Young adult author Richelle Mead holds the distinction to perhaps be the only author ever to have a book banned... before it… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
The higher a book's sales ranks, the better chances it has of being noticed by Amazon's internal recommendations engine. — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
With traditional publishing, books might be pulled due to plagiarism or libel - but rarely for content, and especially not without a… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
I was under the impression that if you've read one vampire series for young adults, you've read them all. — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
Buying reviews of ebooks that include downloads is a well-known way to 'juice' an ebook's sales rank and attract new readers. — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
Visibility is one of the most difficult parts of the self-publishing equation. No matter how great your book is, it is fighting… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
If you're reading a mystery novel, you kind of want the character to solve the crime instead of completely bumble their way… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
While I've never asked my publisher to pull one of my books off the shelves, I have deleted tweets or blog posts… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
When Patrick finally broke his silence with 2008's 'Anthems For the Damned' - the first Filter album that he recorded sober - fans were… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
“Who is this man I’m supposed to interview, this man whose last name is the same as the color of my sweatpants? Is that… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
“She hands me a security badge that says VIRGIN. How could she know that I’m a virgin? Is it that obvious? “How did you… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
If you're looking for a behind-the-scenes rock-n-roll biography, pick up Nikki Sixx's 'The Heroin Diaries'. If you want the world's most narcissistic high school… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
“ Stop it, girl. There’s no way he’s five-years-old. Or one hundred. He’s probably like every other CEO on the planet: Late twenties, handsome… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
Chicago is a city built on architecture, and there are plenty of buildings to scale. — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
Treat haters in your online spaces just the same as you would in the real world. If they're not respectful to you and your… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
In 2009, the American Library Association recorded 460 challenges reported to the Office of Intellectual Freedom. — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
“I growl with frustration at my reflection in the mirror. Damn my hair – it’s fifty shades of fucked up. The situation I’m in… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
Young adult author Richelle Mead holds the distinction to perhaps be the only author ever to have a book banned... before it was even… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
In their political careers, Obama and Biden faced down lobbyists, Tea Party carpetbaggers, and Washington gridlock. — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
The difficult part of writing about someone you don't admire is that it's easy to demonize them. What you get then is a cackling… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
