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Are Book Club Thieves In the Author’s Midst?Are you in a book club? That might be a YES.Do you members understand how authors get paid? That would most likely be a NO.Does your book practice Book Club thievery? Could be.We authors love the idea of having a book as the
Indie Author Book Awards to considerShould Authors Enter Book Awards? Which book awards do you enter? Do they matter? And should YOU stick your book toe in the water?Let’s start with the first question. The answer: sometimes. Depending upon the tenacity of the author/publisher in getting the word out about the
Author Alert … Avoid the 7 Deadly Sins of PublishingPublishing has always been a marathon … if fact, a series of them. If you are looking for an overnight sensation, you are doomed to failure. Publishing takes time. No matter if you are on the self-publish, indie publishing, or the
It Was an Over-the-Top Book Affair to Remember!A close friend of an author and her family simply said, “I want to give a book party for you …” and she did. And what a party it was! The words, You must remember this … flowed through my mind as I
Author Alert:Is a Publishing Rip-off or Scam in Your Midst?On last Saturday’s AuthorYou Salons, questions surfaced about scammers and the many lures that were being pitched to my 20-plus early morning participants—usually by a phone call out of the blue or an email.I reminded them that I usually do an