Friday, February 28, 2020

PRIVACY POLICY




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Privacy Policy
This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for marymorganauthor.com (“We” or “Us” or “Our” or “Website”). This Privacy Policy describes our practices in connection with information collected through services such as websites, mobile sites, applications ('apps'), and widgets. We take your privacy extremely seriously, and we never sell lists or email addresses. By using or visiting AmandaBarnettFreelanceEditor.com, you agree to the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy.

This website is intended for a general audience and is not targeted to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 years of age.

This Privacy Policy applies to all users, including both those who use AmandaBarnettFreelanceEditor.com without subscribing to the blog or newsletter and to those who have subscribed to the blog or newsletter. This Privacy Policy applies to Our collection and use of your personal information (i.e., information that identifies a specific person, such as full name or email address). It also describes general practices for handling non-personal information (for example, interests, and demographics).

What personal information do we collect from the people that visit our blog, website, or app?

When registering or subscribing on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your name, email address, country of origin, or other details to help you with your experience.

When do we collect information?

We collect information from you when you subscribe to a newsletter, blog, fill out a form or enter information on our site.
How do we use your information?

We may use the information we collect from you when you sign up for our newsletter or blog, respond to a survey or marketing communication, surf the website, or use certain other site features in the following ways:
      • To improve our website in order to better serve you.
      • To allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests.
      • To quickly process your transactions.
      • To ask for ratings and reviews of services or products
      • To follow up with them after correspondence such as email.

How do we protect your information?
Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems and are required to keep the information confidential. In addition, all sensitive/credit information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.

We implement a variety of security measures when a user places an order enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information.
When you subscribe to our newsletter or blog, your information is collected via our subscribe forms and stored on servers maintained by our newsletter service.

Do we use 'cookies'?

We do not use cookies for tracking purposes

You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings. Since browser is a little different, look at your browser's Help Menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies.

Third-party disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information unless we provide users with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when it's release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property or safety.

However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.

Third-party links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third-party products or services on our website. These third-party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

Opting out:
Users can set preferences for how Google advertises to you using the Google Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt out by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt Out page or by using the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser add on.

More Use of Site
Users can visit our site anonymously.

Once this privacy policy is created, we will add a link to it on our home page or as a minimum, on the first significant page after entering our website. Our Privacy Policy link includes the word 'Privacy' and can easily be found on the page specified above.

You will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes:
      • On our Privacy Policy Page
Can change your personal information:
      • By emailing us
      • By calling us
      • By using the Update or Unsubscribe links at the bottom of newsletters.

How does our site handle Do Not Track signals?
We honor Do Not Track signals and Do Not Track, plant cookies, or use advertising when a Do Not Track (DNT) browser mechanism is in place.

Does our site allow third-party behavioral tracking?
It's also important to note that we allow third-party behavioral tracking.

COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)

When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under the age of 13 years old, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, United States' consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children's privacy and safety online.

We do not specifically market to children under the age of 13 years old.

Fair Information Practices

The Fair Information Practices Principles form the backbone of privacy law in the United States and the concepts they include have played a significant role in the development of data protection laws around the globe. Understanding the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be implemented is critical to comply with the various privacy laws that protect personal information.
In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:
We will notify you via email
      • Within 7 business days

We also agree to the Individual Redress Principle which requires that individuals have the right to legally pursue enforceable rights against data collectors and processors who fail to adhere to the law. This principle requires not only that individuals have enforceable rights against data users, but also that individuals have recourse to courts or government agencies to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors.

CAN SPAM Act

The CAN-SPAM Act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email, establishes requirements for commercial messages, gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them, and spells out tough penalties for violations.
We collect your email address in order to:
      • Send information, respond to inquiries, and/or other requests or questions
      • Process orders and to send information and updates pertaining to orders.
      • Send you additional information related to your product and/or service
      • Market to our mailing list or continue to send emails to our clients after the original transaction has occurred.

To be in accordance with CANSPAM, we agree to the following:
      • Not use false or misleading subjects or email addresses.
      • Identify the message as an advertisement in some reasonable way.
      • Include the physical address of our business or site headquarters.
      • Monitor third-party email marketing services for compliance, if one is used.
      • Honor opt-out/unsubscribe requests quickly.
      • Allow users to unsubscribe by using the link at the bottom of each email.

If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, you can email us at
      • Follow the instructions at the bottom of each email and we will promptly remove you from ALL correspondence.
Contacting Us
If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the information below.
AmandaBarnettFreelanceEditor.com
United States







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If you have a question or questions, don't be shy. I will be happy to answer your questions. 

WEEKLY BLOG POSTS





Pull Up A Chair, and Let’s Talk About Your Book!   Blog Post 1

Did you know that when it comes to writing a novel, that there is so much more to it, then getting your idea down on paper, computer, or tablet, etc.? And let’s face it, authors—because you are one even if you’re not published yet—once those words begin to flow and when you type The End from then on, those priceless pages, those countless hours of back and neck aches, missed dinners, and the nights you woke up with an entire scene in your head, made it all worthwhile.

So, if that is the feeling you have or had, then why not go a step further and chat about some of the problems you have with your work, and what I can do to help you get your book into the hands of a publisher or help you self-publish if you prefer.

To be blunt I’m talking about the flaws you might miss. That goes for spelling, plot points, information dumps, grammar, and characterization just to name a few.  The reason I say this is because I know what an editor likes and will contract.

In twenty years of experience, I have contracted from reading the first paragraph, and also rejected because of a query letter. (Query letters are something we will discuss at a later date).  I bet you have some of your own horror stories when it comes to rejections.


So go ahead and grab that cup of coffee, diet beverage, tea, or what have you, and let’s get serious, so that book you are struggling with gets polished and a place of honor on an editor’s desk!

A COUNTRY GIRL WITH A FAB TALENT FOR WRITING AND A LOVE FOR FURRY CHILDREN.

Before we talk about rejections, let’s talk about something a bit more positive, shall we?

Gini Rifkin is one of my personal authors at The Wild Rose Press. She can write any type of genre. Trust me, I know. After Gini penned several wonderful historical novels, she decided to turn her hand to Fantasy. She gave me three outstanding and most mind gripping books an editor could ever hope to get. Her world building was phenomenal, and the vocabulary she built for her Fae Women Warriors was a tribute to her imagination.  If you haven’t read this series, you should check it out.  





If you lean more toward westerns with historical locations—I’m talking about Mountain men as well as cowboys you’d love to have their boots under bed.  Gini has two books named in The Still Moments Magazine as finalists and a lovely book cover in the 2019 Reader’s Choice Awards!  

So, when it comes down to it, an editor and author need a relationship that will work, and after Lord forgive, twelve years, we have melded into I believe a lovely team.  So, go and check out Gini’s webpage and see what you think.  She has some truly cool pictures of her farm babies on her site. Drop me a line and let me know if you liked Gini’s site and if you have any questions. I am here to help! 

Sunday, February 23, 2020

SIT DOWN AND HAVE A CHAT WITH AMANDA BARNETT ~*~ FREELANCE EDITOR ~*~ BLURB CREATOR ~*~ ALSO SENIOR EDITOR WITH THE WILD ROSE PRESS

Pull Up A Chair, and Let’s Talk About Your Book! Blog Post 1 Did you know that when it comes to writing a novel, that there is so much more to it, then getting your idea down on paper, computer, or tablet, etc.? And let’s face it, authors—because you are one even if you’re not published yet—once those words begin to flow and when you type The End from then on, those priceless pages, those countless hours of back and neck aches, missed dinners, and the nights you woke up with an entire scene in your head, made it all worthwhile. So, if that is the feeling you have or had, then why not go a step further and chat about some of the problems you have with your work, and what I can do to help you get your book into the hands of a publisher or help you self-publish if you prefer. To be blunt I’m talking about the flaws you might miss. That goes for spelling, plot points, information dumps, grammar, and characterization just to name a few. The reason I say this is because I know what an editor likes and will contract. In twenty years of experience, I have contracted from reading the first paragraph, and also rejected because of a query letter. (Query letters are something we will discuss at a later date). I bet you have some of your own horror stories when it comes to rejections. So go ahead and grab that cup of coffee, diet beverage, tea, or what have you, and let’s get serious, so that book you are struggling with gets polished and a place of honor on an editor’s desk!