Q – “Where can I make short videos to promote my books on social media?”
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...…
Published on June 6, 2019
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...…
Published on May 31, 2019
If you follow all of these rules, your writing career has a FAR greater chance of being a success. …
Published on May 24, 2019
I don't know how any writer can claim to be a serious writer when presenting their "work" in this way...…
Published on May 17, 2019
Publishing real models' faces on some types of books can lead to BIG legal problems!…
Published on May 9, 2019
"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?"…
Published on May 3, 2019
I've emailed ASCAP, and Sony, who owns the publishing rights, for permission and no one has gotten back to me...…
Published on April 26, 2019
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...…
Published on April 18, 2019
"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?"…
Published on April 11, 2019
Anthology publisher ripping you off? Rescind the rights to your story AND then invoice them for copyright infringement!…
Published on April 4, 2019
"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?"…
Published on March 28, 2019
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...)"…
Published on March 21, 2019
Movie deals are rare yet many authors pay thousands to these types of firms. …
Published on March 13, 2019
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...…
Published on March 8, 2019
Is recreating a photo you find online copyright infringement?…
Published on March 1, 2019
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...…
Published on February 20, 2019
Sometimes it's difficult to discern which publishing companies are owned by the behemoth Author Solutions. Check this list!…
Published on February 13, 2019
The abuser could sue. Not naming him can't protect you from that.…
Published on February 7, 2019
Would two Amazon pages then exist for the same book title? The old one AND the new one?…
Published on January 31, 2019
Do you know about this company and is this something you recommend?…
Published on January 17, 2019
I would definitely call is Second Edition. Here is why.…
Published on January 10, 2019
How does paying an illustrator work? How do you determine how much to pay them? …
Published on January 2, 2019
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...…
Published on December 28, 2018
It's NOT too late to file your claim! But, you need to hurry!!…
Published on December 20, 2018
I was going to publish my book through Amazon's KDP Print (previously named CreateSpace) but that has been a disaster...…
Published on December 6, 2018
There IS a way to produce high-quality, accurate, beautiful ebooks but it requires special software and some expertise.…
Published on November 29, 2018
If you pay a foreign outfit to edit your English-language book, you may end up with a manuscript in far worse shape.…
Published on November 13, 2018
"My friend left his book rights to me via an email message, and verbally. The estate claims it belongs to them. What do you think?"…
Published on November 8, 2018
Let me tell you the true story about the time I was propositioned by a U.S. lawmaker in an airplane...…
Published on October 29, 2018
We launched this service to counter the greedy rights'-grab currently occurring in the industry...…
Published on October 25, 2018
My publisher stopped paying royalties months ago and they're not responding to emails or phone calls. I'm starting to panic a little bit...…