by bs_admin | May 16, 2023 | Author Success, Publishing Predators
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....
by Judith Briles | Nov 9, 2021 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Judith Briles - The Book Shepherd, Publishing Predators
Publishing Ripoffs, Scams, and Predators Have you ever been around someone; read something, or seen something … and you want to get in a shower or a hot bath and soak the gunge off? That’s exactly how I feel when I read about the gobbling up that involves the...
by Judith Briles | Oct 19, 2021 | Book Marketing, Publishing Predators
Avoid Rip-offs, Scams, and Predators During the Season of Gratitude It’s the season … deals will come at you from the left; the right, and anywhere else you can imagine. Your email will have more action than a free popcorn day at the movies. Your text stream will be...
by bookshepherd_admin | May 7, 2019 | Author Success, Book Marketing, Judith Briles, Publishing Predators, self publishing, The Book Shepherd
Publishing Blunders, Bloopers, and Boo-Boos aren’t fun … they can knock down your confidence, sabotage your bank account, and diminish your credibility. The savvy author can side-step many of them by not rushing to publish and getting educated to the...
by bookshepherd_admin | Apr 23, 2019 | Author Success, Publishing Predators, self publishing, The Book Shepherd
When newbie authors are asked about their publishing experience, the phrase “It’s overwhelming” would surface within the top three responses. And it is. There is expansive information about publishing. Multiple books have been written on every aspect of it. Public and...
by bookshepherd_admin | Apr 3, 2018 | Publishing Predators
It ticks me off when I hear about authors getting scammed. It ticks me off when I get lied to. And it really ticks me off when authors I work with get scammed. Publishing Predators come in all kinds of sizes and shapes. In all kinds of titles and services. Some come...
