Published on July 15, 2022
amazon, Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Author tries to stop cancel culture from banning Founding Fathers who signed the Declaration of Independence; Story hour drag queen admits drag is a political tool being used to destabilize children’s early understanding of sex; Journalist back on Twitter after suing the company for censorship; Another parent is silenced when trying to read a book to the school board because the book, available to children, is considered p*rn; Ohio college hasn’t paid libeled bakers and they now owe millions more in interest; and Professor sues university over free speech
Published on July 14, 2022
author, book marketing, Censorship, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, social media
Imagine Christopher’s surprise when he tried to run an ad on Facebook for his books, and received the following response…
Published on July 8, 2022
Censorship, Journalism, legal
MORE: YouTube puts up a NY Post interview after previously censoring it; Canada tries to force censorship online platforms but it didn’t work; Did a CO newspaper self-censor?; Book publisher McMillan was unable to process orders after “security incident”; Do NOT do a handshake deal with a literary agent – or anyone else in the business!; Arizona bans people from filming within 8 feet of cops; Trust is “news” at historical lows; and Prince Harry was defamed, according to a judge.
Published on July 2, 2022
amazon, Cancel Culture, Censorship, copyrights
MORE: Remaking Old Movies is RIDICULOUS; People who “return” fully-read ebooks SUCK; Covid contributed to boom in plagiarism; Conservatives being “purged” from some newsrooms; and Newspapers are dying at the rate of two each week
Published on July 2, 2022
Censorship, diversify your writing income
Our words are being strangled to death – by fear. Publishers fear causing offense. publishers fear backlash. So, their overall narrative and message essentially becomes woke and safe…
Published on June 4, 2022
amazon, Censorship, legal
MORE! Nut job defaces Mona Lisa; College grad pays off student loans after starting used book business; Google suspends book publisher’s ad account; Antitrust probe of Amazon picks up speed; Amazon workers in NJ walk off the job; Preschool flash cards depict pregnant man while teaching colors to toddlers; and Freelance tech writer exposes crytocurrency
Published on May 28, 2022
Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Barriers being removed between authors and Hollywood; Newspaper publisher is giving away his business; Notorious mobster has published his autobiography; Removing library fines brings more books and patrons back; Children being force-fed woke curriculum; Man sued after creating fake email account; China continues to crack down on online dissenters; Big tech is a threat to free speech; NYC is giving inappropriate curriculum to 5 year olds; State Farm abandons program that advocated giving gender identity books to 5 year olds; and Florida university professor reinstated after getting fired for tweets
Published on May 20, 2022
amazon, Censorship, copyrights, legal, libel
MORE: Federal court deals setback to first amendment suit against Elizabeth Warren; Chicago mayor does photo-op in Texas bookstore when she should be working to stop shootings in her own city; Is People magazine closing its print division or not?; How far should social media companies be allowed to go with monitoring users?; Former NY Post digital chief settles explosive lawsuit; Author drops lawsuit over cocktail book; Newspaper gets sued for calling a billionaire an Oligarch; and The parody defense to a copyright infringement lawsuit was successful for this firm.
Published on May 20, 2022
author, book marketing, Censorship, ghostwriting, Networking, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, social media, storytelling, traditional publishing, worst book proposals and query letters, writing career advice
The publisher would probably LOVE to share the truth with the author, but he/she will not for very valid reasons.
Published on May 13, 2022
Censorship, legal, libel, plagiarism
MORE: US Nave Chief takes woke books off the reading list; Novelist (allegedly) accidentally confessed to killing husband; Kanye West used sound recordings of sermons, and got sued for copyright infringement; Rhode Island school board removes honors classes for “equity” reasons; Can rapper’s lyrics be used against him in criminal case?; Irish government accused of paying newspaper to publish puff piece; Writer pays off $48K in student debt in just 14 months; Disney targeted with copyright legislation; US obtained subpoena to access reporter’s phone; Member of Hollywood Foreign Press Association has sued the organization alleging sexual harassment, discrimination, and breach of contract.
