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“Can a publisher guarantee book reviews?”

Published on July 31, 2026 amazon, author scams, book marketing, Book Reviews, promotional pitfalls, writing career advice

Never pay for reviews and do NOT hire “services” that guarantee book reviews!

This Author Got Tricked by an Amazon KDP Impersonator – by Andrew L. and Angela Hoy

Published on July 31, 2026 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Publishing Scams, writing scams

Prime KDP is NOT Amazon KDP!!!

WritersWeekly Trivia Question for 07/24/2026

Published on July 24, 2026

CONGRATS to Linda Gigliotti, who was the first to correctly answer: $28,000 According to this week’s issue, in a seven-day period, how much money did WritersWeekly save authors who were about to be scammed? ***Please answer the trivia question using our contact form HERE. Do not post your answer in the comments section below. THIS […]

Freelance and Full-time Remote Writing, Blogging, and Editing Jobs for 07/24/2026

Published on July 24, 2026

NEED WRITERS, BLOGGERS, EDITORS, AUTHORS, OR OTHER CREATIVE FOLKS?? We’ll post your ad on WritersWeekly FOR FREE. Please complete this form: http://writersweekly.com/post-job Remote Full-Time Digital Content Editor Weigel Broadcasting Co Remote Full-Time Editor-in-Chief Project Pulso Freelance Technical Writer DivIHN Integration Freelance Tourism Writer DataAnnotation Remote Full-Time Copywriter Progressive Insurance Remote Full-Time Content Writer Microsoft Remote […]

10 Finance Markets That Pay Writers – by Karoki Githure

Published on July 24, 2026 diversify your writing income, Paying Markets for Writers, writing career advice

Do you like to research and write about finances and stocks???

I Got Scammed by a Fake Book Club ON PURPOSE! – by Marsh Rose

Published on July 23, 2026 author scams, book marketing, promotional pitfalls, Publishing Scams, writing scams

These not-so-smart Nigerians pretended to be in Chicago, but they didn’t fool this author!!

Bigfoot is Back, AND One of Our New Hens LOVES Me!!

Published on July 23, 2026

Does Bigfoot want to eat our chickens???

“Is International Writers’ Chronicle a Scam? (I suspect it is.)”

Published on July 22, 2026 author scams, book marketing, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, writing scams

It DEFINITELY looks like a scam, so we did some digging…

DON’T GET TRICKED! When Publishers Lure Authors in With DECEPTIVE Royalty Verbiage By Angela Hoy, Publisher

Published on July 22, 2026 amazon, author scams, legal, Print on demand, Publishing Scams, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

We’ve made this common ploy, which bad publishers use to trick authors, easy to spot.

WritersWeekly Trivia Question for 07/17/2026

Published on July 17, 2026

CONGRATS to Sarah Clark, who was the first to correctly answer: “Writer’s Weekly Summer 24 hour short story contest!” According to this week’s issue, what is happening this weekend? ***Please answer the trivia question using our contact form HERE. Do not post your answer in the comments section below. THIS WEEK’S PRIZE: A FREE EBOOK […]