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Jacquelyn Lynn

You can remove the AI answer from Google search results

Don’t let Google do your thinking for you. If you use Google (and yes, I still do), you’ve probably noticed that it has added an AI answer to the top of its search results. While this is sometimes convenient, a big problem with this new feature is that the AI answer is not always [...]

Read this Before You Sign with AuthorHouse

Don’t get ripped off by Author Solutions or any of its subsidiaries Recently I received a pitch from a publicist offering me a review copy of a new book. I was interested in the subject matter (Christianity and American history) and captivated by the story behind the book (a family wanted to share a [...]

By |2025-07-01T07:53:22-04:00July 1st, 2025|Jacquelyn Lynn, Self-publishing, Writing|0 Comments

Book Review: America May God Thy Gold Refine

America May God Thy Gold Refine: A Biblical Perspective on Forgetting History Charles A. Stakely IV AuthorHouse We must know and understand our history to secure our future When I heard about America May God Thy Gold Refine, the story behind it captivated me. Charles A. Stakely IV’s family found the almost-finished manuscript after [...]

A Tale of Two Book Reviews

The easier you make it for people to leave reviews, the more likely it is that they’ll do it I leave reviews. I review books, I review products, I review companies. I don’t get paid for it, I just do it. Why? Because an author who has written a good book or a company that [...]

Don’t Call a Loved One Who is in an Active Shooter Situation

Making their phone ring could get them killed Recently I was talking with a friend whose daughter is a student at Florida State University and was in the Student Union on April 17, 2025, when a gunman opened fire, killing two and wounding several others. Campus police quickly took the gunman down, preventing a [...]

By |2025-06-15T16:25:46-04:00June 15th, 2025|Conversations, Jacquelyn Lynn, Security, Fraud Prevention, Safety|Comments Off on Don’t Call a Loved One Who is in an Active Shooter Situation

Read this Before You Choose a Publisher

Angela Hoy with Writers Weekly has compiled a list of “publishers” and service providers that all authors should avoid I wrote Simple Facts About Self-Publishing after seeing too many aspiring authors get ripped off by “publishers” who charge a lot of money and deliver poor quality work or no work at all. Even though [...]

By |2025-05-31T11:22:11-04:00May 31st, 2025|Jacquelyn Lynn, Recommended Reading & Products, Security, Fraud Prevention, Safety, Self-publishing, Writing|Comments Off on Read this Before You Choose a Publisher

An Open Letter to Jeff Bezos, Executive Chair, and Andy Jassy, President & CEO, Amazon.com

Amazon KDP Needs to Allow Team Members to Access Author Accounts Dear Mr. Bezos and Mr. Jassy: Amazon KDP is one of the greatest tools available for authors. It provides a path to publication and distribution that is not available from any other source. Many KDP authors are knowledgeable and skilled in what it [...]

By |2025-05-29T16:32:21-04:00May 29th, 2025|Jacquelyn Lynn, Self-publishing|Comments Off on An Open Letter to Jeff Bezos, Executive Chair, and Andy Jassy, President & CEO, Amazon.com

Book Review: The Strategy Book

The Strategy Book: How to think and act strategically to deliver outstanding results Max Mckeown FT Publishing We’ve all had times when we failed to think strategically and the result was an embarrassing stumble or major crash. Or when we thought we had the ideal strategy, but the outcome proved us wrong. Some people [...]

By |2025-05-27T10:35:00-04:00May 25th, 2025|Jacquelyn Lynn, Recommended Reading & Products|Comments Off on Book Review: The Strategy Book

Book Review: Pivot Driven Devotions

Simple and Powerful Ways to Get Closer to Christ and Take Others with You Pivot Driven Devotions: Bible Selections to Move You Closer to Jesus Arnie Cole & W. Terry Whalin Back to the Bible Publishing No matter how close to Jesus we feel we are, we can always get closer. And if we’re [...]

By |2025-05-06T15:25:34-04:00May 6th, 2025|General Information, Jacquelyn Lynn, Recommended Reading & Products|Comments Off on Book Review: Pivot Driven Devotions

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|Comments Off on Don’t Let Your KDP Account Get Shut Down
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