What’s the Worst Mistake an Author Can Make?

What is the worst mistake a self-publishing author could make?

A bad book cover? No.

A poorly edited manuscript? No.

A hokey website? No.

It’s losing his or her copyright.

Your copyrighted work is valuable property, just like your car or home. You wouldn’t hand over your keys to a stranger you met on the internet. You wouldn’t let someone with a slick website move into your guest room. Yet everyday, authors click ACCEPT to contracts with so-called self-publishing service companies which engage in...