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 February 10, 2022
book marketing, Censorship, storytelling
When I was nine years old, I managed to get my hands on “Forever” by Judy Bloom. I devoured it. And, I came away a much more “knowing” 9-year-old girl. I won’t go into details but, at my maturity level back then, I had no business reading graphic teenage sex scenes and part of me changed during and after reading that book…
Published on January 15, 2022
Censorship, legal, libel, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice
A book you’ll be publishing for the masses is NOT the place to settle a score, even if you think you’re doing it anonymously…
Published on December 17, 2021
article ideas, author, Censorship, diversify your writing income, storytelling, welcomes new writers
Every writer’s work should be published based on its merit; not on whether the writer is marginalized…or not. Do you agree?
Published on December 10, 2021
Censorship
A reader turns a tragic situation into a ridiculous political one.
Published on October 15, 2021
amazon, Censorship, legal
A few years ago, a felon contacted us. He wanted to publish a book about how he’d been muted by the media, gagged by the government, screwed by the sheriff, discredited by the district attorney (sorry – I was running out of synonyms…), etc. Unfortunately, we receive those types of letters all the time. We […]
Published on July 8, 2021
book marketing, Censorship, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls
“Should I my how-to videos on my own website or should I use YouTube. I know YouTube gets a lot more traffic than I ever will…”
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 March 11, 2021
Censorship
Before you think that, by being white, I’ve never been a “victim” myself, read this…
