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…
Published on September 3, 2019
amazon, legal, promotional pitfalls, social media
MORE: First Christian florists and bakers, and now movie-makers not allowed to choose their own clients; Print and audiobook sales UP; Dumb magazine photoshops teen’s head onto nude body; Russian blogger imprisoned for REALLY stupid Tweet.
Published on August 8, 2019
author scams, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams
Is this publisher committing extortion???
Published on July 26, 2019
book marketing, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, richard, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice
You might be surprised to learn that my #1 recommend method of book promotion is Facebook advertising. But, not the way you think…
Published on July 26, 2019
copyrights, legal, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, write that book, writing career advice
You can’t use any photo you want, for any reason, just because you paid for it.