Published on March 20, 2025
copyrights, In The News, Journalism, social media
MORE: Meta (Facebook’s parent company) accused of torrenting 82 terabytes of authors’ pirated books to create its AI system; Director might go to jail after accused of scamming Netflix out of millions; Retractions and walkouts plague science journals; Whoopi Goldberg thinks crowdfunding can buy a newspaper…that isn’t for sale?; Voice of America to be closed, and Disney scales back premiere of controversial live action ‘Snow White.’ Did star’s comments play a role in that?
Published on March 13, 2025
author scams, In The News, Journalism, legal, libel, social media, writing scams
MORE: Ex-Facebook employee has published a tell-all book about the company; Books that were stolen by Nazis have been returned to their rightful owners; Arrest of Columbia anti-Israel activist not about free speech; Writer who wanted to ‘ram a knife down Jews’ throats’ acquitted by Belgian court; Guardian Media Group forced to apology and pay damaged for libel; Couple sues hotel after allegations made in Facebook group post; and ABC News is slashing more jobs.
Published on March 1, 2025
Print on demand, promoting your writing, self-publishing, social media, traditional publishing, writing career advice
The differences between “@” and “#” tagging, and how to use them effectively.
Published on February 27, 2025
author scams, Print on demand, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, social media, traditional publishing, writing scams
HINT: Do NOT hire anyone (and I mean ANYONE!!) running paid ads on Facebook right now! It’s a cesspool of fraud! Here’s who we recommend…
Published on February 22, 2025
author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, social media, writing scams
Meta Platforms, Inc. (the owner of Facebook) is NOT immune from Federal criminal prosecution…
Published on February 13, 2025
author, book marketing, promoting your writing, self-publishing, social media, traditional publishing
5 ways I did it, and you can, too!
Published on February 3, 2025
Censorship, In The News, Journalism, social media
MORE: Virginia legislature supports colleges and universities engaging with terrorist groups; Books written by humans are getting their own certification; Teaches sues after getting fired for being opposed to book bans in schools; CNN’s Alex Marquardt doesn’t lose job after costing the company millions for defamation; and how one blogger created the the largest single-day stock drop in history.
Published on October 24, 2024
book marketing, diversify your writing income, promoting your writing, social media, writing career advice
If you’re not using Quora to promote your writing services and/or books, you’re missing out!
Published on October 18, 2024
Censorship, copyrights, legal, libel, social media
MORE: Presidential candidate accused of plagiarism; University professor fired for standing up to hateful mob; Discord disputes DMCA subpoena; Author files class-action lawsuit against Meta; Author sued video game developer for copyright infringement; and Politician sues the NYT for defamation.
Published on June 27, 2024
book marketing, diversify your writing income, Networking, self-publishing, social media, traditional publishing
My book has sold more copies in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia than in the United States because of my collaboration with authors in those regions!
