K.C. Sprayberry's Blog, page 115
January 17, 2018
Bad Habits
Good morning and welcome to Tuesday Book Blogs. Today, we’re discussing bad habits. Is it worth an addiction to smoke?
Blurb
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One more cigarette. Lydia continually fools herself, by imagining that she’ll relieve the stress in her life by smoking one more cigarette. Her habit results in being caught during finals at school, and being expelled. She learns who did this to her and vows revenge.
There is only one little issue left. Can she throw out the cigarettes or will she be caught in the same downward spiral as her brother?
Excerpt
Lydia draws hard on the cigarette, blowing toward the open window. She feels the stress of not studying for Government wash out of her, relaxing with each drag on the cigarette. Waving away the smoke wafting around her, she peers around the stall door.
Was that the bathroom door opening?
Taking two more quick drags, she drops the butt into the toilet and winces at the hissing sound. Flushing, she searches for breath freshener and perfume in her purse, liberally using both. Cautiously, she opens the door and glances around. Certain no one has seen her sneak the cigarette, she walks to the sink and checks her hair, sniffing furtively.
Nothing noticeable. Good. Time for my final.
About the K.C. Sprayberry
Born and raised in Southern California’s Los Angeles basin, K.C. Sprayberry spent years traveling the United States and Europe while in the Air Force before settling in northwest Georgia. A new empty nester with her husband of more than twenty years, she spends her days figuring out new ways to torment her characters and coming up with innovative tales from the South and beyond.
She’s a multi-genre author who comes up with ideas from the strangest sources. Those who know her best will tell you that nothing is safe or sacred when she is observing real life. In fact, she considers any situation she witnesses as fair game when plotting a new story.
Find out more about my books at these social media sites:
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January 16, 2018
Filter Your Responses
Good morning and welcome to wwwblogs. Today, we’re talking about how you should filter your responses on social media.
Social media can be an author’s best friend and a terrible trap waiting to be sprung. Unfortunately, social media is very much a part of an author’s life. You can’t just post “buy my book” links. You have to be a real human to those you are interacting with. But, you also have to be somewhat of a celebrity to these people too. That means you need to ensure what you post doesn’t offend your fan base.
This means staying away from potentially explosive posts. Even though the urge is strong to respond when you see inaccurate posts about political or other issues, you have to scroll past them. A single comment seen by a single fan can destroy most if not all of your readership.
The fact is that our fans don’t see us as people who may have differing opinions than theirs. All they know about us is what they learn from our books. We offer them some time away from their lives and give them some enjoyment. Their fervent belief is that we think the same way they do. In all honesty, authors are far different in the normal lives than what our fans see in our books, but because we enjoy our privacy we rarely let anyone see us beyond our public persona.
Your public persona is all you should present when you’re active on social media. That means not letting how you feel about politics or religion, current events or the current “story of the day” from the news media. By remaining silent about your opinions, you are allowing your fans to continue to believe you are much like they are. They’ll continue to read your books and write reviews about them.
But, if you do give in to the urge to respond to a potentially explosive post, and that urge can be very strong, you will find the repercussions to be like nothing you expected.
Some people will agree with you. They’ll rant and rave that the other side is wrong and you did the right thing posting what you did. There will be great feelings that your fans agree with what you had to say. Until, someone shows up to tell you what a jerk you are and how they thought you were such a sensitive artist. You’ll be very tempted to put that individual on the right track and if you do you’ll have created a lifelong enemy and lost a fan.
That might be the least of your worries. These disgruntled fans could very well take to your sales venues and place very negative reviews about your work. They’ll gather others who think like them and attack you at every opportunity. Soon, you’ll see your sales falling off drastically. You’re at a loss to explain this turn of events, until you remember that one post where you had very differing opinions.
At this point, you’ll be at a turning point. You can retreat from your position by remaining silent regarding all hot topics. That won’t bring back the angry readers but you may see a slight increase in sales, if you continue to remain middle of the road in what you talk about.
That might help you recover from the bump in the road your post caused. Or it might not. It all depends on you… on not getting involved with hot topic discussions, and remembering that even though you are the author, your readers are the ones who are important.
About the K.C. Sprayberry
Born and raised in Southern California’s Los Angeles basin, K.C. Sprayberry spent years traveling the United States and Europe while in the Air Force before settling in northwest Georgia. A new empty nester with her husband of more than twenty years, she spends her days figuring out new ways to torment her characters and coming up with innovative tales from the South and beyond.
She’s a multi-genre author who comes up with ideas from the strangest sources. Those who know her best will tell you that nothing is safe or sacred when she is observing real life. In fact, she considers any situation she witnesses as fair game when plotting a new story.
Find out more about my books at these social media sites:
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January 15, 2018
Adult Decisions, Adult Repercussions
Good morning and welcome to Monday Blogs. Today we’re going to be talking about adult decisions and adult repercussions. Being an author in the twenty-first century is worlds away from what being an author in the twentieth century. We all hear this every day. Yet, daily, many new authors are making mistakes in assuming what their publisher will provide for them.
First of all, the 1980s were glory days for having your book published. Advances were offered, some of them very high for a first time author. Royalties came without you having to do anything more than working on your next book. Oh, you might have a book tour scheduled by your publisher’s publicist. There might be appearances on television talk shows. There might even be the thrill of having someone recognize you on the street and announce that with a loud squeal that draws more attention.
Fast forward to the twenty-first century. Fewer first time authors were being offered contracts with the Big 5. The internet introduced us to online publishers and they have a very different way of operating. Instead of a huge staff who will cater to your every whim, schedule appearances, hold your hand through every step of the pre-publication process, and generally ensure your book is a rousing success once it’s released, the author is responsible for promotion. The author must decide how to present their book. You, the author, are now your publicist, creator of new stories, and every other thing that was once provided by a publisher.
Far too many authors find the excitement of receiving a contract too much to thoroughly read that document. They’ll quickly sign and keep their lofty expectations of what will be done for them during the process. The first sticking point will come when they are not very happy with their cover art. Even though they’ve been given a chance to select the image used for their cover and told the publisher doesn’t take elements from several choices and puts them together to create what the author wants, they’ll still give detailed instructions on how the new image is to be put together.
This attitude follows through to the editing process, where a few first time authors will balk and argue every single change suggested by the editor. This attitude follows through until everyone on staff at this particular publishing company is ready to thrown in the towel—not to give the author what he/she wants, but to boot them out the door.
Are you this type of author, a person who believes they can be a diva even if you have never before been published? Do you expect royal treatment, since you’ve read many blogs and know what to expect from a publisher? (A NOTE: Many of those bloggers have never dealt directly with a publisher and their posts are their idea of what should happen, not what actually does.)
Here is a bit of advice before you become an adult making a decision that will leave you with repercussions you never saw coming. You might find yourself being offered a release of your book back to you, once the publisher decides they don’t need any more of your drama. You think this is a good thing, because you’ll find a publisher who will treat you like the royalty you are.
Except… you can’t find another publisher who wants your work. You know no one at your previous publisher talked, because there is a clause in the rights release that prohibits both them and you from doing that. You’re smarter now and know what questions to ask, that you need to have all the things you want written into their contract. Until you discover these people won’t change their contract, and you’re getting less acceptances and more of “we believe your story has a better chance at another publisher” rejections.
These are the repercussions that come from being a diva in this business. Authors who succeed in the twenty-first century are those who work hard every single day. They don’t gripe and moan about every step you must take in order to make your book a winner. Today’s author must approach their promotion like any other person in a normal nine-to-five job. Because this is a job, one that will consume many hours every single day, including weekends.
About the K.C. Sprayberry
Born and raised in Southern California’s Los Angeles basin, K.C. Sprayberry spent years traveling the United States and Europe while in the Air Force before settling in northwest Georgia. A new empty nester with her husband of more than twenty years, she spends her days figuring out new ways to torment her characters and coming up with innovative tales from the South and beyond.
She’s a multi-genre author who comes up with ideas from the strangest sources. Those who know her best will tell you that nothing is safe or sacred when she is observing real life. In fact, she considers any situation she witnesses as fair game when plotting a new story.
Find out more about my books at these social media sites:
Website
Goodreads
Amazon Author Page
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January 14, 2018
Bullying
Good morning and welcome to Sunday Book Blogs. Today, we’re talking about bullying. This is a problem that appears to be getting worse rather than better. Perhaps, if we concentrate on a person’s good points rather than their bad points, we can stop this trend.
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Alex just wants to enjoy his first year of high school. He’s not a jock like his older brother; just a kid wanting to fit in. Can he achieve his goal?
Blurb
Alex Starkey is a normal teenager with unfortunate initials. Initials which have been his nemesis his entire life. Initials matter when all the kids call each other by them instead using their names.
If that isn’t awkward enough, there’s Payne, who’s made a career out of bullying kids he thinks deserve it. Alex’s inits make him a target. Alex can deal with that on his own, until Payne crosses the line and tries to force him into doing things with long-range consequences. That’s when Alex stands up and faces him down.
Excerpt
The first Wednesday in August arrives not with the promise of a day spent in the Recreation Center’s pool. No lazy afternoon will float past while I play baseball or football with my buds. Band camp ended a couple of weeks ago, so sleeping until noon is no longer a luxury I indulge in. Although I know what day it is, I revel in a dream –where I’m Mr. America. I flex my muscles, strut around a stage, and blow away the competition. This is my victory, my way of showing everyone that I’m the best. All the problems in my life fly away. No one gives me any kind of trouble about my inits, they don’t dare. Nobody messes with Mr. America.
About the K.C. Sprayberry
Born and raised in Southern California’s Los Angeles basin, K.C. Sprayberry spent years traveling the United States and Europe while in the Air Force before settling in northwest Georgia. A new empty nester with her husband of more than twenty years, she spends her days figuring out new ways to torment her characters and coming up with innovative tales from the South and beyond.
She’s a multi-genre author who comes up with ideas from the strangest sources. Those who know her best will tell you that nothing is safe or sacred when she is observing real life. In fact, she considers any situation she witnesses as fair game when plotting a new story.
Find out more about my books at these social media sites:
Website
Goodreads
Amazon Author Page
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Manic Readers
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January 10, 2018
Less Than Stellar Reviews
Good morning and welcome to wwwblogs. Today, we’re discussing reviews, those that are less than perfect.
First of all, a review is an opinion. It is how the reader felt after finishing your novel. This person has read your book and given you their thoughts on what they felt. Nothing more, nothing less. Just because they rated your book at three stars or less shouldn’t bother you so much that you’re complaining on social media. All you’ll do is alienate other readers. They’ll be afraid to review your books in case you decide they didn’t say exactly what you want to hear.
What you can take away from a poor review is that you didn’t appeal to that reader. This is especially true if you have a good number of positive reviews. There’s no need to change your cover art, redo the editing, of give up on the book. You need to look forward, thank the reviewer, and understand that not everyone is going to like what you give them.
If, however, a review is poor because the reviewer didn’t like the formatting or cover art, you do have a valid complaint. But you still don’t have much recourse. You, the author, may have asked someone to review your book and they might have had said great things about the content but hated the cover art or felt the formatting was all wrong.
In these cases the reviewer is wrong. A book review is only for the content of your book. Formatting and cover art aren’t included in a review. The formatting of books may be different with separate publishers; it may be different if you use one particular formatter for a self-published book. There is no set type of formatting. Therefore, anyone who complains about the formatting is usually wrong. The only time they might have a valid complaint about formatting is if you set larger than normal margins or start each chapter halfway down the page. The reader might feel you’re padding the number of pages in your book and that is a valid complaint.
As for cover art, you the author is the one who must be satisfied with that. Cover art is personal, it is a choice you make to portray your vision of the book. Unfortunately, there are some people who feel their opinion should be considered on the subject of cover art, but in the end it’s your choice and you must be happy with that choice or you’ll never be satisfied.
Just remember to embrace the poor review, take it in stride, and move on. Focusing on a single poor review when you have many good ones is never a good thing.
About the K.C. Sprayberry
Born and raised in Southern California’s Los Angeles basin, K.C. Sprayberry spent years traveling the United States and Europe while in the Air Force before settling in northwest Georgia. A new empty nester with her husband of more than twenty years, she spends her days figuring out new ways to torment her characters and coming up with innovative tales from the South and beyond.
She’s a multi-genre author who comes up with ideas from the strangest sources. Those who know her best will tell you that nothing is safe or sacred when she is observing real life. In fact, she considers any situation she witnesses as fair game when plotting a new story.
Find out more about my books at these social media sites:
Website
Goodreads
Amazon Author Page
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Manic Readers
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January 9, 2018
Stalking
Good morning and welcome to Tuesday Book Blogs. Today, we’re talking about stalking, a crime that can change your life forever.
Blurb
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Lisa is so ready for a break from the grueling first semester of college. Along with five other friends, she returns to Landry, and hopes to have nothing but fun. Within days, one of the group is the victim of a vindictive stalker, and Lisa herself is now in the man's sights. No matter what she does, she can't shake this person.
Fred has a little problem, but he figures he can take care of it himself, if he achieves fame with his folk rock band, Olney-Oak Lane Sounds. Then he happens to see this beautiful woman, who turns out to be just like every other woman he's met. He takes care of her, and is immediately drawn to Lisa. No one will get between Fred and Lisa, absolutely no one.
On Christmas Eve, Lisa has to fight for her life and sanity after Fred kidnaps her. She turns out to be very different from the other women, in a way he never figured.
Excerpt
Christine Zephyr puts the keys to her mom's Volkswagen Beetle in the visor, shoves her bag under the seat, and casts a worried glance at the three small white boxes on the passenger seat.
These started appearing a few days ago, balanced on the ledge of her bedroom window. She'd called the police, but couldn't turn them in, until today. Now, she has to ask her friends' advice before going to the police again.
"It's not happening." She cups her belly, feeling the tiny bump there, proving that she really is four months pregnant. "There's so much that I have to tell them, especially how this isn't the biggest mistake of my life." Her smile is soft, loving. "Oh, Maia, my perfect little angel. I know that you're a girl, even though everyone will say I can't, but I just know you are. Jason already loves you as much as I do."
About the K.C. Sprayberry
Born and raised in Southern California’s Los Angeles basin, K.C. Sprayberry spent years traveling the United States and Europe while in the Air Force before settling in northwest Georgia. A new empty nester with her husband of more than twenty years, she spends her days figuring out new ways to torment her characters and coming up with innovative tales from the South and beyond.
She’s a multi-genre author who comes up with ideas from the strangest sources. Those who know her best will tell you that nothing is safe or sacred when she is observing real life. In fact, she considers any situation she witnesses as fair game when plotting a new story.
Find out more about my books at these social media sites:
Website
Goodreads
Amazon Author Page
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Manic Readers
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January 7, 2018
Teen Drinking
Good morning and welcome to Sunday Book Blog. Today, we’re talking about teen drinking. Some might feel this is less of a problem than teens using drugs, but it is a major issue that needs to be addressed.
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Erin and her friends take a stance against teen drinking at their small, Southern high school. Their methods aren’t like nor do they have an easy time getting their message understood. Can they make a difference?
Blurb
Erin Sellers, an eighteen-year-old high school senior, hates teen drinking. She and her three friends – Bill, her guy, Shari and Jake - decide to use Twitter to stop a group, the Kewl Krew, from using their high school as the local bar. But the members of this group are just as determined to stop anyone from messing up their fun. Despite veiled threats to her safety, Erin continues her crusade.
To make matters worse for her, the stress of school and extracurricular work mounts and suddenly, shockingly, booze-fueled tragedy strikes. Erin is now under greater pressure as she spends all hours to produce a mural and other work to commemorate the death of a teen friend. Bill, Jake and Shari support her in all this...
But more tragedy lurks nearby… until it’s time to softly say goodbye.
Excerpt
The sound of liquid gurgling and a thunk distracts me as my art teacher, Mr. Janks, says he has a major announcement. An overwhelming urge prods me to confront the offender, but she'll deny my accusation, even though everyone in the vicinity knows she just chugged some vodka.
Do it! My hands clench into fists. Tell Laura to quit!
High school drunks totally piss me off. The urge to deal with the offender overcomes common sense. I start to turn around to give her a piece of my mind but stare in shock at my teacher instead.
About the K.C. Sprayberry
Born and raised in Southern California’s Los Angeles basin, K.C. Sprayberry spent years traveling the United States and Europe while in the Air Force before settling in northwest Georgia. A new empty nester with her husband of more than twenty years, she spends her days figuring out new ways to torment her characters and coming up with innovative tales from the South and beyond.
She’s a multi-genre author who comes up with ideas from the strangest sources. Those who know her best will tell you that nothing is safe or sacred when she is observing real life. In fact, she considers any situation she witnesses as fair game when plotting a new story.
Find out more about my books at these social media sites:
Website
Goodreads
Amazon Author Page
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Manic Readers
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January 2, 2018
Cover Art
Welcome to wwwblogs. Today’s subject will be cover art. Please bear in mind that this is my opinion about cover art, and yes I do have experience making cover art that has been well received.
First of all, cover art is an invitation to a reader. It’s sole purpose is to attract attention to the book. For that purpose, you need a cover that conveys the theme of the book. The picture should be strong but not distracting. What lies behind the cover art should be immediately evident.
The second most important component of the cover art is the overall appeal. It must be memorable but not shocking. Your cover must stand out amongst the many other covers in your genre, so the reader isn’t looking at the same thing they’ve viewed many times.
Third, the lettering and placement of your cover needs to be well placed and not detract from the image. This is where many authors end up disappointing their readers. Far too many covers have more than the title and author’s name on them. Some add a tagline, but make it much longer than the five to six words that is the norm. The lettering will be large and distracting rather than informative. The lovely image you selected will be hidden behind all the information the author wants conveyed on the cover, which actually belongs either in the blurb or inside the book.
Finally, your cover must appeal to your readers. All the basic elements should combine to create a cover that is an invite to open the book but the cover should never overwhelm the story. Too much of an expectation with cover art often leads to disappointment if the reader doesn’t like the story.
All of this must be done with stock photos, as these are the norm in the electronic age of publishing. Publishers no longer hire an individual to paint a picture and then have it photographed. There isn’t a model or two hired for an extensive photo session to create your cover art. These are far too expensive in a time when thousands of books are released daily. If your book doesn’t sell well, there is a financial loss if thousands of dollars were spent creating your cover. Remember that when you believe your publisher will be spending many dollars and hours creating the cover art you have decided must absolutely must be done for you.
About the K.C. Sprayberry
Born and raised in Southern California’s Los Angeles basin, K.C. Sprayberry spent years traveling the United States and Europe while in the Air Force before settling in northwest Georgia. A new empty nester with her husband of more than twenty years, she spends her days figuring out new ways to torment her characters and coming up with innovative tales from the South and beyond.
She’s a multi-genre author who comes up with ideas from the strangest sources. Those who know her best will tell you that nothing is safe or sacred when she is observing real life. In fact, she considers any situation she witnesses as fair game when plotting a new story.
Find out more about my books at these social media sites:
Website
Goodreads
Amazon Author Page
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Manic Readers
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School Violence
Good morning and welcome to Tuesday Book Blogs. Today, we’re talking about school violence and the impact it has on the lives it touches.
Blurb
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Julie Bond grew up in Europe as a military brat. She found her very first permanent home in Landry, GA as a teen going into high school. Almost four years later, she's having pre-graduation jitters and flashing back to an incident of school violence she experienced in Europe. She attempts to convince herself that it can never happen again, but continually finds herself flashing back to that day no matter how hard she tries.
The people around her present any number of problems for Julie, and she's hard put to keep from drowning under all the issues. Then Michael--a cool guy she's had a crush on for the last three years—returns from traveling the US as a photographer, and Julie now has one more thing to distract her as she prepares to leave high school. One thing she firmly believes in: no one will ever invade her classroom with violence again.
Once again, the impossible happens. Once again, she's in a classroom with a madman holding a gun. Once again, she must survive.
Excerpt
Achtung!
The German word for attention echoes through my head as I sit in the last French class I'll ever take. In an instant, the comforting cream-colored walls of Landry High School vanish. I'm crouched under a table with tears streaming down my face. Three men and two women point huge, black automatic weapons at my classmates.
It's not real! I'm almost eighteen – not five.
The thud of something hitting the floor brings me back to the present. A stick-thin woman with a nose resembling a buzzard's beak fluffs her jet-black hair. She tugs at her flower print dress and stares right at me.
About the K.C. Sprayberry
Born and raised in Southern California’s Los Angeles basin, K.C. Sprayberry spent years traveling the United States and Europe while in the Air Force before settling in northwest Georgia. A new empty nester with her husband of more than twenty years, she spends her days figuring out new ways to torment her characters and coming up with innovative tales from the South and beyond.
She’s a multi-genre author who comes up with ideas from the strangest sources. Those who know her best will tell you that nothing is safe or sacred when she is observing real life. In fact, she considers any situation she witnesses as fair game when plotting a new story.
Find out more about my books at these social media sites:
Website
Goodreads
Amazon Author Page
Google +
Manic Readers
AUTHORSdb
Readers Gazette
January 1, 2018
Book Scammers
Good morning and welcome to the first Monday Blogs post of 2018. Today, we’re talking about book scammers. These are individuals who promise to purchase a large number of your print books, to help set up a library system in a third world country and end up not closing the deal unless you cooperate with their “system.”
One of the first things all authors need to remember is that if it sounds too good to be true, it is. This is the situation I faced during early December. I received a private message on my Facebook fan page. An individual with limited skills with English claimed he wanted to purchase 2,000 “pieces” of my books. I’m sure you can see my reaction. I read that message a dozen times without thinking about responding. Each time I finished reading the short message, my heart beat a little faster but my sensible head kept saying don’t commit to anything, don’t believe this is true.
My next step was to respond to the individual. Part of me strongly believed this was a scam but another part kept thinking it’s just a scam. So, since the person contacting me indicated they wanted to purchase my print books, I referred him to our CFO, who handles that, and immediately let my publisher what was going on. I even indicated that I wasn’t a hundred percent certain this wasn’t one of those annoying scams but was mentioning it because it could be true. Of course, she was like me—cautiously optimistic.
Over the next week, my publisher and the CFO went back and forth with not just the person who contacted me but also another person. In the end, ten days after this started, we were told that because we weren’t cooperating with their method of payment (partial on one credit card an individual in Alabama was going to “pick up”) and the rest of the payment for the books on another credit card that had yet to be acquired and would be shipping the books directly to them rather than having their trucker come to our address to pick them up, they withdrew the offer. I then received another PM from the originator of the scam saying that because my publisher didn’t cooperate with their method of purchasing books for the new libraries in Nigeria, they couldn’t purchase them. By this point, the initial promise of 2,000 pieces had been reduced to five of each of my print books.
A very small part of me was disappointed this didn’t go through. The rest of me was relieved that I had correctly thought immediately this was in all probability a scam. I was very bothered by the fact that these individuals refused to pay a legitimate PayPal invoice and instead were demanding that we take payment on two different credit cards that had to be acquired by two different people in another state, or that they needed print on demand books ready for delivery a day after making the order. All of these red flags were warning signs of a scam right from the beginning. Their insistence of having a physical address to pick up the books screamed trouble. Needing to pay with two different credit cards that it seemed didn’t belong to the people using them was another red flag.
So, while I didn’t get a really big sale right before the holidays, I also feel I dodged a very tough bullet. Indie authors need to be aware of this scam. We work hard for every sale. In my case, with 37 books in print, that would have been a very nice royalty payment, but every communication both I and my publisher had with these men indicated it was a criminal act, and one where we would have come out in a very bad place.
This is definitely a situation of author beware. And another beware situation is that Santiago M. Love (more than likely a fake name) closed his Facebook profile within minutes of me reading his final message to me. This individual and his associates are probably operating under other names, making this same offer to other indie authors.
Don’t fall for something that looks too good to be true. Make sure the people are legitimate. Do your research on libraries being opened in a third world country that has never had them. I did, but after the whole thing fell apart. The country in question has had libraries since 1963. A one second Google search would have given me that information at the start of this fiasco.
About the K.C. Sprayberry
Born and raised in Southern California’s Los Angeles basin, K.C. Sprayberry spent years traveling the United States and Europe while in the Air Force before settling in northwest Georgia. A new empty nester with her husband of more than twenty years, she spends her days figuring out new ways to torment her characters and coming up with innovative tales from the South and beyond.
She’s a multi-genre author who comes up with ideas from the strangest sources. Those who know her best will tell you that nothing is safe or sacred when she is observing real life. In fact, she considers any situation she witnesses as fair game when plotting a new story.
Find out more about my books at these social media sites:
Website
Goodreads
Amazon Author Page
Google +
Manic Readers
AUTHORSdb
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