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Don’t Let Your KDP Account Get Shut Down

Amazon’s KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) is one of the best tools indie authors and publishers have. It allows us to make our books available to buyers all over the world. Even with the availability of other publishing platforms, losing your KDP account can be devastating. And getting it restored ranges from extremely difficult to [...]

By |2025-04-21T11:10:30-04:00April 20th, 2025|Jacquelyn Lynn, Legal, Self-publishing|0 Comments

Book Review: The Only Grammar Book You’ll Ever Need

The Only Grammar Book You’ll Ever Need: Your One-Stop Source for Mastering English Grammar (Updated Edition) Susan Thurman Adams Media It’s a song I sing over and over: Grammar matters. The type of communication (speaking or writing, formal or informal) doesn’t matter. What matters is that you do it correctly, clearly, and consistently. That’s [...]

My Ideal Client is a Crazy Sane Entrepreneur

In networking groups, we’re often asked to describe our ideal client so others know who they should refer to us. Marketing advisors tell us to create a persona for our ideal client so we know how to market to them. For years, I’ve said that our ideal client is a successful businessperson who wants [...]

By |2025-02-19T15:32:13-05:00February 19th, 2025|Ghostwriter - Ghostwriting, Jacquelyn Lynn, Self-publishing|Comments Off on My Ideal Client is a Crazy Sane Entrepreneur

I Don’t Want an Apology if it’s Not Sincere

There’s no value in forcing adults to apologize for anything, even when they’re wrong Part of parenting is teaching your children to say please and thank you, and sometimes making them apologize for something they’ve done. There’s a good chance those forced apologies were accompanied by shuffling feet, a bowed head, and total insincerity. [...]

By |2025-02-08T14:40:02-05:00February 8th, 2025|Jacquelyn Lynn: My View|Comments Off on I Don’t Want an Apology if it’s Not Sincere

Beware of Amazon KDP Publishing Scams

Amazon KDP is a wonderful resource for indie authors. It lets us publish our books on the Amazon platform and make them available to potential buyers around the world at no cost, other than what we spend to write and produce the book. Unfortunately, the online world is rife with Amazon KDP scammers who [...]

By |2025-02-07T17:02:27-05:00February 7th, 2025|Jacquelyn Lynn, Self-publishing|Comments Off on Beware of Amazon KDP Publishing Scams

It’s not an honor to call someone your friend

Years ago, a client gave me the draft of the dedication of his book. His goal was to recognize and express his gratitude to a friend and colleague who had recently died. After several sentences of well-deserved praise, he ended with, “I was honored to call him my friend.” When you think about that, [...]

By |2025-01-31T12:10:13-05:00January 31st, 2025|Jacquelyn Lynn, Writing|Comments Off on It’s not an honor to call someone your friend

Don’t Assume Your Audience Knows What You Know

How do you feel when you’re reading an article, listening to a speaker, or in a conversation, and someone makes a reference to something that flies over your head? I still vividly remember a conversation I had with one of my congregation’s matriarchs decades ago when I was a new Christian and had attended [...]

By |2025-01-13T14:48:28-05:00January 13th, 2025|Communications, Jacquelyn Lynn|Comments Off on Don’t Assume Your Audience Knows What You Know

Say or Write What You Want, but Accept the Consequences

Some common sense tips for protecting yourself from litigation In an online self-publishing support group, a member posted that they had finished their manuscript and needed an attorney to review it to be sure the author wouldn’t get sued. The responses to the post ranged from questioning the need for such a review to [...]

By |2025-01-13T13:47:59-05:00December 17th, 2024|Jacquelyn Lynn, Legal, Self-publishing|Comments Off on Say or Write What You Want, but Accept the Consequences

Hourly Billing is Dying—May It Rest in Peace

We should charge and pay for value, not time Time is one of our most valuable commodities, and that it’s a non-renewable resource makes it even more precious. But knowledge is also a valuable commodity. If you offer a service, are you balancing time and knowledge when you determine your fees? We’ve all heard [...]

By |2024-12-11T13:59:43-05:00December 11th, 2024|Business & Management, Jacquelyn Lynn|Comments Off on Hourly Billing is Dying—May It Rest in Peace

WriterWatch: A Cool New Tool for Authors

There’s a great new free Chrome plugin that any author who sells books on Amazon should check out: WriterWatch. It’s from the makers of Publisher Rocket (a tool I use and enthusiastically recommend) and Atticus. Here’s what WriterWatch can do: Daily price checks on your books, whether you changed the price or someone else [...]

By |2024-12-04T15:31:43-05:00November 20th, 2024|Jacquelyn Lynn, Recommended Reading & Products, Self-publishing, Writing|Comments Off on WriterWatch: A Cool New Tool for Authors
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