At least 90% of the queries we receive at our publishing house employ one or more of the enclosed sure-fire tactics to kill a writing career.

With so many people making these elementary errors, you'd think that authors were intentionally trying to kill any chance they have at being professional writers.

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Setting up a purchase account on Amazon.com is simple – chances are, you already have one. Setting up a merchant account in the Amazon Marketplace takes only a few minutes longer. But, unless you know something about books, the book business, & the ins & outs of online selling, you can quickly find yourself the proud owner of a business that takes hours of your time without paying its own way.

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