<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/utility/feedstylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Have a question for Keith? Click here to submit.</title><link>/b/ask-keith/posts/have-a-question-for-keith-click-here-to-submit</link><description>Bi-weekly, ALC President Keith candidly weighs in on questions asked by you, the ALC community. He&amp;#39;s tackling it all &amp;mdash; pen names, character development, editing tips, publishing options, marketing considerations...and more!
Got a quest...</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 10</generator><item><title>RE: Have a question for Keith? Click here to submit.</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/b/ask-keith/posts/have-a-question-for-keith-click-here-to-submit</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:23:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:8d39abb4-454a-42d6-8b18-77ae57dba8b5</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>[deleted]&lt;img src="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/aggbug?PostID=26&amp;AppID=2&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Have a question for Keith? Click here to submit.</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/b/ask-keith/posts/have-a-question-for-keith-click-here-to-submit</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2022 12:37:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:8d39abb4-454a-42d6-8b18-77ae57dba8b5</guid><dc:creator>Lori Peterson</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello Shelia:&amp;nbsp; What prohibits either a traditional or vanity publisher from altering your original manuscript once it is submitted and accepted?&amp;nbsp; Mine is a personal memoir that I submitted and has been accepted by 7 of 7 vanity publishers.&amp;nbsp; I took this route only because I am disabled and money is an issue.&amp;nbsp; Now I&amp;#39;m shopping for an agent to represent me to the traditional publishers but again, ROI might be an issue.&amp;nbsp; Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/aggbug?PostID=26&amp;AppID=2&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Have a question for Keith? Click here to submit.</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/b/ask-keith/posts/have-a-question-for-keith-click-here-to-submit</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2021 11:09:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:8d39abb4-454a-42d6-8b18-77ae57dba8b5</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;I FORGOT HOW TO LOG INTO MY ACCOUNT, PLEASE HELP ME WITH THAT FOR A START.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/aggbug?PostID=26&amp;AppID=2&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Have a question for Keith? Click here to submit.</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/b/ask-keith/posts/have-a-question-for-keith-click-here-to-submit</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 12:34:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:8d39abb4-454a-42d6-8b18-77ae57dba8b5</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Should I talk about my book on my podcast&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/aggbug?PostID=26&amp;AppID=2&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Have a question for Keith? Click here to submit.</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/b/ask-keith/posts/have-a-question-for-keith-click-here-to-submit</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 12:10:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:8d39abb4-454a-42d6-8b18-77ae57dba8b5</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;With Covid-19 and elite system overhaul how can I keep track of my ISBN sales. Roxann Henagan- Author&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/aggbug?PostID=26&amp;AppID=2&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Have a question for Keith? Click here to submit.</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/b/ask-keith/posts/have-a-question-for-keith-click-here-to-submit</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 02:03:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:8d39abb4-454a-42d6-8b18-77ae57dba8b5</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi Keith. I&amp;#39;ve read that first-time publishers can get a $10,000 advance on their book. Can you recommend some major publishers that are willing to do this? Please email me back at bonnevillepuzzles2019@gmail.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/aggbug?PostID=26&amp;AppID=2&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Have a question for Keith? Click here to submit.</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/b/ask-keith/posts/have-a-question-for-keith-click-here-to-submit</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 00:03:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:8d39abb4-454a-42d6-8b18-77ae57dba8b5</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello Keith how do I connect my story with the readers non -fiction stories?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/aggbug?PostID=26&amp;AppID=2&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Have a question for Keith? Click here to submit.</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/b/ask-keith/posts/have-a-question-for-keith-click-here-to-submit</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2021 23:29:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:8d39abb4-454a-42d6-8b18-77ae57dba8b5</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;If I want to get away from author house Publishing Company so what do I have to do I was told by someone that I would have to pay author house a lot of money to take my book and work with someone else is that true would I have to pay&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/aggbug?PostID=26&amp;AppID=2&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Have a question for Keith? Click here to submit.</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/b/ask-keith/posts/have-a-question-for-keith-click-here-to-submit</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2021 21:08:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:8d39abb4-454a-42d6-8b18-77ae57dba8b5</guid><dc:creator>Jimal Shepard</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Hey, Keith, thanks so much for helping us all out as we meander through the maze of writing! I&amp;#39;ve finally written my first book and it is now published as of August 23, 2021 (Manifesto of Christian Holiness). My question is this: How do I determine how well (or how poorly) the book is doing? For tracking purposes, how do I determine how many copies have been sold?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/aggbug?PostID=26&amp;AppID=2&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Have a question for Keith? Click here to submit.</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/b/ask-keith/posts/have-a-question-for-keith-click-here-to-submit</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2021 21:04:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:8d39abb4-454a-42d6-8b18-77ae57dba8b5</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Hey, Keith, thanks so much for helping all of us through the maze of writing! My question is this: I&amp;#39;ve recently written my first book and it is now published (as of August 23, 2021). How do I figure out how well the book is doing? How do I know how many copies have sold already, for tracking purposes?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/aggbug?PostID=26&amp;AppID=2&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Have a question for Keith? Click here to submit.</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/b/ask-keith/posts/have-a-question-for-keith-click-here-to-submit</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:17:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:8d39abb4-454a-42d6-8b18-77ae57dba8b5</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;What is the best way to market by books&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/aggbug?PostID=26&amp;AppID=2&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Have a question for Keith? Click here to submit.</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/b/ask-keith/posts/have-a-question-for-keith-click-here-to-submit</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:16:29 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:8d39abb4-454a-42d6-8b18-77ae57dba8b5</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;How do I launch my book successfully?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/aggbug?PostID=26&amp;AppID=2&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Have a question for Keith? Click here to submit.</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/b/ask-keith/posts/have-a-question-for-keith-click-here-to-submit</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:13:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:8d39abb4-454a-42d6-8b18-77ae57dba8b5</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;What are the basics for setting up a marketing plan?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/aggbug?PostID=26&amp;AppID=2&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Have a question for Keith? Click here to submit.</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/b/ask-keith/posts/have-a-question-for-keith-click-here-to-submit</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 15:02:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:8d39abb4-454a-42d6-8b18-77ae57dba8b5</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;How much editing of our book should we accept before it becomes too much of an edit?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/aggbug?PostID=26&amp;AppID=2&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: Have a question for Keith? Click here to submit.</title><link>https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/b/ask-keith/posts/have-a-question-for-keith-click-here-to-submit</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2021 14:06:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:8d39abb4-454a-42d6-8b18-77ae57dba8b5</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;I am working on my first book being published and realized that 2 sections should be inside the book and not on the outside. &amp;nbsp;This would be a section normally on the inside flaps of the dustcover about the author including the author&amp;#39;s website name, and the information that might be on the inside dustcover flaps that mainly substantiate the information inside the book. &amp;nbsp;This would leave the inside flaps of the dustcover for other types of either marketing information or something else that promotes the book or the author. &amp;nbsp;Do you agree with this? &amp;nbsp;If not, then what would you recommend?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/aggbug?PostID=26&amp;AppID=2&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>