Published on August 15, 2019
book marketing, bookstores, diversify your writing income, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, write that book, writing tips
As we all know, books are a very popular holiday gift idea! Don’t you want as many people as possible to unwrap YOUR book on the morning of December 25th? What do you need to do TODAY to make that happen?
Published on August 8, 2019
amazon, author, book marketing, diversify your writing income, Print on demand, richard, self-publishing, social media, traditional publishing, write that book
Picking the right categories and keywords can give your book a competitive edge. Here is how to it.
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 August 1, 2019
amazon, Book Reviews, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice
Writing any book is a huge commitment. I say it takes fire in the belly to tackle the task, get it to fruition, and then to actually get it online for the world to read….and criticize. That is the tough part. You put your heart and soul into creating this manuscript. It can take years […]
Published on August 1, 2019
author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams
Every month, Publisher Pete is receiving a big, fat payment from his distributor for sales of his authors’ books. Now, remember, like Bernie Madoff, Publisher Pete is DESPERATE! He swears he’ll pay it all back later. But, for now, rather than sending his authors their royalties, he…
Published on August 1, 2019
copyrights, legal, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice, writing scams
Includes a complaint template letter that will make them sweat!
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.
Published on July 26, 2019
author scams, book marketing, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice
Some firms claim to “pay half” of the author’s publishing fees…but are they really doing that? Three thousand dollars is MORE than enough to pay to publish a book. So, this firm’s claim that they would also be paying an additional $3,000 out of their pocket was a bunch of you-know-what.
Published on July 18, 2019
amazon, Networking, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing
A ding dong at Amazon told an author publishers can remove reviews.