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TODAY, Saturday, January 22nd, 2022, is the WritersWeekly.com Winter, 2022 24-Hour Short Story Contest! The topic is posted right here. |
"I recently retrieved my dusty copy of (the author's) original synopsis and first chapters I produced and decided I wanted to continue to make it into book. I have tried to contact the originator by letter and email..."…
"Another author published a book in 2015 that has the exactly same title as my book, which was published in 2010."…
"Because I hear so many horror stories about companies like this agency scamming authors (and yes, they approached me first!), I’m..."…
"I currently have an illustrator for my book. Do the illustrations have to be in a specific format for publishing?"…
"If Amazon can blatantly rip off a vendor's hard-line design, what's to stop them from hijacking an author's book?"…
To be completely honest, questions like this always make me cringe. By contacting me today, this author may have avoided a lawsuit, or two, or a few...…
"I need your advice on a proposal just sent to me by an agency..."…
Authors must pay more than $1,000 to be included. It costs even more if the author wants his or her name on the cover...…
"I realized later that maybe I was not supposed to do that. I tried for find the original artists to ask permission but..."…
"I am in possession of a journal that was published in the 1940's. Is something like this publishable?"…
Why can't I just buy the software at a higher price and use that without being charged every month? Do you have a work around?…
I received an unsolicited phone call from a senior marketing consultant at a company that displays books at book fairs. She said her company was only taking 10 books to a book fair in Europe and they chose mine...…
"I have not seen anything in writing about who owns the rights to the manuscript..."…
Anytime an author pays to get published, it's considered vanity publishing. But, many self-published authors earn more than their traditionally-published colleagues. …
What is a literary trustee and where can I find one?…
"They're quoting me hundreds of dollars to reproduce the text in my book. But, there are countless websites that have already quoted this exact text by that author..."…
While their main website is back up, they are still experiencing problems, including the inability to put up new ebooks...…
Would YOU buy your child or grandchild an ebook for Christmas, or as a birthday gift?…
"I was able to break the contract before they went out of business. However, my book is still advertised on Amazon Children’s Books, with all of the previous information, pricing, etc..."…
"I've written a book that contains lots of stories about people I've know. A friend told me to set up an LLC and then can't get sued. Is this true?"…
"In early September, a firm contacted me through LinkedIn, and asked me to submit an article to their online (medical) journal..."…
Finding trends on best sellers lists! And, if you can write a best seller that becomes a classic, you'll have it made!!…
I received an email from a woman who claims to have written a book about her channeled conversations with deceased celebrities. Whether you believe in channeling (a two-way conversation between the living and the dead) or not is irrelevant...…
Q – Hi Angela, Is it possible for me to find out about how many of…
"Amazon now shows my book as available on-line, as it also does through Good Reads. I contacted Amazon and its representatives were unwilling..."…
"My book is on Barnes and Noble and Amazon but it cannot be found in a search..."…
First, please know that, if a so-called "publicist" is soliciting business via telemarketing methods, THEY SUCK at what they do...…
"I would want 20-30 copies for personal use and distribution but I do not want to make it available for sale to the general public. I use real examples from my career and real names..."…
"Why do literary agents, who supposedly make money when they sign up a client, behave so unprofessionally and arrogantly?"…
I found an article about the radio host they're touting. He was convicted of two felony counts of theft. He stole his client's advertising money...…
