When An Author Dies, The Vultures Will Rise!
She didn’t yet know who to leave her intellectual property to but that she knew who NOT to leave it to.
writing career advice
Writing Personal: How Much Do You Share? By Wendy Hobday Haugh
If you’ve spent your career primarily interviewing and writing about other people, it can be unsettling at first to shift the spotlight to yourself.
Why Your Publisher Doesn’t Care if YOU Get Sued
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…
5 Tips And Tricks For Creating a Killer Portfolio by Louisa Eunice
Whether you’re a newbie or a professional, these 5 tips and tricks will help you create a killer portfolio.
“A major newspaper published an article that has the exact same title as my book. Can I sue them?”
An article that has the exact same title as my book. Can I sue?
Using Excel to Keep Track of Markets – by Mike Michelsen
I couldn’t think of a better solution than Excel for my record keeping dilemma.
Bandit Fiction Doesn’t Pay Writers So Their Name is PERFECT! – by Roy A. Barnes
ban·dit: a robber, especially a member of a gang or marauding band. an outlaw or highwayman. (dictionary.com)
It’s bad enough when publications don’t pay writers. But, when the publication is named BANDIT FICTION…
Why Nobody Reads Press Releases Anymore
Buying press release services to announce getting published in a small magazine is a very bad idea.
If You’re Not Going to Promote Your Book, Why Did You Even WRITE It?
I am always stunned when authors flat refuse to promote their books. When I first hear this from an author (and, I do hear it a lot) I’m not sure if it’s ego, laziness, or apathy…
Expand Your Audience Through Affordable Video Book Promotion! – by Amanda Steel
When authors think about using a video to promote their books and their author brand, their first thought might be…