“How do I publish a collection of my short stories?”
I would love to publish a book of my short stories but I have no idea what the proper steps are…
self-publishing
AUTHORS, PLEASE DO THE MATH! How Much Does it REALLY Cost to Sell to Bookstores?
After deducting your time and expense to sell copies to a bookstore, you can be pretty far in the hole.
AUTHORS: Have you, too, been contacted by LitFire Publishing?
Have you been contacted by LitFire Publishing? If so, you might want to click on the link at the end of this article!
“Amazon won’t talk to me about copyright infringement of my book unless I get an account with them, which requires signing a contract!”
My old publishers is still selling my book and that means they’re getting money from sales, and not sending me royalties!
“Since they’re public figures, I can’t be sued.” YES, YOU CAN GET SUED!
Authors should NOT use real politicians or any other public figures in their fiction without permission.
“A local artist died. Can I use his painting on my book’s cover?”
When someone dies with no known heirs, are their assets up for grabs by the public? NO!!!
17-Year-Old Author Falls Victim to Green Ivy Publishing, Yet Another Defunct Publisher by Angela Hoy
How do you determine if a firm is likely to go belly-up? It’s EASY!
“Why won’t Amazon let my relatives post (fake!) reviews about my new book?”
Posting fake book reviews is FRAUD.
PUBLIC FIGURES AND LIBEL: “I want to write a tell-all book about a celebrity I once knew. Can a public figure sue me?”
Libel, defamation, invasion of privacy, stress, and LEGAL FEES. Is writing a tell-all book about a public figure financially (and morally) worth it in the end?
“When someone buys my self-published book from Amazon (or elsewhere), do I have to pay to print that copy?” by Angela Hoy
This assumption harkens back to the time when self-published authors had to purchase thousands of copies, keep them in their garage, and…