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January 02, 2026

Contents

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From the Publisher's Desk - COMPLAINTS about Reedsy / Reedsy.com

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The WritersWeekly Podcast! - NEW EPISODE!

Episode 31: A Brave Publishing Scam Victim Shares Her Story After Losing $18K

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News From the Home Office - When a Fire Warning and the Common Cold Ruin Your New Year's Plans

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Feature Article - DON'T MISS THIS ONE! - A HORRIBLE Accident, a 10-Hour Surgery, and an Out of Body Experience Led Me to THIS Bestselling Author's Thriller! - by James M. Walsh, Esq.

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Ask The Expert - How the Fake Sony Pictures Tried to Scam an Author into Hiring a Fake Literary Agent

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New Releases from BookLocker!

(NOTE: If BookLocker publishes your book, we can feature it for our thousands of WritersWeekly readers, and on our numerous social media channels, at no charge!)
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Paying Markets for Writers

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Freelance and Full-time Remote Writing, Blogging, Editing, and Photography Jobs for 01/02/2026

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Marketing Secrets - 6 Different Ways to Promote the Same Book - by Dawn Colclasure

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From the Publisher's Desk

COMPLAINTS about Reedsy / Reedsy.com

What started out as just us researching their egregious contest contract terms turned into something more. Much more.

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COMPLAINTS about Reedsy / Reedsy.com

The WritersWeekly Podcast!

Available on 4 platforms, including YouTube!
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Click for links to ALL EPISODES.


NEW!!!

Episode 31: A Brave Publishing Scam Victim Shares Her Story After Losing $18K

Ever wonder how publishing (and other) scammers groom their adult victims? It's highly effective! Listen to this episode to see how grooming worked, even on a highly-educated and extremely intelligent entrepreneur and author.

PREVIOUS EPISODES

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News From the Home Office

When a Fire Warning and the Common Cold Ruin Your New Year's Plans

But, Christmas was GREAT!!! :)

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When a Fire Warning and the Common Cold Ruin Your New Year's Plans

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Feature Article

A HORRIBLE Accident, a 10-Hour Surgery, and an Out of Body Experience Led Me to THIS Bestselling Author's Thriller! - by James M. Walsh, Esq.

All of this AND and a seized and waterboarded teddy bear! James M. Walsh, Esq. never disappoints!!!

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A HORRIBLE Accident, a 10-Hour Surgery, and an Out of Body Experience Led Me to THIS Bestselling Author's Thriller! - by James M. Walsh, Esq.

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Ask The Expert

How the Fake Sony Pictures Tried to Scam an Author into Hiring a Fake Literary Agent

A clinical psychologist with a PhD, who is also the author of seven books, ALMOST GOT SCAMMED.

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How the Fake Sony Pictures Tried to Scam an Author into Hiring a Fake Literary Agent

New Releases from BookLocker.com!

(NOTE: If BookLocker publishes your book, we can feature it for our thousands of WritersWeekly readers, and on our numerous social media channels, at no charge!)

Wayne: An Abused Child's Story of Courage, Survival, and Hope - by Wayne Theodore

This story of a family of 12 children with an abusive psychotic father and passive mother who had no business having children. Called the worst abuse story in Massachusetts history, it shows how they survived to tell it.

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Wayne: An Abused Child's Story of Courage, Survival, and Hope - by Wayne Theodore

Sunday Soup Day Recipes: Meals for Every Week of the Year - by Terri Lynn Hamstra

There are fifty-two different recipes, one a week for a whole year, grouped into the four seasons.

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Sunday Soup Day Recipes: Meals for Every Week of the Year - by Terri Lynn Hamstra

The Deadly Secret in Cook Forest: The Pennsylvania Wilds Series - Book 2 - by Heather Meldrum Kaminski

Cook Forest in fall is peaceful and serene. But in November 2023, two friends entered. Only one came out alive. Locals thought they knew the story, until the forest revealed the sinister truth. What really happened that night?

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The Deadly Secret in Cook Forest: The Pennsylvania Wilds Series - Book 2 by Heather Meldrum Kaminski

It Ended At Gettysburg - by Gene N. Fuller

Courageous best friends join the First Minnesota Regiment and fight their way to Gettysburg. They are followed by two strong, lovely women who rebel against existing norms by working in the Military Telegraph Office and the War Department.

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It Ended At Gettysburg - by Gene N. Fuller

Paying Markets for Writers

Twenty-two Twenty-eight

“Twenty-two Twenty-eight is a literary online publication 'for people who watch the world.' We publish prose, art, and articles on technology.” Welcomes new writers. Tri-weekly. Pays on publication. Usually publishes within a week of acceptance. Buys First World Publication Rights for the first six months. No reprints. Responds within 1-3 months. Sample articles available online. Subscriptions are $1.99/month. Guidelines online.

Pays $30.

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Thirteen Podcast

“Thirteen is a monthly audio fiction anthology podcast featuring atmospheric, slow burn, scary stories. Stories that will make you smile, break your heart, and have you wishing for a night light. Each episode is feature length and originally scored.” Pays on acceptance. Occasionally accepts reprints. Guidelines online.

Pays $50-$75.

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Tracks Magazine

“An iconic Australian title, which celebrates, influences and reflects the diversity of surf culture in Australia and abroad.” Occasionally welcomes new writers. Publishes seven issues/year. Pays on publication. Publishes ms 8 weeks after acceptance. Buys first rights. Accepts reprints. Response time varies. Sample copies available for purchase on newsstands.

Pays $200-$1200.

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Tracks Magazine

Westchester Magazine, Westchester Weddings, Westchester Home and 914Inc.

“A regional lifestyle monthly publication located in lower-Westchester County covering education, wellness, parties and benefits, food and dining, interesting people, real estate, theater, music, cultural events, style and beauty, area celebs, and more.” Welcomes new writers. 40% freelance. Typically pays within 4-6 weeks of writer submitting story. Buys “First N.A. serial rights to the article, photograph, graphic illustration, or other work that freelancer submits to company, as well as the non-exclusive perpetual electronic rights in any existing or new formats, media or technology, whether edited or adapted, in whatever manner the work is displayed or accessed.” Responds within one week.
Guidelines by email.

Pays $75-$1000 for 150-3000 words.

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Westchester Magazine, Westchester Weddings, Westchester Home and 914Inc.
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Freelance and Full-time Remote Writing, Blogging, Editing, and Photography Jobs for 01/02/2026

NEED WRITERS, BLOGGERS, EDITORS, AUTHORS, OR OTHER CREATIVE FOLKS?? We’ll post your ad on WritersWeekly FOR FREE. Please complete THIS FORM.

30 freelance and full-time remote writing jobs!

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Freelance Investigative Reporter
On Point Investigations

Freelance Web Content Writer – Pays $35-$45/hour
Motion Recruitment

Remote Full-Time Technical Editor
Chickasaw Nation Industries

Remote Full-Time Copywriter/Creative Strategist
McDaniels Marketing

Remote Full-Time Creative Writer – Pays $25/hour
Recruitcha

Freelance True Crime Script Writer – Pays $25-$35/hour
EWU Media LLC

Freelance Education Website Writer – Pays $25-$30/hour
Compose.ly

Remote Full-Time Copywriter – Pays $68K-$76K/year
OLIVER Agency

Remote Full-Time Technical Writer/Editor
Hanson Consulting Group

Remote Full-Time Communications Writer
NFP, an Aon company

Remote Full-Time Content Writer
The Reddit Marketing Agency

Freelance Software Technical Writers – Pays $50-$80/hour
Crossing Hurdles

Freelance Technical Writer – Pays $55-$58/hour
Aquent

Remote Full-Time Medical Writer
PSI CRO

Remote Full-Time Medical Writer
Dermsquared

Remote Full-Time Writer
STNDRD

Remote Full-Time Medical Writer
Fingerpaint Group

Remote Full-Time Technical Editor/Writer
HydroGeoLogic, Inc.

Remote Full-Time Technical Writer – Pays $75K-$115K/year
Goldbelt Glacier Health Services

Remote Full-Time Technical Writer
Haystack

Remote Full-Time Copywriter
Kraken

Remote Full-Time Technical Writer
American Systems

Freelance Technical Writer – Pays $40-$45/hour
Daley And Associates, LLC

Freelance Physics Content Writer
IXL Learning

Remote Full-Time Technical Writer
Beshenich Muir & Associates

Remote Full-Time Business Writer – Pays $30-$50/hour
TELUS Digital

Remote Full-Time Litigation Writer – Pays $100K-$140K/year
TrueSeek

Freelance ACT Math and Science Content Writer
Turing

Remote Full-Time Software Technical Writer
Euronet

For links to all jobs featured above, CLICK HERE.

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Marketing Secrets

6 Different Ways to Promote the Same Book - by Dawn Colclasure

Authors are going to LOVE these! Especially #2!!!

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