“Do you have any experience with the Illumination Book Awards?”
WriterBeware.org has the Illumination Book Awards on their list of “Awards Profiteers.”
writing career advice
Why I Never Ask People to Buy My Book – by Gary Sturgis – International Bestselling Author of: SURVIVING GRIEF – 365 Days A Year
Build a relationship first. Sales will follow.
Episode 56: We Asked AI How It Was Going to Wipe Out Mankind…and IT TOLD US!!
Suicides, murders, false arrests, bioweapons, and missiles – AI’s DISASTROUS Consequences (and some benefits as well!)
World’s Worst Query Letters and Book Proposals for September, 2026!
Don’t miss this batch, either! The last one is AWESOME!!!
Digital Dementia & Intellectual Atrophy: What AI is Doing to Children AND Adults – by Ric Forbes
Ask yourself this: Is this how you want your children to be?
How to Organically Grow Your Social Media Following – by Gary Sturgis, International Bestselling Author of SURVIVING GRIEF – 365 Days A Year
Your audience will tell you what they need if you stop talking long enough to hear them.
The HUGE Risks of Signing on With a Startup Publisher! – by Brian Whiddon, Managing Editor
Publishing your book is not a game, and definitely not something you want to gamble hundreds to thousand of dollars on!
Beyond the Booksigning: How Themed Bookstore Events Turn Readers into Loyal Fans – by Rachel Carrington
Hand your attendees packets that will help them solve a mystery, experience a prophecy, or save a distant planet! And, hide some clues in the library!
Episode 54: Do YOU Think These Controversial Books Should Have Been Published?
When does free speech cross the line? And what about censorship? Where do YOU draw the line? Let us know in the comments!
Episode 53: The Psychology of Scam Victims with Psychotherapist Marsh Rose – DON’T MISS THIS ONE!!!
In this episode, our favorite (and hilarious!) psychotherapist, Marsh Rose, teaches us what makes scam victims tick, and how the situation can become toxic, lethal, and out of control!