With just a little over two weeks to go before the official launch of Urban Tigers, Tales of a Cat Vet things are getting a bit hectic.

Why should Canadian writers care about the IRS? Because they require CreateSpace to withhold 30% of your royalty payments on books sold through Amazon! There is a way to avoid this by doing some "relatively" easy paperwork.

Despite the availibility of free services such as Blogspot, Facebook and Twitter, it may be helpful to consider having your own website to market your book. There are many do-it-yourself programs (e.g. Apple's iweb) or you can hire a website developer if you can afford it...

Time to talk copyright. In Canada this is handled by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO). It’s probably the best $50.00 investment you can make.