Published on October 23, 2020
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A ballsy move, to be sure. For a number of reasons. Not the least of which being that the story, it’s right there in the synopsis, has a lot of sex in it. Imagine that conversation with mom…
Published on October 23, 2020
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“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?”
Published on October 23, 2020
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We were recently contacted by an author who wants to move his book from BookBaby to BookLocker. He says it takes them too long to print and ship a book. We took a look at their current “terms of service” and this is what we found…
Published on October 16, 2020
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There are LOTS of products available to help disabled writers!
Published on October 15, 2020
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One author wrote to me this week saying her book was ready but that she wanted to “hold” the book until December 1st to get more people interested in it. I told her, “That type of product hype only works for iPhones and celebrity authors like Stephen King…”
Published on October 9, 2020
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Finding trends on best sellers lists! And, if you can write a best seller that becomes a classic, you’ll have it made!!
Published on October 9, 2020
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I asked you guys and gals to weigh in with your opinions on this topic and we received more comments than any other article we’ve published this year!
Published on October 1, 2020
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The pandemic has opened up certain opportunities if one knows where to look, and how to capitalize!
Published on October 1, 2020
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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…
Published on October 1, 2020
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the vocabulary was extremely advanced for a picture book. Now, I don’t have a problem with that but…