Grab your top hat and rev up your little racecar because Amazon's embroiled in a Monopoly drama that even Mr. Monopoly himself would raise an eyebrow at!

US booksellers and authors, instead of collecting $200, are crying "Mayday!" to the FTC, accusing Amazon of not just monopolizing the book industry but of channeling their inner Rich Uncle Pennybags and laughing all the way to the bank.

Fostering Genuine Connections: Interracial love stories provide a platform to showcase the transformative power of genuine connections. This article delves into how writers can create relationships founded on shared values, emotional depth, and mutual understanding.

In the world of interracial romance fiction, dialogue plays a significant role in bringing characters to life, expressing their thoughts and emotions, and showcasing their unique cultural backgrounds. Crafting authentic conversations that resonate with readers, however, can be quite a challenge.

Many people feel that the Amazon Best Seller Badge for an eBook isn’t that important. Some believe this because it is based on the number of sales in a particular category or subgenre.

Waiting for the elusive Kindle Daily Deal email is like waiting for an invitation to your favorite celebrities party. You hope and dream that the day will come when your invitation will appear in your mail. What do you do when it finally shows up? I’ll tell you what I did. I sat, staring at the computer screen. I was sure that it was real. I checked the address and the date, and when I was finally convinced that it was real, I hyperventilated.

Many think that we sit down and type for hours and then upload the book, and magically people buy it, and we become famous and make lots of money.

Taking control of your eBook business is a scary idea, but it is one that I am willing to undertake. Don’t get me wrong, Amazon has helped and will continue to help me find new readers, but their cut is killing my wallet.

Is writer’s block real? Many writers will tell you that it is. Many will say to you that it is not. All writers struggle to develop new ideas or have trouble with proceeding on a writing project, but does that make it a blockage? I went through a year and a half long episode of not writing, and I don’t believe I had writer’s block. For me, it was just a time that I didn’t care about writing enough to sit down and write. I had plenty of ideas, and when I wanted to write, I did that very thing.

You can’t simply make a post like the image above and expect people to be interested enough to go to your product page and click the buy button. Imagine watching a show and the advertisement for a product comes on and all they say is buy this or that. It would be boring and ineffectual.

I’m sure that many of the authors we cherish have started with a goal in mind. For most, it would be to become a best-selling author.

When I decided to pursue writing as a profession, I expected to have my friends and family's full support.

Many new writers believe that they can write a book and put it out there, and it's going to become a best seller. It probably won't. The key to success is knowing that it only comes with hard work. There is no such thing as an easy payday. Yes, you can write the book and sit back and wait to collect passive income while you go off and shop for that new drop-top or house on the hill. The only problem is that unless you market your book, no one will know that it exists.

To cuss or not to cuss, is the question. This is a question that can only be answered by the writer.

I’ve been publishing my own writing since July of 2017, and I have learned a lot in the three years since I began. Self-publishing isn’t for everyone.