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I won’t earn a profit on my book so I can use other authors’ works under fair use

Published on March 4, 2021 author, copyrights, legal, self-publishing, writing career advice

By contacting me today, this author may have avoided a lawsuit, or two, or a few.

How I (Literally) Broke into Print – by Pamela Jane

Published on February 26, 2021 author, diversify your writing income, storytelling, traditional publishing, writing career advice

A renown writing teacher told me my book would never sell so I proved her wrong!

How I used “Plan B” and “Plan Z” to Sell Books During the Lockdown – by Kathryn Haueisen

Published on February 19, 2021 author, book marketing, book signing advice, bookstores, diversify your writing income, Networking, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice

With lockdowns dashing plans for my book rollout, I had to come up with new marketing strategies. Creativity can overcome adversity in difficult times.

A VERY Expensive Anthology Scam Targeting Writers

Published on February 5, 2021 author, author scams, writing career advice, writing scams

Authors must pay more than $1,000 to be included. It costs even more if the author wants his or her name on the cover…

Posting “Read-Aloud” of Children’s Books on YouTube – Good Idea or Not?

Published on February 5, 2021 author, copyrights, self-publishing, storytelling, traditional publishing

Aside from the copyright infringement implications, I have a moral problem with this as well…

Assuming Your Readers are Stupid is Just Plain…STUPID!

Published on January 29, 2021 author, editing, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing career advice, writing tips

If I had a nickel for all of the authors who have told me they didn’t think readers would mind a few typos.

“I created characters for my book from images I found online. Was that copyright infringement?”

Published on January 28, 2021 author, copyrights, legal, self-publishing

Can I hire an artist to re-draw the characters I found on the Internet?

Despite Covid, Print Books Still Outsold Ebooks in 2020

Published on January 22, 2021 author, book marketing, self-publishing, traditional publishing

Sales of print books are still higher than sales of ebooks.

Make Money Selling Your Individual Memoir Stories to Magazines by Bill Vossler

Published on January 22, 2021 article ideas, author, diversify your writing income, promoting your writing, storytelling, writing career advice

You can make money by selling slices of your life.

“Can I publish somebody else’s old journal/diary?”

Published on January 22, 2021 author, copyrights, legal, libel, writing career advice

Can I publish somebody else’s old journal/diary?