I blogged about it today, another religious troll making the rounds, friending erotic romance authors. Yet another reason authors should be using Facebook pages and not profiles: http://writeyourassoff.blogspot.com/2013/11/another-reason-why-authors-should-use.html
Heads-up, self-pubbed smut writers: Amazon’s deleting content again.
Yes, Amazon is a business, and as such is perfectly within their rights to delete content. Again, it goes to HOW they’re deciding to delete such content, without giving prior notice or without clarifying their “acceptable content” rules, that really sucks. (Again, please don’t scream censorship. They’re a company and can do what they want. … Read More
WARNING: Authors, blurbs can kill…your sales!
I offer this blog post up as a cautionary tale to authors. Especially to self-published authors who don’t have a publisher to tell them, “Um, NO, this is NOT a good idea.” I had to unfriend a fellow author on Facebook tonight. The reason? They were posting in multiple groups a blurb for their book. … Read More
WriteYourAssOff.com: Contract Red Flags
I’ve got another post up at the WriteYourAssOff.com blog about contract red flags. Enjoy! Publishing Contracts: Red Flags and Warnings
Writing Tip: Editors – They’re not your maid, or your mommy.
The one where I rant blog about an editor’s role: Write Your Ass Off – Editors: They’re not your maid, or your mommy.
Trainwreck in the making — an author arguing with reviewers.
What NOT to do as a writer… http://writeyourassoff.blogspot.com/2013/06/one-more-timedo-not-argue-with-reviewers.html Seriously, do NOT argue with reviewers. I learned this hard lesson early in my career. Believe me, it NEVER ends well, and the author in this case is not only arguing with reviewers, but is doing so ARROGANTLY. *smh* If you can’t handle getting negative reviews, DO … Read More
Writer Beware: "Review" apps?
Okay, a couple of odd emails I’ve received over the past few days now make sense. I received nearly identically worded emails from different people with requests for reviews based on reviews they’ve seen of mine on Amazon. Um, I rarely review on Amazon. The outlandish difference between the genres of their books was odd … Read More
Writer Beware: Author’s Guild not really supporting authors.
I don’t know what’s in the water Scott Turow, head of the Author’s Guild, is drinking, but it must be good shit. He’s apparently gone over to the camp of the legacy traditional publishing houses and is no longer interested in genuinely supporting the interests of the AG membership at large. Can’t someone stage a … Read More
Writer Beware: Noble Romance is STILL screwing authors.
Well, I reported a while back about Noble Romance screwing some authors. It’s still going on, and the problem is spreading. Britta Addams reports her experiences with them on her blog. Absolute Write has updated reports from other authors on their discussion forum (go to the last page to get the latest updates). I, personally, … Read More
Writer Beware: Amazon KDP account settings
I got this tidbit from Indie BookSpot blog this morning. If you sell your books on Amazon KDP, go check your account settings. Chances are, your US payment was switched from EFT to check. When I checked, yep, sure enough, they’d done it to me, too. Worse, my address is outdated, still at our other … Read More
Writer Beware: Noble Romance
Another writer beware post for you all this week. This is the latest in an ongoing saga that broke a few months ago in a rather public way when one of the principals left and threw a hissy fit in the process. Seems like Noble Romance has not only not cleaned up their act, they’re … Read More
Writer Beware: Trouble at Silver Publishing
For a couple of months, several people, editors and authors alike, were approaching me privately and asking if I’d heard anything troubling about Silver Publishing. Then they would proceed to report their experiences, including slow/under/no payments and poor communication. After receiving more than enough of these private inquiries, I posted about it in the Absolute … Read More
Friday frappe.
Time for another mash-up of things I’ve gleaned from the interwebs (other than pictures of cats). Great article at the Writer Beware blog about when to refuse a contract (complete with reference links): http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2012/11/guest-blog-post-mustering-courage-to.html A couple of great articles from LiveScience about dreaming here http://www.livescience.com/24707-dreams-sleep-science.html and here http://www.livescience.com/17290-facts-dreams-nightmares.html. Don’t be drinking anything (you have been warned) when you read … Read More
Writer Beware…
When I was first venturing out into actively submitting my fiction a few years back, I would have been more than thrilled to receive an email from an agent wanting to represent me. Especially after amassing quite a few rejections from both agents and publishers. Now, however, when I receive an email from an agent … Read More
Do. Not. Read. Reviews. Period.
On a Facebook group I’m a member of, a fellow writer lamented a scathing reader review they received where they were (literally) told they should seek out another form of employment, because writing wasn’t their forte. I’ve made no bones about the fact that one of the worst things a writer can do is read … Read More