The author critiques the book “Wilson’s Revenge,” expressing skepticism about its authenticity and pricing, along with concerns about the publisher being a vanity press. They highlight numerous legitimate Oklahoma poets deserving support, emphasizing the importance of humility and community in art. The message encourages investing in local poets instead of overpriced works.

I enjoy being on stage, but going forward I cannot continue to donate my time, money, and effort every other weekend when I have medical bills to contend with. Unfortunately, the health conditions I am dealing with are ongoing and unlikely to disappear in the coming years. Whatever money I…

The author discusses their experience with spam emails related to their books, emphasizing the numerous scams they’ve encountered. These emails often misuse book details and mimic legitimate offers, showcasing artificial intelligence’s role in generating misleading content. The author emphasizes the importance of fact-checking and being cautious regarding information sourced from AI.

What of the future? The act of writing poetry is one of solitude, but many of these accomplishments are thanks to the hundreds of people who enjoyed my poetry enough to invite me to perform or publish my work, and the community leaders who chose to honor me for it….

The author reflects on leaving social media due to overwhelming downsides, including unwanted messages, lack of privacy, and intrusive interactions. Initially beneficial for networking, the platforms became cluttered with irrelevant content, causing mental strain. Since quitting, the author enjoys a quieter life focused on meaningful activities, enhancing both writing and personal well-being.

The author asserts their ownership of their website and dismisses unsolicited web design offers, citing their experience with coding and SEO. Despite experimenting with various strategies to boost book sales, including sharing poems online, these efforts have not yielded results. Instead, personal connections through live performances have proven more effective for engaging readers and selling books.

The author shares their experience with low review rates despite significant downloads of their books, highlighting that many readers do not leave reviews. They discourage fellow authors from engaging in unethical practices to obtain reviews, emphasizing patience and authenticity in building a readership. Bad reviews are part of the journey.

It isn’t about the $12. It’s that the $12 wasn’t charged to everyone equally, and only penalized low-selling authors. These stores wouldn’t have any products if it weren’t for the writers producing material, and yet every step of the self-publishing process takes a monetary cut away from the writer. Since…

The Nigerian book club scammers who harass me daily have consistently gotten meaner in response to my lack of response. I usually don’t even open their emails, but today I got curious. However, my lack of response is exactly what I explicitly state that I will do. This communications policy…

The pitch is that giving away free ebooks will entice people to leave you a review on the platform they downloaded it and on Goodreads. If this were true I would have over 4,000 reviews for my books on Amazon alone since 2009 when I first joined KDP to distribute…