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 June 18, 2021
author scams, pod complaints, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams
Being told you have to buy insurance to close a book distribution deal? Sounds fishy because it is.
Published on June 11, 2021
author, book marketing, Networking, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, writing career advice
“What do you recommend for authors when they are creating a…”
Published on June 2, 2021
book marketing, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, writing career advice
A little sales knowledge can take a freelance writer a long way.
Published on April 23, 2021
author, book marketing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing
“If I get rid of the paperback, people will buy the hardcover one instead and my profits will increase, right?”
Published on April 23, 2021
book marketing, diversify your writing income, Networking, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, storytelling, writing career advice
I was very interested in one podcast series but the narrator’s voice had a twangy tone that reminded me of a screechingly bad note on my guitar…
Published on April 7, 2021
author scams, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing scams
Sadly, some authors will fall for this type of scam.
Published on March 18, 2021
book marketing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, social media, writing career advice
You can bet that the minute you post something that Facebook (or any of your readers for that matter) doesn’t like, you’re going to…
Published on January 13, 2021
promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing scams
An author recently asked his webmaster to complete a publishing contract on his behalf (which was, of course, not legally binding). What the author learned later, however, was quite disturbing…
Published on December 31, 2020
author scams, book marketing, book signing advice, bookstores, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing scams
I received an unsolicited phone call from a senior marketing consultant at a company that displays books at book fairs. She said her company was only taking 10 books to a book fair in Europe and they chose mine…
