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Writer Beware

#RWAshitshow – FINALLY, the resignation that was needed.

#RWAshitshow – FINALLY, the resignation that was needed.

The #RWAshitshow summation.

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#childrapeisNOTromance – Why Amazon’s TOS matters when you write problematic books.

#childrapeisNOTromance – Why Amazon’s TOS matters when you write problematic books.

#childrapeisnotromance – ~0~ without fuckery in Romancelandia. Writing child sexual abuse and labelling it a “romance book” is not a good idea.

Tymber Dalton December 17, 2019 Book Talk, Writer Beware, WTF? Read More...

(UPDATED) An open letter to Christine Feehan.

(UPDATED) An open letter to Christine Feehan.

#cockygate2 the Christine Feehan version. Ugh. Authors, just stop this trademark nonsense. Seriously.

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#Amazonfail – Amazon’s got a serious issue displaying some authors’ books depending on locale.

#Amazonfail – Amazon’s got a serious issue displaying some authors’ books depending on locale.

Subscribe to my newsletter and never miss an update! So, this Amazon bug first cropped up a few weeks ago. I saw a couple of fellow authors frantically asking if readers could see their Kindle books in Amazon’s store. I,

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#cockygate – Faleena Hopkins, trademark / patent troll.

#cockygate – Faleena Hopkins, trademark / patent troll.

Filed Under: Faleena Hopkins #cockygate trademark / patent troll Okay, what is #cockygate? Read my first article then meet me back here. There are updates. Ready? Here we go. Here’s the latest #cockygate Twitter thread, with all the court docs

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#Cockygate – WTF? The summation.

#Cockygate – WTF? The summation.

Coming Soon | Pre-Orders | Series Info You’ve probably been hearing about #cockygate the past couple of weeks and might be wondering WTF is that? Long story short: A fairly newbie writer (Faleena Hopkins) decided she was going to trademark a common

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Amazon rank-stripping erotica books and authors.

Amazon rank-stripping erotica books and authors.

(Latest Edit: 3/29/2018 – 10:15pm – Most of my book rankings are now back. Back-end at Author Central I still can’t see my author ranking for Kindle/erotica and Books/erotica, but hopefully that will come back soon. I’m cynical enough to

Tymber Dalton March 26, 2018March 29, 2018 Book Talk, News, Writer Beware, Writing Stuff 8 Comments Read More...

Hello, Karma. (JK Publishing) #WriterBeware

Writer Beware in red text.

Oh, I love the smell of Karma in the morning. The publisher who was actually the focus of my Bad Publishing Contract Deconstructed series a couple of years ago was JK Publishing. I was hedging around at the time, trying

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Scary New World: The ever-changing face of publishing.

Nook is discontinuing sales in the UK. Greeeaat. One more way for “the ‘Zon” to dominate indie- and self-publishing. Samhain Publishing announced last week they’re shutting down. Fuck. Take a deep breath. (And a Xanax, if you have ’em.) The

Tymber Dalton March 4, 2016March 7, 2016 Book Talk, Writer Beware, Writing Stuff 1 Comment Read More...

Authors: Stop it with the cliffhanger shite already. Seriously. Just…stop.

writing how-to, chalkboard with writing on it

I think the title says it all…

Tymber Dalton March 3, 2016October 4, 2023 #WritingTip, Book Talk, Writer Beware, Writing Info, Writing Stuff 23 Comments Read More...

Ellora’s Cave vs Dear Author lawsuit: Settlement ahoy.

There was a settlement today in the Ellora’s Cave versus Dear Author lawsuit. The result? Well… http://writeyourassoff.blogspot.com/2015/10/elloras-cave-vs-dear-author-not-with.html

Tymber Dalton October 22, 2015 Writer Beware, Writing Stuff 1 Comment Read More...

Write Your Ass Off: Historically based non-con romance? DO. NOT. WRITE. IT.

Shocker (not) I have another rant today, about writers who try to sexeh up horrific historical events all in the name of “free speech.” (Spoiler Alert: They’re doucheballs.) http://writeyourassoff.blogspot.com/2015/10/historically-based-non-con-romance-do.html

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#notchilled Ellora’s Cave vs Dear Author lawsuit update (10/14/2015)

Writer Beware in red text.

Over on the Write Your Ass Off blog I’ve posted the latest update (and my latest rant). New filings in the case by DA, and there’s a jaw-dropper of a footnote on one of the pages that you DEFINITELY will

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Writer Beware: Ellora’s Cave versus Dear Author lawsuit update 9/16/2015

Writer Beware in red text.

Update on the lawsuit between Ellora’s Cave and Dear Author.

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Ellora’s Cave vs Dear Author lawsuit update 9/2/2015

I’ve posted an update over on my  Write Your Ass off blog about the Ellora’s Cave versus Dear Author lawsuit. http://writeyourassoff.blogspot.com/2015/09/writer-beware-ec-vs-da-lawsuit-update.html

Tymber Dalton September 2, 2015 Book Talk, Misc, News, Writer Beware, WTF? No Comments Read More...
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