Published on June 24, 2021
amazon, author scams, book marketing, Book Reviews, Censorship, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, social media, traditional publishing, writing scams
If an author has any enemies (or suspected enemies), I recommend he or she remove those people from their social media friends’ lists, as well as their email lists long before marketing of a new book begins…
Published on June 18, 2021
author scams, pod complaints, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams
Being told you have to buy insurance to close a book distribution deal? Sounds fishy because it is.
Published on June 18, 2021
author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, pod complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams
Offering something for nothing is a really dumb business model. While working with a “free” company may seem tempting to some authors, these firms typically go belly-up pretty quickly. And, some end up ripping their former authors off for years after the firm’s demise…while holding those authors’ books hostage.
Published on June 4, 2021
book marketing, promoting your writing, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice
Read advice from a librarian about the common mistakes new authors make when approaching libraries.
Published on June 3, 2021
amazon, author scams, book marketing, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing
I haven’t been paid a dime, but there are used copies of my book on Amazon. Well no, those aren’t really used copies.
Published on May 13, 2021
author, book marketing, diversify your writing income, Networking, self-publishing, social media, storytelling, traditional publishing, writing career advice
Whether you like social media influencers or not (I do not), the allure of their numbers of followers has not been ignored by marketing firms…
Published on May 13, 2021
author, author scams, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice, writing scams
Ah, “hybrid.” Such a cool sounding word, right? But…
Published on April 1, 2021
author, diversify your writing income, Networking, self-publishing, storytelling, traditional publishing, write that book, writing career advice
It took three years to create the screenplay, but only three weeks to complete the novel.
Published on March 25, 2021
author, book marketing, diversify your writing income, self-publishing, storytelling, traditional publishing, writing career advice
If used correctly, Twitter can be one of the best platforms for a writer to gain an audience – and increase book sales!
Published on March 18, 2021
self-publishing, storytelling, traditional publishing, writing career advice
Do the illustrations have to be in a specific format for publishing? Yes, they do!
