want to write a book about the case using a pseudonym. I can do that, right?"…
I was called by a "publicist" about republishing my book that they saw on Amazon. (It's not supposed to be there because my lawyer was supposed to give them a cease and desist order since it was from Tate Publishing...)"…
Movie deals are exceedingly rare yet so many authors pay thousands to these types of firms each year. I'm willing to bet this firm makes the vast majority (if not ALL!) of their income from hopeful authors, NOT from movie deals...…
An elder lady writer has been stalking me for 7+ years every single day. She has copied my blog posts and used some of my blog post ideas as her own. She didn't even bother to change the name of...…
Is recreating a photo you find online copyright infringement?…
These scammers use my Amazon ads and illustrations claiming all sorts of things, like having 15 books of varying quality on hand, and raising the cover price from $13 to $45. However, my publisher and I have never sold books to these people...…
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"One of the abusers is still living. I have no contact with that person. He is a sociopath. I would not name him in any book I would write, but I would have to..."…
Would two Amazon pages then exist for the same book title? The old one AND the new one?…
Do you know about this company and is this something you recommend?…
The publisher has relinquished all rights and removed the book from Amazon. The content will be almost the same...…
"I have an illustrator for my next children's book. How do you determine how much to pay them?"…
What I want to do is put my aunt's three books into the public domain now, and make them available through digital preservation efforts. But, I first need to prove that I actually have the right to donate them...…
It's NOT too late to file your claim! But, you need to hurry!!…
I was going to publish my book through Amazon's KDP Print (previously named CreateSpace) but that has been a disaster...…
My publisher finally got my ebook up for sale and it looks horrible! I asked them to fix it and they said that's the best they can do with current technology. I find that impossible to believe! What can I do?!…
