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Published: 24 November 2021

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Stacey Carroll and Amazon Affiliates

It's important to note that almost every book link, electronics gizmo, coffee mugs and other products listed on this site is a link directly to Amazon from the Amazon Affiliates Program.  This means that you will be taken to amazon upon clicking the link, and you will be able to purchase that book or another book or item directly from the Amazon website.  If you are unfamiliar with the Amazon affiliate program or any other affiliate program, it also means that staceycarroll.org earns a very small commission from those suggested purchases.  This feature is partially how we keep this site operational.  To ensure these links are relevent with the textual content that is on this site, I try to choose items that would be beneficial, useful or otherwise interesting to writers and authors.

Becoming an Amazon Affiliate

If you've read a little bit on book marketing and earning money as an author, you know that many articles, blog posts and informative texts recommend using affiliate links in order to increase your earnings as an author and an online marketer.  The Amazon Affiliate Program is free to join. However, you will need a bank account if you want to get paid.  When you first join, you will have to make X number of sales within 6 months.  You will also have to maintain some sales in order to stay in the program.  If you ever fail to make sales, Amazon will discontinue your account.  However, you are free to reapply at any time.  If you ever have to reapply to the program, you should know that Amazon does not save your previous information, you will have to enter all your information is if you are a brand new affiliate.

FCC Requirements to Stay Compliant (Legal Stuff)

This is recommended by Amazon in order to stay compliant with the FCC rules and regulations for Advertisements.

Any time you share an affiliate link, it’s important to disclose that to your audience. They will trust you more if you are transparent about where you are directing them and why. To meet the Associate Program's requirements, you must (1) include a legally compliant disclosure with your links and (2) identify yourself on your Site as an Amazon Associate with the language required by the Operating Agreement. This is the sole purpose of this page. To let you know that StaceyCarroll.org is an amazon affiliate site and may contain Amazon affiliate links.

To comply with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulations, your link-level disclosure must be:

1. Clear. A clear disclosure could be as simple as “(paid link)”, “#ad” or “#CommissionsEarned”.

2. Conspicuous. It should be placed near any affiliate link or product review in a location that customers will notice easily. They shouldn’t have to hunt for it.

Since this is only a partial list, it's recommended to also view https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/ftcs-endorsement-guides-what-people-are-asking#affiliate.

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Published: 24 November 2021

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Those of us who want to write a fictional story know that this is no easy task. It does require a vivid imagination and a whole lot of drive to get the book done along with the discipline to go through all the drafts to get it just right. However, no matter how many times we may stop to edit our story there is still a chance that we could fall into making some of the most common mistakes known to writers. Yes, authors who are published through a publishing house will have an editing department who could catch these errors but this is the era of self-publishing and more aspiring authors are taking this route. So, these mistakes are so easy to fall into that even some of the most well-known authors who are best sellers have to be cautious of falling into these pitfalls. So, what are these common editorial problems that plague every author be it aspiring or established? Well, below we will go into some of these and ways in which you can go about avoiding these in the future.

Read more: 3 Common Editorial Problems in Fiction Writing and How You Can Fix Them

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Published: 18 November 2021

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When writing a fiction novel, the author needs to be prepared to write several drafts. It will take at least five drafts before a person has a finished product and something that they can be proud of. There are some tips when working on the fourth draft of the novel. This is called the Analytical draft or the surgical draft. Each line of the writing is closely examined and picked apart until it flows properly. 

Read more: How to Write the Fourth Draft of a Fiction Novel