by Lexi Greene | Aug 31, 2023 | Self Publishing Insiders Podcast
Episode Summary Not everyone in publishing is looking out for your best interest. Victoria Strauss uses WriterBeware to warn the community about bad actors and she’s here to give you an idea of what to look out for. Episode Notes Scammers. They’re...
by Sarah Kuiken | Jun 7, 2023 | Author How-To & Mindset
Welcome back! Unfortunately, the list of scams designed to snare self-published authors is so long that we had to make this post a two-parter. (If you missed Part 1, check it out here.) Overpriced services These can be tricky to spot. Services for self-published...
by Sarah Kuiken | May 31, 2023 | Author How-To & Mindset
Stop me if this sounds familiar: as a child, you submit a poem to a national anthology publication. Lo and behold, your poem is accepted! Celebration ensues. You must be a prodigy! Your supportive parents obligingly pay the $50 to purchase the hefty tome, all for the...
by Kevin Tumlinson | Mar 15, 2017 | Author How-To & Mindset
Last time we talked about three very important bits of overhead that are essentially unavoidable in the author business. They may seem basic, but it turns out they’re a bit more complex than most authors imagine. This week we’re going to look at the scams and...