In the second part of this year of 2012 I have been able to discover some more of the skeletons in the closets of the Evil Empire of Self Publishing due to readers leaving comments on the blog and from reading other blogs--and also due to another … [Continue reading]
Archway Publishing: Authors Beware
Archway Publishing, the new self publishing arm of Simon and Schuster has gotten quite a reaction from the indie community already. Why? This self publishing imprint was created by a partnership with the Evil Galactic Empire of Self Publishing … [Continue reading]
Rachel Thompson Introduces #MondayBlogs
Rachel Thompson aka RachelintheOC, Queen of Twitter, Queen of Snark etc is now announcing the new blogging meme on Twitter #MondayBlogs. It had been previously known as #MentionMonday, but there were a whole lot of issues going on with this … [Continue reading]
Authors Beware: Xlibris’ New Contract
A nice lady contacted me wanting to exit Xlibris, and by revisiting the contract I discovered they have a new one. This new contract has more meat on its bones, and it's not good. An already bad contract has only gotten worse. To view the contract … [Continue reading]
Company Review: Publish Green
Publish Green is one of several ebook publishers and distributors. It is the twin sister of Mill City Press and it can be summed up as "Mill City Press for ebooks". They have everything you need to format and distribute you ebook, cover design, … [Continue reading]
Guest Post: Should You Hire Someone to Run Your Social Media Campaign?
Social media is a great way for authors to promote their writing, whether they are self-publishing or using a traditional publisher. Social media allows authors to connect with readers and promote their work to new readers. Authors can give readers a … [Continue reading]
Official Release: The Newbie Author’s Survival Guide
The Newbie Author's Survival Guide is the cornerstone this blog is built around, and now it's finally here! As the name states, it is mostly for newbie and aspiring authors, but others who think they can benefit can give it a whirl. This is the sort … [Continue reading]
Review Overkill Syndrome
From discussion groups, forums, and blog posts I have come to notice there seems to be an epidemic among authors that I am calling "Review Overkill Syndrome". I believe this is one of the things that is causing a lot of the havoc and division in the … [Continue reading]
Why Authors Hate Marketing
During the past few weeks I have read blog posts and heard stories that authors in general seem to hate, loathe, despise, or-any other-verb-that-depicts-extreme-dislike book marketing. First I'd like to explore the why and then what we can do to make … [Continue reading]
Don’t be a Social Media Commercial
Rachel Thompson, several others, and I have spoken a little about the prevalence of spam in social media, discussion forums, and everywhere in between. It's not just authors doing it, but that is the community we reside in so that is what we mainly … [Continue reading]
OMG, Not My Frappucino!
Well, I'd like to welcome JP Thompson back for another guest post. Another great addition from the Thompson House of Snark--seems like Rachel is rubbing off on JP ;).Today he is sharing some cheap, low cost promo and tools. Dreaming of a bestseller? … [Continue reading]
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