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Jeff Mudgett, Author of BLOODSTAINS, Talks about Self-Publishing, Writing, and Jack the Ripper

BLOODSTAINS author, Jeff Mudgett, great-great-grandson of the evil serial killer, H. H. Holmes, will be switching gears this week on scheduled radio show appearances. On Monday, June 10 Jeff will be appearing on The John Tobin Show to discuss his personal experience writing and publishing his book, BLOODSTAINS. Mudgett didn’t take the traditional path, self-published the book and made it a quick success. He will share with listeners the mistakes he made, as well as the mountains of research done to the credit of writing a best-selling book and it’s path to being made into a major motion picture. Offered deals from publishers, Jeff Mudgett made the decision to keep control of his writing, to continue to make his own decisions about the way the book would be portrayed in future endeavors. Jeff Mudgett says, “Amazon and self-publishing provide all of us our greatest tool ever to express our 1st Amendment rights. The mistakes I made publishing BLOODSTAINS need never be made again by the next first time struggling author. I welcome the opportunity to …

The Truth About Your Book Publishing Deal

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If the bookstore sells them – the publishing house get paid money. If the bookstore doesn’t sell them- they can return all the books if it’s ok to hold the books for several months and then send them back. Archaic? You bet. And still, the vast majority of New York houses embrace the model; and authors scramble to enter into these medieval contracts for the “prestige” of being “under contract.” Authors literally give their rights and souls away for the “honor” of being published by a “real” publisher. Here’s the truth: it’s very, very difficult to get a deal that has any bones to it today. For every Tim Ferris breakout (The Four-Hour Work Week), there are 10,000 wannabes that have books fall on their written faces. Unless you, dear author, land in the top five percent, your big time publishing experience will most likely be one big time let down, sucking wind. Deals are hard to come by; every major publisher is downsizing and editors are downright fearful. We suggest you breathe deeply and consider …