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A Display of Testimonials

Here's what some recent clients have had to say:

Testimonials:

From a client who ordered my free report on Writing Tips:

Donna,
I can not thank you enough. This article was so succinct. This has really tightened up my current manuscript.
I certainly appreciate your help!
Gina


Editing Clients:

I LOVE IT....Thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much
Kimberly Harris

Your expertise and kindness through this process were very appreciated and meant a lot to me.
Looking forward to working again in the future and excited to receive last chapter(Sammy The Snake) from you to progress to next level of this process for yoga book.(exciting stuff!!)

Renee Sherkness
author/educator/certified children's yoga instructor

Sometimes I experience writer's block and just cannot organize my thoughts. But primarily I use A Flair For Writing because Donna is the most conscientious individual I know. She always helps me present my best.

Jaisun McMillian
Author, Marketing Consultant

I am, of course, delighted with our ongoing collaboration. I have occasionally "teamed" with other writers and/or editors, but never have I found anyone as competent and thorough as you. Let's keep it up!! In haste, -- Lenny

Publishing Testimonials:

Thanks for your honest opinion and truthfulness, which is hard to find at a lot of places now days. It did a wonderful job on the video and I think that perhaps you are right in that it might be a little costly of an adventure for me right now. I didn't realize all the hurdles I would have to take as a new author. You really opened my eyes. Before I undertake publishing my book I need to research every avenue of marketing and publishing in order for my book to be a success as well as save up some more money.

I am so sorry for taking up your valuable time. It means a lot to me that you have helped me this much and may God bless you for your kindness in going out of your way to help a small fry like me.

Kind regards

Ricky

You know what, Donna? With all of the people in this industry that don't give a hoot about people, you keep doing you and staying true to yourself...my dear you just might become a publishing maverick. W. Granville Brown

Donna's work as a publisher is absolutely amazing!
She has the insight and understanding that an author needs to publish a book. A Flair for Writing gives the support an author needs to produce a top quality book. After searching for a publisher, I found A Flair for Writing and feel that I hit the jackpot. Donna has strong business ethics and with her honesty and integrity, which is rare in the business world today, she will guide the author to publish a book that is of outstanding quality. A Flair for Writing is the type of publisher any author needs to support them in their creative endeavors.

– DiDi

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Article for Experts 1-2-3

Don't Get Scammed by a Vanity Press
Donna Erickson · June 11, 2010

Lots of new authors are opting to self-publish their books because it's quicker and easier than traditional publishing. Self-publishing allows the author to have more control--especially in the areas of cover design and publication title. When new authors begin exploring their options, they often conduct a search online for self-publishing companies, which leads us to this critical question: Are the most popular listings for self-publishing companies on the Internet necessarily the best?

The answer to that question is "no." The companies on the top of the list have simply paid the most to appear there. These companies pay top-dollar to pay-per-click search engines to get to the top of the list. Does that make them better than the others? Absolutely not! They are just paying more money per click to have you visit their site.

In fact, some of these companies have been sued for not delivering what was promised. Others are outsourcing customer service to offshore affiliates, and customers are complaining about the inferior service. Lulu.com outsources to India, Authorhouse has affiliates in the Phillipines, and customers are reporting they cannot understand their questions and neither are knowledgeable or highly accessible.

Authorhouse, Xlibris, and iUniverse are all owned by the same company, Author Solutions. Accusations have been made that both Authorhouse and Xlibris have added additional fees to list books on amazon.com--after assuring their authors there would be no fees. In addition, Authorhouse lost a libel suit, after claiming they did not publish a book that was indeed published by them, and was charged a hefty amount in punitive damages.

Before you give any money to a publisher, make sure you research their background and policies--especially on contracts and refunds. Don't become the next victim with a "nightmare story" to share about vanity presses.