This next series of posts will be about helpful book-related social media sites that I have come across that are helpful to your online platform. These are the big 3 book sites plus another blog I found to be helpful. I will start out with Shelfari … [Continue reading]
Why Do I Have to Have a Blog?
As a newbie author I asked this very same question. I am not in the minority. I didn't even know what a blog was to be honest with you. On my personal/book blog I have mentioned that I thought that a blog was a Dr. Seuss character or a monster. I … [Continue reading]
My Mill City Press Experience
Continued from “Looking for an Out” This part of the story picks up after my 30 min talk with Mark Levine and walking out the door with my stuff for Neiko’s Five Land Adventure and Escape from Ancient Egypt, but at this present point and time I can … [Continue reading]
Looking for an Out
Continued from “My Horrible Xlibris Xperience” This part of the story takes up at my last and final heated phone call with Miguel, the Marketing Consultant from hell at Xlibris, and my continuing research at Mill City Press and other publishers. I … [Continue reading]
My Horrible Xlibris Xperience
Intro to Xlibris and Backstory Xlibris and other unethical/author unfriendly companies do an outstanding job of luring people in with their publishing deals and their seemingly friendly approaches to even the wariest author; I speak for myself. They … [Continue reading]
Mistake #4: Beware of the Easiest to Find Publishers!
The worst of the worst publishers are also the easiest to find...for the obvious reasons to rip people off. However, the best or really good ones are pretty easy to find as well so searching for a publisher can be like playing sharks and minnows by … [Continue reading]
Mistake #3: Being Swayed by Publisher Reps
This post can go hand in hand with mistakes 1 & 2. I did mention this briefly in the last post since some of the information I received was from a representative at my ex publisher. Most publishing representatives are very helpful people and … [Continue reading]
Mistake #2: Relying Solely on Publisher Info for Research
This sort of hinges on Mistake #1 in how publishers can lie to you. If everything in the material and website is a lie and you don't know it, then you can get really screwed like I did. Sometimes you don't know you are stuck with a lemon until you … [Continue reading]
The Versatile Blogger Award
This is a brand spanking new blog with only two posts, and it has been nominated for an award. All I can say is wow and thanks. It's my first one ever. Finding Me in Words with Zabeth Marsh was kind enough to do this and a frequent visitor :) … [Continue reading]
Mistake #1: All Publishers Are Honest
The title of this blog post goes back to when I began my journey as an published author. I was a young person and maybe a little naive, but doubtfully my youth was not the source of the trouble. The trouble comes from the fact that publishers LIE. I … [Continue reading]
Why This Blog?
For anyone who knows me I also have a book blog. Yes, I am starting another blog since I have become a blogger in addition to being an author. I love to write, but this particular blog has a purpose as well as a compelling story behind it. I begin … [Continue reading]
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