#1 New York Times Bestselling Author & TV Producer
I got this email today: Why are you so hard on print-on-demand publishers? It’s the wave of the future. You seem to think if a publisher is strictly POD that they are a scam. You are mixing two different thoughts…publishing and technology. Let’s deal with the "publishing" aspect first. Being a POD press, in and … Read more
I received this email today from a complete stranger. It’s a good example of how NOT to sell a book. Please order my book XYZ at http://www.publishamerica.com and tell all your friends about it to. I have attached a release letter for you so you can read what it is about. Please order it and … Read more
I received a lengthy email today from a woman in her 50s. It read, in part: Who are the publishers that PAY “unknowns” for their work? How do I contact them? I’m an unknown author, writing a book about tragedy, near death experiences, and years of living with pain and how I learned to cope … Read more
I get lots of emails every week asking me about the benefits of self-publishing (quick answer: there are none). Here is a typical one that I received this week: I am in the process of finishing my book. While I have some interest from publishers, I am interested in exploring self-publishing to make more profit … Read more
I got this long, rambling email today. Here are parts of it (I’ve removed the title of the book as a courtesy): I am curious. As a published author myself, ("XYZ" Available at http://www.lulu.com/XYZ and in stores in September) I was under the belief that derivative works are the copywriter of the orginating copyright holder. … Read more
I received this note in my email box this morning. I’m another writer who has been tinkering with a story about con artists. If you are telling a story from the perspective of the morally wrong person does there need to be justification (aside from money) for these people to do what they are doing? … Read more
I am not a documentary film producer, nor am I in the documentary film business. And yet, I still get emails like this: I am an amatuer film producer. I have a great idea for a on going documentary series, I would love to run the idea (in its in infancy) to somone…i can make … Read more
The networks are run by space aliens….and this man is ready to expose it: My TV Program Flattened the WTC, Oh, the power of the media or did I piss of the aliens? I am a celebrity publisher and former NASA scientist that has been censored and exiled. I would like to produce and star … Read more
I got this email from someone this morning on the DorothyL list… Lee Goldberg wrote: How is appropriating an author’s characters “praising” his ideas? In fact, you’re doing the exact opposite… you’re showing your lack of respect for their ownership of their own creations by stealing them. Unless the author says you may use his … Read more
Dick Van Dyke, you might have noticed, is on the cover of my Diagnosis Murder novels. He was also the star of the show. He’s also the central characters in my Diagnosis Murder novels. Seems to me that makes sense, right? Well, today I got an email from a fan who is very upset with … Read more