RUINED MANUSCRIPTS! The Very Real Dangers of Hiring a Cheap Editor for Your Book
I can't even count the number of authors who have told me they hired an editor who actually screwed up their book.…
Angela’s Desk
COMPLAINTS about Writers Republic / WritersRepublic.com
A reader asked me to check this company out. Look what I found!…
COMPLAINTS about Christian Faith Publishing / ChristianFaithPublishing.com
What I found ain't pretty!…
Is YOUR BOOK at Risk?! List of Publishers Who Bit the Dust…and WHY
Publishers who apparently bit the dust, presumably leaving their authors high and dry.…
Does YOUR Publisher Know How to Avoid This Royalty Theft Scam?
How one scammer tried to steal an author's royalties from the publisher!…
ATTN: Publishers Who Are Going Out of Business. You May Be Able to Avoid Possible Civil Litigation and Criminal Charges!
If you close your business the wrong way, you could end up behind bars! …
A Neighbor Bursts Through the Door With Some Surprise Gossip! – Topic, Common Themes, and WINNERS of the WritersWeekly.com Winter, 2024 24-Hour Short Story Contest
Oh no! What secret MUST be kept from nosy Mildred?!?!…
Does This Marketing Company Know the Definition of “Copyright Infringement?”
One of the reviews on their own website says (I'm quoting exactly here): Fast respons. Good communicate…
Thinking About Publishing a “Blank Book” (Journal/Diary)? THINK AGAIN!
Journals and diaries are very easy to create because, let's be honest, almost no writing is involved...…
PART 2: True Journalism is DEAD. Do Your Own Research! – by Brian Whiddon, Managing Editor
Not a single one of those media outlets had the integrity to say, “It appears we were wrong...”…
PART 1 – True Journalism is DEAD. Do Your Own Research! – by Brian Whiddon, Managing Editor
All Americans should be outraged by how stupid some "journalists" think we are!…
BACK ON OUR SOAPBOX! REPEAT AFTER US: “Real Publicists and Literary Agents Do NOT Spam Authors!” by Angela Hoy and Brian Whiddon
Angela and Brian are once again fed up...and they have the snark to prove it!…
LAST CHANCE! THIS SATURDAY!! What will the Winter, 2024 24-Hour Short Story Contest topic be?!?!
Read 25 years of our Winter contest topics, and join us this weekend!…
Author Ordered to Pay Amazon’s Expenses After Filing RIDICULOUS Lawsuit
If you don't want to read the entire court decision, don't worry. I've broken it down for you. …
Brian Shares Another Holiday Sing-a-long! Come Sing With Us to the Tune of White Christmas!!
We KNOW you will enjoy this poetic masterpiece!…
World’s Worst Query Letters and Book Proposals For December, 2023! – by Brian Whiddon, Managing Editor
You definitely don't want to miss this batch!!! ;)…
And, Even More SCATHING Complaints about Amazon KDP!
You do NOT want to miss these!!!…
COMPLAINTS about Haynes Media Group / haynesmediagroup.com
Do authors really fall for this stuff? Yes, they do!…
STARTING AT 12:01 A..M. FRIDAY! BookLocker’s Famous Half-Price Sale! Get Your Book Published for Only $487.50!!
Black Friday thru Cyber Monday: Half-Off Book Publishing + 20% off Every Book on BookLocker.com!…
IMPORTANT: If You Have a Book to Publish, WAIT UNTIL BLACK FRIDAY to Sign Up, and Pay HALF PRICE at BookLocker!
IMPORTANT: You can sign up during the sale, and submit your manuscript for formatting when YOU are ready. We work on YOUR timeline. :) …
This Week, Our Son Saved Another Teen From Committing Suicide
Using detective skills we didn't know he had, Mason was able to...…
A Little Girl Steals an Old Hag’s Diary From Her Coffin on All Hallow’s Eve! – Topic, Common Themes, and WINNERS of the WritersWeekly.com Fall, 2023 24-Hour Short Story Contest
What was in the book?!?!…
MORE COMPLAINTS about Draft2Digital / draft2digital.com
It's been a few months since we checked on Draft2Digital so we thought we'd take another peek. Boy oh boy, have they made some authors mad...…
HORRIBLE! Infinity Publishing / FastPencil is CEASING Book Publishing & Is CHARGING TERMINATED AUTHORS for Their Book Files!
Would YOU have invested money in a company with THESE numbers? I can't believe a firm with only four employees (at that time) had that much debt!!!…
EXTREME AUTHOR ALERT: Infinity Publishing/Fast Pencil is CEASING BOOK PUBLISHING OPERATIONS! Here Are 3 Things Their Authors MUST Do RIGHT NOW!
ARE YOU AN INFINITY PUBLISHING AUTHOR? Here is what you need to do IMMEDIATELY.…
SABOTAGE! Another Danger When Accepting Book Returns!!
Some of our competitors asked me not to share this publicly.…
It’s 10:00 p.m. – Do You Know Where Your Elderly Author Parent Is?
Getting back up on my soapbox today! Enjoy!!…
ALERT: Extremely Illiterate Scammer and Trademark Infringer Is Posing as Us on Telegram.org!!!
When an "employer" is not only clearly illiterate, but also asks YOU for money first, it's clearly a scam! …
LAST CHANCE! THIS SATURDAY!! What will the Fall, 2023 24-Hour Short Story Contest topic be?!?!
Snapped cornstalks, a fortune teller’s wagon, fiery red braids flying through a cold autumn wind, a pumpkin contest at the county fair, and so much more! Read 24 years of our Fall contest topics, and join us this weekend!…
Customers in a Packed Diner are Stunned Silent When They Hear Three “Thud…BOOMS!” – Topic, Common Themes, and WINNERS of the WritersWeekly.com Summer, 2023 24-Hour Short Story Contest
Every conversation suddenly silenced when a thundering "Thud...BOOM!" sounded in the distance. Every eye turned toward the chalk painted windows. “Thud...BOOM!” ...…
Here’s an Example of How We Protect Our Readers from Scams
See if YOU can guess why we would never run this employment ad!…
COMPLAINTS about Your Online Publicist / YourOnlinePublicist.com / (YOP)
You're not going to believe the comments posted online about this company!!…
A Real Example of a Scam Copyright Infringement Accusation Email
I've written about this scam before. I received two such emails this past week. I'm sharing one of them with you today. They sure look legit! But, don't fall for it.…
World’s Worst Query Letters and Book Proposals for August, 2023 – by Brian Whiddon, Managing Editor
Oh, yes! We know you're excited!!!…
WARNING AND PLEASE SHARE! AuthorUnit is Still Trying to Scam Authors!!
Now they're trying to lure authors away by lying about their publishers' royalties!…
TRICKY BUSINESS? Another Reason to NEVER Let Someone ELSE Register Your Website Domain!
This author made a big mistake signing this website design firm's contract.…