Published on January 27, 2023
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MORE: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos was in meeting as Washington Post shaped coverage of…Amazon; AI continues to threaten creative individuals’ jobs; Rabbi gives sermon written by AI; Did billionaire investors destroy honest news reporting?; EU threatens to fine websites that allow posting of “disinformation”; TikTok can make anything go viral with the click of a button; Another day, another anti-trust lawsuit against Google; and UK Amazon workers go on strike, say robots are treated better.
Published on December 17, 2022
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Is a degree in journalism required to interview actors and big-name stars? NOPE!
Published on December 8, 2022
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As a freelance writer, the one thing going through your mind is your ability to stay afloat when companies close for a week and your clients are out on holiday…
Published on November 10, 2022
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QUICK UPDATE: I started writing this article last week. My TikTok video is now up to 462,000 views.
Published on November 5, 2022
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If you’re not already using TikTok to promote your books, you need to be!
Published on August 5, 2022
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90% of top brands use Instagram as a top marketing tool. Use these tools and you, too, could be trending!
Published on July 29, 2022
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MORE: Facebook stops paying news publishers; Amazon and big publishers tries to get out of lawsuit; Flame war at The New Yorker; Maryland’s ‘unconstitutional and unenforceable’ ebook law will cost the state $300K in legal fees incurred by the Association of American Publishers; and Update on Publishers vs. Internet Archive lawsuit.
Published on July 14, 2022
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Imagine Christopher’s surprise when he tried to run an ad on Facebook for his books, and received the following response…
Published on May 20, 2022
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The publisher would probably LOVE to share the truth with the author, but he/she will not for very valid reasons…
Published on April 21, 2022
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MORE: Maryland gives up trying to force publishers to sell their ebooks under specific terms to libraries; WaPo reporter complained of doxxing, and then she doxxed someone; Barnes and Noble is doing GREAT!; Is this appropriate material for math textbooks?; One SICK children’s book!; Interview with the New York Times’ new editor; CNN+ gets shut down in the blink of an eye; Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg is an “advocate for women?” I don’t think so!; Russian news TV hosts laugh about nuking NYC; and Amazon Europe Unit does $55B in sales yet pays no taxes