Published on June 4, 2020
author scams, complaints, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing career advice
There are so many links online that claim they will help you market your indie published book (specifically Christian books). How can I know which ones are legitimate and which ones are, or border on, a scam?
Published on April 9, 2020
book marketing, pod complaints, promotional pitfalls
I’ve been trying to keep WritersWeekly a virus-news-free zone (since we’re all being inundated with it elsewhere) but this must be shared…
Published on March 13, 2020
ghostwriting, promotional pitfalls, writing career advice
Do you accept late payments, rigid deadlines, disrespect, and poor treatment to remain in the good graces of your clients? STOP! Stop is RIGHT NOW!!
Published on February 13, 2020
book marketing, diversify your writing income, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, social media, traditional publishing
“My social media posts just aren’t working. I keep posting the same ad over and over again and my book is NOT selling. What am I doing wrong?”
Published on February 6, 2020
book marketing, promotional pitfalls
“I’ve been reading that Netflix is the way to go with getting a movie published now. My book could even be a series. It’s action-packed and would look great on the screen. Should I mail them a copy of my book with a pitch letter?”
Published on December 19, 2019
author scams, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams
In this article, we will discuss authors being held captive by publishers who, through very unethical means, hold authors hostage after they sign up, and pay thousands for that publisher’s services…
Published on December 12, 2019
book marketing, Print on demand, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, write that book
A successful business looks to see if there’s a demand for what it’s trying to sell…before it starts the selling process.
Published on November 8, 2019
author scams, book marketing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams
“I’m getting a lot emails from book promotion sites. Are these legitimate sites? Do they really help sell books? Are they worth the money?”
Published on October 30, 2019
author scams, book marketing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams
Why in the world would an author PAY people to read his or her book rather than the other way around?!?! I’m having a hard time trying to think of a worse book review deal for authors!
Published on October 10, 2019
amazon, createspace complaints, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing career advice
Sometimes competitors and others test BookLocker.com to see if we really do screen manuscripts that we’re considering for publication. Yes, we absolutely do! We rejected the poetry book written by the dog of an author. That was memorable. There was the…