What a shame

In my daily perusal of Facebook, I came across an author proudly announcing the debut of his just-published book. Intrigued, I went to the book’s buy page on Amazon and read its description. The well-written description intrigued me further—just the kind of...
Caveat Emptor

Caveat Emptor

Publishing is an unregulated industry. Freelancing is unregulated, too. Gig workers don’t receive benefits like healthcare coverage, retirement contributions, and other perks that employers use to make full-time employment attractive. In short, freelancing...
The cost of publishing

The cost of publishing

Publishing is free. Really. Many misguided authors speak of “self-publishing” companies they hire to provide comprehensive services to produce their books and publish them; however, there’s no such thing as a self-publishing company. When you publish...
Advice for new writers

Advice for new writers

I see an awful lot of “new” writers who are beginning or working on their first novel length manuscripts. They’ve never written a book before, but they want to know how much money they’ll earn, how long the book should be, who are the best...
Answering basic questions

Answering basic questions

In the last few days, I’ve responded to inquiries as to whether an author can do everything oneself. My response to those questions is to ask another question: Yes, you can produce your book yourself, but should you? To determine whether you should produce your...