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.
Published on July 11, 2019
copyrights, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice, writing scams
Here are some ways to determine if your book has been counterfeited.
Published on June 28, 2019
book marketing, diversify your writing income, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice
An easy way to ask your readers to buy more books or products from you BEFORE they finish the check-out process!
Published on June 13, 2019
legal, libel, self-publishing, traditional publishing, write that book, writing career advice
My brother hit the big time in the 80 s as a singer in a band he formed called (removed). I have an urge to write a book about my experiences with the band and touring with them as well…
Published on June 6, 2019
book marketing, promoting your writing, self-publishing, social media, traditional publishing
We use these types of videos and they are VERY effective. The site we use is really fast (you create the videos yourself – with music!) and you can test them out for free…