Whose Is it anyway?
Mood:  irritated
Now Playing: Charlie's Problem
Topic: Self-Publish

One of the problems I am finding with the posting my stories to the internet is that certain individuals seem to think they can get away with posting them as their own creation.

 Charlie's Problem, my first venture into posting one of my short stories on the internet is a good example.

 It was originally published on "Jeanne Hedge's Short Story Page" which is now just called "Short Story Page." I asked her to post it on her page since I couldn't get it published the traditional route and though I got no money for it, it was awesome to see something I had written published.

However, I found out a few years later that my story appeared elsewhere. Particularly on free essay cites.  Not only was this published without my permission but it was under the name of Joseph Levins.

When I first found out about this, I went to the websites and asked them to either remove the story, or put my name on it. I got an email apologizing but then nothing happened. 

 I just recently did another search again and found the name still on that story on those webpages.

So I emailed all of them to see if they would remove the short story from their web pages. I will post what I find out in a few weeks. Needless to say, I'm not happy that this person did this, and that he is plastering my short story all over this essay websites.

Doing an ebook Giveaway
Mood:  chillin'
Now Playing: A Paranormal Menagerie
Topic: Self-Publish

I'm giving away 25 ebooks just to get someone to look at my book. Seems this marketing thing is a lot harder than one thinks.

Trying to get people to even look at my ebook (especially since I'm not known) is the trick.

 I guess I should take a course in marketing.

Just starting with ebooks
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Self-Publish
I just posted  book of my short stories on Kindle and Nook - I've had trouble going the traditional publishing route with my books and stories. In most cases, I was a sucker for publishing houses that wanted me to pay for publishing costs. Even some literary agents tried to charge an upfront fee.  I finally got a hold of a good website "Predators and Editors" that display the more questionable publishing practices of some publishing houses and literary agencies.