"My publisher charges $700 to design a professional cover. That's in addition to the $1500 they charged to publish my book. I wanted to avoid that expense to I found a cover designer on that cheap website, (name removed). The designer did a fantastic job. It looks GREAT! I uploaded it to my publisher and they rejected it for several reasons I don't understand..."…
"Can I use interviews and profiles I've written, and turn them into my own book, or do those pieces belong to the magazine?"…
"It’s my number and, of course, I gave it to them, after receiving it from the IRS. But, they have steadfastly refused to tell me what the number is..."…
"I want to include scans of newspaper articles in my book. Since my book is non-fiction, will the educational exception to copyright law apply?"…
"I wanted to forward this to you and get your perspective on it. I have received a number of emails from people wanting to "market" my book, but..."…
Not sure how to notify potential readers that their purchase will benefit a specific charity? Angela has ya covered! …
What an A+ Rating at the Better Business Bureau REALLY means. It's not what you think! …
Does Amazon know if a reviewer is a friend or relative of yours? It's entirely possible! …
Let us all collectively slap our foreheads together for this one! …
Angela quickly found the problem! And, it was the author's fault...…
Is this publisher committing extortion???…
Includes a complaint template letter that will make them sweat!…
I wrote a book about the abuse I endured as a child. I purchased the rights to use a photo from a stock photo agency. It's a crying little girl who looks somewhat similar to me as a child. That photo will be very powerful on my book's cover. But, my cover designer refuses to use it because...…
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...…
