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Digital Dementia & Intellectual Atrophy: What AI is Doing to Children AND Adults – by Ric Forbes

Published on September 11, 2026 Artificial Intelligence (AI), author, writing career advice

Ask yourself this: Is this how you want your children to be?

How to Organically Grow Your Social Media Following – by Gary Sturgis, International Bestselling Author of SURVIVING GRIEF – 365 Days A Year

Published on September 11, 2026 author, book marketing, Print on demand, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, social media, traditional publishing, writing career advice

Your audience will tell you what they need if you stop talking long enough to hear them.

Episode 55: BESTSELLERS That Were Self-Published (That YOU Will Recognize)

Published on September 11, 2026 author, book marketing, diversify your writing income, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, storytelling, traditional publishing, WritersWeekly Podcast

You will be AMAZED at which big name titles started out as self-published books!

The HUGE Risks of Signing on With a Startup Publisher! – by Brian Whiddon, Managing Editor

Published on September 11, 2026 author, author scams, book marketing, Book Reviews, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice, writing scams

Publishing your book is not a game, and definitely not something you want to gamble hundreds to thousand of dollars on!

Beyond the Booksigning: How Themed Bookstore Events Turn Readers into Loyal Fans – by Rachel Carrington

Published on September 3, 2026 author, book marketing, book signing advice, diversify your writing income, libraries, storytelling, writing career advice

Hand your attendees packets that will help them solve a mystery, experience a prophecy, or save a distant planet! And, hide some clues in the library!

SOMEBODY is Watching YOU! But WHO??? – Topic, Common Themes, and WINNERS of the WritersWeekly.com Summer, 2026 24-Hour Short Story Contest

Published on September 3, 2026 author, Contests!, storytelling, writing tips

A note on a windshield gets dismissed, an unopened package gets discarded, and LOTS of people are getting paranoid!!!

Episode 54: Do YOU Think These Controversial Books Should Have Been Published?

Published on September 3, 2026 author, Censorship, legal, libel, specialty markets for writing, storytelling, WritersWeekly Podcast, writing career advice

When does free speech cross the line? And what about censorship? Where do YOU draw the line? Let us know in the comments!

SEND THIS LETTER to Your Representative(s) and Senators to STOP AI Companies from Destroying Old Books!

Published on August 31, 2026 author, author scams, copyrights, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing

DO THIS TODAY! We’ve made it super easy for you!!!

Don’t Rush the Blurb By Richard Hoy

Published on August 27, 2026 author, book marketing, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls

Brian D. Meeks, author of Mastering Amazon Descriptions, doubled his sales rates simply by rewriting his book descriptions.

What’s a Flagship Book? And How Can You Use It to Sell Your Other Books? – by Gary Sturgis – International Bestselling Author of SURVIVING GRIEF – 365 Days A Year

Published on August 27, 2026 author, book marketing, Print on demand, promoting your writing, self-publishing, social media, traditional publishing, write that book, writing career advice

What often drives long-term success is having one strong flagship book that introduces readers to the rest of your work!