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How to Successfully Create Your Author Brand – by Gary Sturgis, International Bestselling author of SURVIVING GRIEF – 365 Days A Year

Published on August 7, 2026 author, book marketing, Print on demand, promoting your writing, self-publishing, storytelling, traditional publishing

Creating a brand is imperative! It makes you instantly recognizable in a crowded marketplace.

Success! A Scammer Called Me A B****! – by (THE HILARIOUS!) Marsh Rose

Published on August 7, 2026 author scams, Publishing Scams, writing career advice, writing scams

You know you’ve hit the target when they pull out the cuss words!!

WritersWeekly Trivia Question for 07/31/2026

Published on July 31, 2026

Congrats to Michael Michelsen, who was the first to correctly answer: “Project Panama is our effort to destructively scan all the books in the world.” According to this week’s podcast episode, quote a disturbing statement from Anthropic’s horrendous internal documents regarding destroying old and rare books. ***Please answer the trivia question using our contact form HERE. […]

Freelance and Full-time Remote Writing, Blogging, and Editing Jobs for 07/31/2026

Published on July 31, 2026

NEED WRITERS, BLOGGERS, EDITORS, AUTHORS, OR OTHER CREATIVE FOLKS?? We’ll post your ad on WritersWeekly FOR FREE. Please complete this form: https://writersweekly.com/post-job Full-time Remote Content & Communications Manager – Pays $75K-$90K/year Sustainable Electronics Recycling International DBA SERI Full-time Remote Development Systems & Grants Director – Pays $108K-$120K/year. Nuru International Full-time Remote Communications Manager – Pays […]

WARNINGS about Prime Publishing Press, Prime Publishing Labs, and Global Ink House (which all appear to be the same company) – by Robert Taft

Published on July 31, 2026 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, Publishing Scams, self-publishing, writing scams

This scammer tried to trick the author into paying them (not the IRS) capital gains taxes on sales that NEVER HAPPENED!

READER CHALLENGES are a Low-Cost Way for Authors to Reach New Readers! – by Rachel Carrington

Published on July 31, 2026 author, Print on demand, promoting your writing, self-publishing, social media, traditional publishing, writing career advice

5 ways to challenge your loyal readers for fun and profit!

Our Sick Dog, Tank, Reminds Me of When Our Babies Were Ill

Published on July 31, 2026

What did Tank eat THIS TIME?!?!

“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 […]