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Happy Caturday y’all! 😀

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Registered Copyright or Not?

This is an informative, interesting and very important blog post for not only new, but all writers. Thank you so much for sharing Claire!

Plaisted Publishing

The Why’s and Why Not’s of Copyright.

I’ve been surprised by the differences of copyright offered in the countries an Author resides in, along side how long it can take to get Registered Copyright, especially in the USA.  So what is all the fuss about, why do some authors go for registered and other, like myself, don’t bother.

Well the answer to why I don’t bother with registered copyright is because it isn’t an option here in New Zealand.  According to research I’ve done we only have what some authors call ‘The Poor Man’s Copyright.’  So are we in New Zealand as protected by International Law as others.  Yes we are.  So why is registered copyright so important in the USA?  Why is it so slow?  

In the UK they do registered copyright online.  I have yet to establish if anyone world wide can apply, or if…

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Join in on my Author Interviews

Author Don Massenzio invites authors to interview! What an amazing opportunity. Check it out, please! – Thank you Don!!

Author Don Massenzio

During the past couple of weeks, I have begun sharing interviews with other authors. So far, you can check out interviews with:

• Nick Davis
• Lucinda E. Clarke
• Stormie Steele
• Stevie Turner, and
• Susan Toy

If you’d like a little bit of exposure and a chance to tell your fellow bloggers and potential readers about yourself on a different platform, just reach out to me at don@donmassenzio.com and I’ll get you scheduled.

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7 Signs a Person is Suffering from Author Fatigue

What a unique blog post about the 7 signs a person is suffering from author fatigue. I had to re-blog it. Maybe some of us recognize the one or other sign? 😀

Legends of Windemere

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Does this really need an intro?  Sure most, if not all, of us have been here at some point.  This is possibly a new thing I’ll do from time to time, which was inspired by John W. Howell’s Ten 10 Lists on Mondays.

1. You start dreaming about editing and it steadily becomes a nightmare.  Their, there, and they’re attack out of the shadows.  You’re strapped to a chair and forced to watch all of your greatest typos play out in front of a giant crowd.  Also, you’re naked and the dog ate your manuscript.  Not sure where the dog came from, but it looks remarkably like your old English teacher who swore you wouldn’t be able to write your name much less a novel.
2. You sit down to write at the laptop and blast away an epic chapter that is the best you’ve ever done.  Your…

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#Authors – More 3D Book Promo Configurations Added…

Chris, The Story Reading Ape, is an amazing book cover artist. He as well offers the opportunity to see your new book cover in 3-D. Now he’s added the chance of more 3-D book promo configurations and displays them on his Website. Go, check them out, and maybe you’ll decide to have your next cover designed by our Furry Friend!

Guest Post: Security Tips for Self-Publishing Authors by Cassie Phillips

Thank you very much, Kate M. Colby for these very educational tips concerning the security of our work. this is extremely valuable for us newbies! You rock!

Kate M. Colby

Today, I’m excited to bring you a guest post from professional blogger Cassie Phillips. Cassie writes for Secure Thoughts, a website dedicated to helping everyday people manage their personal internet security. Here, Cassie provides her tips and tricks for securing your self-published work, as well as protecting yourself and your copyright. 

Security Tips for Self-Publishing Authors

It’s an exciting day for you. You’re ready to publish that novel you’ve been writing for months, if not years. Perhaps you’ve taken a shot at non-fiction and want to share the knowledge you’ve put together in a single tome. You may even be writing about something brand new and exciting.

You could go with some big publisher, but the costs are high, and you risk making very little money on your book as the publisher will be taking most of it. So here you are. You’ve decided to self-publish. Maybe it’s your…

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How to Add an Instant Preview of your Book to your Site

Thank you very much, Nicolas Rossis, for this great informative blog post – and your manual on how to do this. We really appreciate your work!

Nicholas C. Rossis

In case you’ve missed the exciting news, Amazon has now made possible to embed book previews on sites (only self-hosted ones) and apps.

Kindle instant previews are similar to the “Look Inside” feature that Amazon offers on their website that lets customers preview samples of most books.

Here’s how it works:

If you click the embed option (see image above), you get a custom code that you then paste into your page. This works on your blog, website, forum, or even an app.

The book preview widgets are available in custom sizes, and come with a couple of settings, like the option to hide the buy button, open the preview in a new window, and even add an Amazon affiliate ID.

As this is not a self-hosted blog, you can see an example of the new book preview feature in action on my nicholasrossis.me one. Note the option to go

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Reading is good for you. No; seriously!

Thank you, Kawanee Hamilton, for showing us that reading can do so much more for us than other things we like doing. So, catch a good book and start doing something for yourself. 🙂

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