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BookLocker’s Half-Price Black Friday thru Cyber Monday Publishing Package Sale IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!

Published on November 25, 2021 author, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing

Our full-service book publishing packages will only be $437.50!!

Writing and Selling Books Ain’t for Sloths! – by Tom Douglas

Published on November 19, 2021 author, book marketing, book signing advice, diversify your writing income, Print on demand, promoting your writing, self-publishing, traditional publishing

Visions of sugarplums dance in the heads of novice writers. Hollywood has left them with the fantasy picture of authors being sent on lavish press tours where adoring fans line up at the signing table and where the writer is hounded by eager reporters…

If You’re Not Going to Promote Your Book, Why Did You Even WRITE It?

Published on November 11, 2021 author, book marketing, diversify your writing income, Networking, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, writing career advice

I am always stunned when authors flat refuse to promote their books. When I first hear this from an author (and, I do hear it a lot) I’m not sure if it’s ego, laziness, or apathy…

Need Your Book Published By Christmas? You Only Have ONE Option Now…

Published on November 4, 2021 author, book marketing, diversify your writing income, Networking, Print on demand, self-publishing, storytelling, traditional publishing, write that book, writing career advice, writing tips

There are only 51 days until Christmas. That’s 36 business days. Most full-service print on demand/publishing services firms take around 4-6 months to get a book to market. Some offer rush services but NONE of them offers a 2-week publishing program…except BookLocker…

Don’t You DARE Trick or Treat THERE! – Topic, Common Themes, and WINNERS of the WritersWeekly.com Fall, 2021 24-Hour Short Story Contest

Published on October 29, 2021 author, Contests!, specialty markets for writing, storytelling

Flying leaves and candy wrappers, an aging mansion, a magician, and a very worried town! Do NOT miss the top three winning stories!!

Improve Your Income and Your MOOD by Optimizing Your Home Office Space – by Ian Chandler

Published on October 21, 2021 author, writing career advice, writing tips

Working from home can be unproductive if you don’t take the time to optimize.

Diva Debbie Stops By for an Insult -or- NARCISSISTS NEED NOT APPLY!

Published on October 21, 2021 author, book marketing, book signing advice, Networking, Print on demand, promoting your writing, self-publishing, social media, traditional publishing, writing career advice

My email was (horrors!) insulting and the dastardly diva sure showed me! She wrote back, saying she was…

Another Reason Authors Must Own and Control Their Own Websites? CANCEL CULTURE!

Published on October 1, 2021 amazon, author, book marketing, Networking, Print on demand, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, writing career advice

If you let any other person or company host your website, they have the power to “cancel” you if they don’t like something in your book, something you wrote online, or even some of your social media posts. You may think you’re safe from this garbage right now but you never know which way the politically correct tide is going to move in the future…