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“How can I ensure my books stay in print after I die?”

Published on November 25, 2020 author, copyrights, legal, writing career advice

What is a literary trustee and where can I find one?

How I Sold a Million Books By Darlene Franklin

Published on November 25, 2020 author, book marketing, Book Reviews, book signing advice, diversify your writing income, Networking, Print on demand, promoting your writing, self-publishing, social media, storytelling, traditional publishing, write that book, writing career advice, writing tips

Tried-and-true methods for book promotion and ones of my own invention.

The Pros and Cons of Online Editing Software by Gregory Austin

Published on November 12, 2020 author, editing, writing career advice, writing tips

Writers using editing software must be savvier than the technology.

In the World of Books, It Didn’t Matter That I Couldn’t Hear! – by Khalil Barnett

Published on November 5, 2020 author, storytelling

No one would ever have to repeat themselves for me to get what they were saying!

My Previously Rejected Essay was Accepted by Writer’s Digest Magazine! – by Kate Meadows

Published on October 29, 2020 article ideas, author, Book Reviews, diversify your writing income, Networking, storytelling, writing career advice, writing tips

The only way to guarantee a “No” is to not try at all.

A BALLSY Move! Using YOUR Picture as the Lead Character On YOUR Book’s Cover – by Khalil A. Barnett

Published on October 23, 2020 author, book marketing, promoting your writing, self-publishing, storytelling, write that book, writing tips

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…

“Can an LLC protect me from getting sued?”

Published on October 23, 2020 author, legal, libel, Print on demand, self-publishing, storytelling, traditional publishing, writing career advice

“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?”

9 Reasons NOT to Use BookBaby to Publish Your Book

Published on October 23, 2020 author, bookbaby, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing career advice

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…

Don’t Let a Disability Stop You From Writing!! – by Jade Williams

Published on October 16, 2020 author, writing career advice, writing tips

There are LOTS of products available to help disabled writers!

ATTN: NEW AUTHORS – “Pre-sales” Only Work for iPhones and Stephen King

Published on October 15, 2020 amazon, author, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing career advice

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…”