writing career advice

Getting Work from Foreign Clients During Slow U.S. Holiday Periods By Mike Michelsen

Published on February 25, 2022 diversify your writing income, promoting your writing, query letters, writing career advice

I use my calendar as an important tool in work scheduling.

AN OPEN LETTER TO AMAZON: Please stop putting garbage books on the market!

Published on February 25, 2022 amazon, book marketing, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, createspace complaints, KDP, KDP Print, promoting your writing, self-publishing, writing career advice

Dear Amazon,
It’s been awhile since we last spoke. Remember when we sued you for anti-trust violations? Wasn’t it fun meeting face-to-face in that courtroom? And then…

Disgruntled Client? Here’s How to Save the Relationship – by Jennifer Brown Banks

Published on February 18, 2022 complaints, writing career advice

Before we get into how to turn these negative situations around, for informational purposes, let’s examine the 3 basic types of disgruntled clients you are likely to encounter in your business…

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.

“Will you publish my (bleep) book that makes you want to (bleep)?”

Published on February 10, 2022 query letters, worst book proposals and query letters, writing career advice

I have never been so offended by an email from a writer. EVER!

The Long Road to Overcoming Autism, and Becoming a Writer – by Paul Jordan

Published on February 5, 2022 backstories, writing career advice

I became a writer, but it wasn’t easy. Being diagnosed as autistic (Autism Spectrum Disorder Level 1), I frequently took words and expressions literally….