Published on November 4, 2021
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There are only 51 days until Christmas. That’s 36 business days. Most full-service print on demand/publishing services firms take around 4-6 months to get a book to market. Some offer rush services but NONE of them offers a 2-week publishing program…except BookLocker…
Published on October 29, 2021
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“I recently was commissioned by a friend to paint one of my acrylics on canvas for her book. Now, her online publishing company has asked me to sign over the copyright for my work…”
Published on October 21, 2021
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My email was (horrors!) insulting and the dastardly diva sure showed me! She wrote back, saying she was…
Published on October 8, 2021
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This is one of the trickier situations a freelance writer can deal with, and it’s a fairly common situation at that…
Published on October 1, 2021
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If you let any other person or company host your website, they have the power to “cancel” you if they don’t like something in your book, something you wrote online, or even some of your social media posts. You may think you’re safe from this garbage right now but you never know which way the politically correct tide is going to move in the future…
Published on September 23, 2021
Networking, writing career advice

Given the proper forum, an earnest person can transform into a master, philosopher, or superior being of their choosing. Because of this unintentional metamorphosis, much-needed virtues such as modesty and humility are often in short supply online…
Published on September 17, 2021
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The good news is that more employers are hiring telecommuting employees, and there are now more freelance opportunities than there ever were before. But, you need to be on the ball about getting those assignments!
Published on September 17, 2021
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I admit I get a bit miffed that so many people assume that I will drop everything, and spend several minutes to several hours reading their work, and giving them a list of things that are good and not good, and details about how they can improve their writing. Some of them are downright rude…
Published on September 10, 2021
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Running your own event online can offer the same advantages of appearing at live events, with the added bonus of reaching a wider audience, and connecting with your readers!
Published on September 2, 2021
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At BookLocker, we use the largest print on demand printer in the world. They sent out an email last week warning us about an industry-wide problem…