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SELL MORE BOOKS! Virtual Book Tours Are Now More Accepted Than Ever – by Jennifer Brown Banks

Published on April 8, 2022 author, book marketing, book signing advice, diversify your writing income, Print on demand, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice

Today, book tours, like everything else, have gone virtual.

“I can quote others without permission if I don’t intend to profit from my book sales, right?”

Published on April 7, 2022 copyrights, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice

Since I’m not doing this to make money, I don’t need permission to quote from other books, right?

“WHY WON’T YOU PUBLISH MY BOOK FOR FREE?” – A Behind the Scenes Look at a Publisher’s Expenses

Published on March 30, 2022 author scams, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, write that book, writing career advice

Offering free services is a sure-fire way to go out of business.

“Why did Amazon let people post a review for another author’s book, but not for mine?”

Published on March 10, 2022 amazon, Book Reviews, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing

“How can one book on preorder get reviews and another not?”

I ordered copies of my own books from Amazon but my publisher never paid me for those sales.

Published on February 17, 2022 amazon, author, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice

I bought copies of my book through Amazon. I don’t see those sales in my publisher’s reports.

12 Ways to Avoid Getting Sued When Writing Your Memoirs – by Angela Hoy, WritersWeekly.com and BookLocker.com

Published on January 15, 2022 Censorship, legal, libel, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice

A book you’ll be publishing for the masses is NOT the place to settle a score, even if you think you’re doing it anonymously…

RANT! You Better Darned Well THINK Before You DEMAND I Work for YOU for FREE!

Published on January 6, 2022 book marketing, complaints, ghostwriting, Print on demand, promoting your writing, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice

A Karen gets a smackdown after demanding I CALL her IMMEDIATELY to give her free advice.

A Fake Literary Agent + a Fake Movie Studio = Another Scam Targeting Authors

Published on January 6, 2022 author scams, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice, writing scams

I know it’s tempting. Like a lottery ticket…except FAR more expensive in the end!

Why Your Publisher Doesn’t Care if YOU Get Sued

Published on December 10, 2021 author, book marketing, copyrights, legal, libel, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice

It’s pretty pathetic when a company is happy to take hundreds or thousands of dollars from you, knowing all the while that YOU might get sued some day for something you included in your book…

Why You Should NOT Hire Just Any Old Tahm, Dikk, or Herry to Edit Your Book

Published on December 3, 2021 author scams, editing, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

While hiring someone on the cheap might be tempting, don’t do it.