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Writing and Selling Books Ain’t for Sloths! – by Tom Douglas
Visions of sugarplums dance in the heads of novice writers. Hollywood has left them with the fantasy picture of authors being sent on lavish press tours where adoring fans line up at the signing table and where the writer is hounded by eager reporters…
Need Your Book Published By Christmas? You Only Have ONE Option Now…
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…
Publisher Wants Author’s Illustrator Friend to Give Up ALL Rights???
The publisher may be planning to do something more with your illustrations than you would want.
Diva Debbie Stops By for an Insult -or- NARCISSISTS NEED NOT APPLY!
My email was (horrors!) insulting and the dastardly diva sure showed me! She wrote back, saying she was…
SCAM ALERT: No, Netflix did NOT just email you about turning your book into a movie!
If Netflix was actually interested in your book, they would not send you such a generic letter.
MORE Complaints about Balboa Press!
It’s been four years since we’ve checked up on Balboa Press. We decided to revisit them after we yet received another complaint about Balboa Press from an author just this week. Things are definitely NOT looking any better!
“Online/Virtual Book Fair?” Don’t Bother….
I was spammed this week by an organization that hosts book fairs. Of course, it’s all online again this year. No in-person meetings. No people walking around viewing books laid out on tables. Nobody shaking hands with literary agents. You know. It’s really…nothing of value to authors AT ALL.
Do NOT Hire a Designer BEFORE Choosing a Book Publisher!
Don’t pay professionals to format your manuscripts before choosing a publisher. Here’s why.
Can a Ghostwriter Be Sued for Libel or Invasion of Privacy?
“A woman wants me to ghostwrite a book about her abusive childhood? This makes me nervous. Could I be sued?”