Published on February 17, 2022
Book Reviews, Censorship
I have several screenshots of drawings from the book that are so offensive that I can’t post them here. If you want to see them, let me know and I’ll send them to you via email. What you didn’t get to see in the comments under my article were the supportive emails I received from people who were too afraid to post comments (because they were afraid of the cancel culture mob). I also received several emails that were very disturbing…
Published on September 17, 2021
author, Book Reviews, editing, Networking, writing career advice
I get a bit miffed that so many people assume that I will drop everything to critique their work for free.
Published on August 19, 2021
Book Reviews, legal, storytelling
Frustrated, and with my eyes at the crossing pint, I grabbed my tablet, and turned on Netflix. On occasion, I enjoy listening to documentaries and movies when I’m doing boring tasks. And, I found one humdinger of a documentary!!
Published on August 12, 2021
amazon, author scams, book marketing, Book Reviews, book signing advice, bookstores, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Networking, Print on demand, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, social media, traditional publishing, writing career advice, writing scams
Don’t even WORK with a publisher who upsells authors on these kinds of (bleep)…
Published on July 14, 2021
book marketing, Book Reviews, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice
“I’m a bit disappointed in (my book sales) because I got a good review from (a book review publication). I had four more good reviews at (book review websites). Two more are due out next week…”
Published on June 24, 2021
amazon, author scams, book marketing, Book Reviews, Censorship, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, social media, traditional publishing, writing scams
If an author has any enemies (or suspected enemies), I recommend he or she remove those people from their social media friends’ lists, as well as their email lists long before marketing of a new book begins…
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.
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.
Published on September 17, 2020
amazon, author, book marketing, Book Reviews, Networking, Print on demand, promoting your writing, self-publishing
As we all know, positive reviews mean better exposure on Amazon! However, did you know that some people aren’t allowed to leave reviews on Amazon?
Published on July 29, 2020
author, book marketing, Book Reviews, Print on demand, promoting your writing, self-publishing, storytelling, traditional publishing, writing career advice
Potential readers and clients trust REAL customer reviews more than marketing verbiage written by the person or company selling that product or service!
