Well, I just had a new thing happen. An email in which the sender wants to "personally invite" me to submit my debut to a book award. Because that doesn't *scream* scam or anything. 😂 #WritingCommunity#WriterBeware

Uncovering author scammers. #WritingCommunity#WriterBeware

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Here it is! Read all about these scammers. This was fun. I will do more of this when I have the time. gabinoiglesias.substack.com/p/exposing-p...

Exposing predators #1: New York Book Publishers

The first in a series because I hate scammers

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Writers - check this list from #WriterBeware#Writing#Publishing#amwriting#writers

Overseas Scams - Writer Beware

Publishing/Marketing/Fake Literary Agency Scam List READ THIS FIRST Below is Writer Beware’s most up-to-date list of publishing/marketing/fake literary agency scams operating mostly out of the Philipp...

WriterBeware is blogging at Writer Unboxed this week, with a post on what to do if you've been scammed: suggestions for getting your money back, reporting the scammer, and seeking legal advice writerunboxed.com/2024/06/28/c...

Cheated, Swindled, or Scammed: What’s a Writer to Do?

You’ve chosen a publishing service, engaged a marketing company, entered a writing contest, hired an editor, inked a representation agreement, or contracted with a publisher, hybrid or traditional.…

Great contract analysis from #writerBewarewriterbeware.blog/2024/05/10/c... Always read your contracts!

Contract Critique: Dashtoon - Writer Beware

Dashtoon is a startup (founded in late 2022) digital comics creation platform that promises to revolutionize the comics industry by allowing anyone to create their own webcomics using generative AI, a...

Quipper Prints wanted to “represent” me at the Toronto Book Fair. #writerbeware

Just got a cold call scam attempt from Mainspring Books trying to sell me representation at the Los Angeles Book Fair. #writerbewarewriterbeware.blog/2022/04/08/j...

Junk Book Marketing: Book Fair

What Is Junk Book Marketing? As I define it, it’s one-size-fits-all marketing that’s inexpensive to provide, can be (and usually is) sold at a huge markup, and is often of dubious value for book promo...

This Daily Beast interview with author Cait Corrain (of Goodreads review-bombing fame) is a textbook example of why, when you really really fuck up, you should not then do an interview about your fuckups WriterBeware www.thedailybeast.com/author-cait-...

Author Who Review-Bombed Writers of Color: ‘I'm Not Racist’

In an exclusive interview, Cait Corrain said that a psychotic breakdown—prompted by substance abuse—led to a series of uncharacteristic actions that were beyond her control.

Have there been any #WriterBeware#NaNoWriMo@victoriastrauss.bsky.social is a consultant, if this post from their Executive Director is true.