Whispers And Warnings For December 6th
This Week:
- OnlineProofReaders.com - Refund Run-Around!
- bookpublishing.com / Jenkins Group - SPAMMERS
- Publisher's Auxiliary / nna.org - Writer received her check.
Whispers and Warnings
Whispers And Warnings For November 29th
Published on November 29, 2006
This Week:
- The Green Magazine / thegreenmagazine.com / Vision Media & Communications - Admits their payments are behind.
Whispers And Warnings For November 22nd
Published on November 22, 2006
This week's issue is abbreviated due to the holiday. WHISPERS AND WARNINGS will return next week. …
Whispers And Warnings For November 15th
Published on November 15, 2006
This Week:
- Form & Style Magazine - Publisher pulls the old "her work was crap" excuse for not paying this writer.
- XSIQ (International) Pty Ltd / xsiq.com - Reader sends in current contact info. for owners so writers who are still owed money can attempt to collect.
- Publisher's Auxiliary / nna.org - More correspondence.
- The Vocabula Review / vocabula.com - Spammed us asking for donations!
Whispers And Warnings For November 8th
Published on November 8, 2006
This Week:
- Michigan Streamside Journal / michigansstreamsidejournal.com / Jeff Counts - Paid writer!
- Form & Style Magazine / Jeannette M. Porrazzo - Tells writers one thing, post something completely different in her personal blog.
- LawsuitSearch.com - FIFTH COMPLAINT!
Whispers And Warnings For November 1st
Published on November 1, 2006
This Week:
- Michigan Streamside Journal / michigansstreamsidejournal.com / Jeff Counts
- M.A.R. Magazine / marmagazine.com - Writer claims she is owed $550.
Whispers And Warnings For October 25th
Published on October 25, 2006
This Week:
- FreelanceDaily.net - Stole content from WritersWeekly.com!
Whispers And Warnings For October 18th
Published on October 18, 2006
This Week:
- Natural Food Network Magazine / naturalfoodnet.com/365 Media - Writer reports she received partial payment.
Whispers And Warnings For October 11th
Published on October 11, 2006
This Week:
- LawsuitSearch.com - Another writer finally gets paid.
Whispers And Warnings For October 4th
Published on October 4, 2006
This Week:
…Whispers And Warnings For September 27th
Published on September 27, 2006
This Week:
- Third Rail / grabthethirdrail.com / Burning Pixels Studios / burningpixels.com / Hooters Magazine - ANOTHER COMPLAINT
- Mahogany Magazine / MahoganyMagazine.com / Henry Dorris - Writer alleges she's owed $100.
- Natural Food Network Magazine / naturalfoodnet.com / Mystic Media / 365 Media - Owes writer $568.50.
Whispers And Warnings For September 20th
Published on September 20, 2006
This Week:
- Freelancesteps.blogspot.com - COPYRIGHT THIEF!
- limerickcontests.com - This jerk sent me a glowing email about himself (an obvious marketing message - I'm not that dumb!), and asked me to post it or remove the warnings posted here about him. Ha ha. And then he spammed me again!
- Long Story Short / lsswritingschool.com - Still spamming!
- LawsuitSearch.com - Fourth complaint!
Whispers And Warnings For September 13th
Published on September 13, 2006
This Week:
- The Weekly Press / philly1.com / weeklypress.com / ucreview.com
- LawsuitSearch.com - Third complaint!
Whispers And Warnings For September 6th
Published on September 6, 2006
This Week:
- LawsuitSearch.com - They paid one writer; another still not paid.
Whispers And Warnings For August 30th
Published on August 30, 2006
This Week:
- EVote Services / evote.com / IdeaCast, Inc./ ideacast.com / IDC O Inc. - Owes writers thousands!
- LawsuitSearch.com - ANOTHER complaint.
Whispers And Warnings For August 23rd
Published on August 23, 2006
This Week:
- Odyssey Media / Odyssey Couleur / odysseymc.com - Writer claims they owe her $600.00.
Whispers And Warnings For August 16th
Published on August 16, 2006
This Week:
- Third Rail / Burning Pixels Studios / Hooters Magazine - Woman who used to volunteer for the NWU helping people get paid accused of non-payment.
Whispers And Warnings For August 9th
Published on August 9, 2006
This Week:
- LawsuitSearch.com - Still hasn't paid or responded to writer.
- Bucks Magazine / bucksmag.com - Paying writers per court order.
- T-zero Xpandizine/ The Writer's E-Zine / thewritersezine.com - Finally paid writer, but never responded to her (only to WritersWeekly).
Whispers And Warnings For August 2nd
Published on August 2, 2006
This Week:
- LawsuitSearch.com - Accused of non-payment, ignoring emails.
- T-zero Xpandizine/ The Writer's E-Zine / thewritersezine.com - Pays writer, but never responded to her (only to WritersWeekly)
- Kessinger Publishing / Kessinger.net - Accused of copyright infringement
- WorldsGreatestNovel.com - SPAMMER!
Whispers And Warnings For July 26th
Published on July 26, 2006
This Week:
- People, Places & Plants / ppplants.com - FINALLY PAID AFTER TWO YEARS (and only after WritersWeekly got involved).
- PowerProse / PowerProse.com - Finally paying writer after five years! See: https://www.writersweekly.com/whispers_and_warnings/powerprose.html and https://forums.writersweekly.com/viewtopic.php?t=1080
Whispers And Warnings For July 19th
Published on July 19, 2006
This Week:
- 10X Media / 10XMedia.com - Writer claims she and others were "ripped off."
- T-zero Xpandizine/ The Writer's E-Zine / thewritersezine.com - Another complaint and publisher admits their payments have been "irregular."
Whispers And Warnings For July 12th
Published on July 12, 2006
This Week:
- People, Places & Plants / ppplants.com - Has owed writer $710 for 2 years!
- limerickcontests.com - Won't stop spamming WritersWeekly!
- The Village Magazine / thevillagemagazine.com AND Privilege Media Group International, Inc. / PMGIntl.com - Sending false accusations to WritersWeekly; Writer reports he still hasn't been paid by this publisher.
- ThankGodI.com - You pay to take their course to get then published by them?!
Whispers And Warnings For June 28th
Published on June 28, 2006
This Week:
- Ulppublishing.com / ULP Publishing - Spammed their own competitor's submission form!
- Freelance Work Exchange / freelanceworkexchange.com - One reader sends in positive note
- The Vocabula Review / vocabula.com - Spammed me asking for a $1500 investment. Ha ha ha!!!
- limerickcontests.com / limerickcontests@comcast.net - SPAMMER
Whispers And Warnings For June 21st
Published on June 21, 2006
This Week:
- EzineArticles.com - Charging $750 to get published?!?! HA HA HA!!!
- Writopia Inc. / T-zero Xpandizine / The Writer's E-Zine / thewritersezine.com - Writer not paid until WritersWeekly intervenes
- Freelance Work Exchange / freelanceworkexchange.com - Another Complaint.
- publishforlesscompany.com - SPAMMER and this guy gives us the creeps!
- Long Story Short / lsswritingschool.com - SPAMMERS
- AllGoodArticles.com - SPAMMERS
- The Village Magazine / Privilege Media Group International - And another complaint!
Whispers And Warnings For June 14th
Published on June 14, 2006
This Week:
- Book Treasure House Inc. / bthmarketing.com - SPAMMERS!
Whispers And Warnings For June 7th
Published on June 7, 2006
This Week:
- Dragonfire / dfire.org / Pennoni Honors College - FINALLY pays another writer!
- Utah Homes & Garden, Silver King Media, Michael Kearns - Reader submits his experience with this pub.
Whispers And Warnings For May 31st
Published on May 31, 2006
This Week:
- Myra Trigueno, Inc. - Don't miss this one!
- Booksurge - Sued by author/attorney for $11M.
- AOL - Caught censoring its customers' incoming email.
Whispers And Warnings For May 24th
Published on May 24, 2006
This Week:
- Internet Genealogy / internet-genealogy.com / Family Chronicle / familychronicle.com / History Magazine / history-magazine.com/ Halvor Moorshead / moorshead.com - Refuses to give writers a contract.
- Silver King Media Group / Kearns Corporation / Utah Homes & Garden / Michael Kearns / Miriam Kearns - Writer alleges they owe $354.00.
- alongstoryshort.net, lsswritingschool.com, Writers' Lodge - SPAMMERS
- BLACKLISTED 411 - Staff writer alleges they owe him $6K!
Whispers And Warnings For May 17th
Published on May 17, 2006
This Week:
- Janet Kay & Associates - WritersWeekly.com has obtained and posted scanned copies of judgements against Janet Kay and George Titsworth. See: https://www.writersweekly.com/titsworth.pdf (1.8 Megs. Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- Gridiron Sports Magazine / GSN Publications / Bernard King - Writers says publisher owes money.
- ebookad.com / eBookAd.com Inc. / EBookAd / Dustin Revin - Reader claims he spoke to owner by phone.
Whispers And Warnings For May 10th
Published on May 10, 2006
This Week:
- ebookad.com / eBookAd.com Inc. / EBookAd / Dustin Revin - Out of business and GOOD RIDDANCE!
- Freelance Work Exchange - Having heard complaints about this company before, we're not surprised by this one...
Whispers And Warnings For May 3rd
Published on May 3, 2006
This Week:
- The Missouri Review - Charges Writers $3 for Online Submission
- Girls' Life Magazine - Read the fine print or you're giving up all rights for nothing!
Whispers And Warnings For April 26th
Published on April 26, 2006
This Week:
- George Jobel / Tell America!, LLC / tellamerica.com / Directory NH / directorynh.com - Writer alleges he owes her $175 and is ignoring her correspondence.
- Targeted Marketing Solutions, LLC in Phoenix, AZ / tms2001.com / Paul Perry - Writer alleges he's owed $1,000.
Whispers And Warnings For April 19th
Published on April 19, 2006
This Week:
- Shared Vision Network - SPAMMER - Selling that Amazon bestseller garbage
- Xlibris / Xlibris.com - SPAMMED US AGAIN!
Whispers And Warnings For April 12th
Published on April 12, 2006
This Week:
- PublishAmerica / publishamerica.com - Ordered to pay up, terminate writer's contract
- Dragonfire / dfire.org / Pennoni Honors College - FINALLY pays Writer #2!!
Whispers And Warnings For April 5th
Published on April 5, 2006
This Week:
- Dragonfire - They offer yet another lame excuse to one of their unpaid writers!
- Guru.com - Two readers send in praise.
- Form & Style - Admits to owing two writers thousands...yet sends "cease and desist" email to WritersWeekly?
Whispers And Warnings For March 29th
Published on March 29, 2006
This Week:
- FORM & STYLE Magazine / formandstyle.com / Water Lilly Publishing, LLC / Jeannette M. Porrazzo - Don't miss this one!
- Dragonfire / dfire.org / Pennoni Honors College - Writer #2 STILL NOT PAID despite statements made by Dragonfire / Drexel University / Pennoni to their own student newspaper!
- Real Estate Investor Magazine / reinvestormagazine.com - Reader sends in links to multiple complaints about this publisher.
- Guru.com - Reader submits complaint.
- Pepetual Writing Contest / lifeforchange.com - SPAMMERS!
Whispers And Warnings For March 22nd
Published on March 22, 2006
This Week:
- ebookad.com / eBookAd.com Inc. / EBookAd / Dustin Revin - Another complaint.
- Dragonfire / dfire.org / Pennoni Honors College - The third victim comes forward.
- Real Estate Investor Magazine / reinvestormagazine.com - We ran a market listing on this pub last year. However, a reader has sent us links containing numerous complaints about the publisher.
Whispers And Warnings For March 15th
Published on March 15, 2006
This Week:
- ebookad.com / eBookAd.com Inc. / EBookAd / Dustin Revin - Author alleges non-payment of royalties; several other complaints appearing about this firm online as well.
- Dragonfire / dfire.org / Pennoni Honors College - The college ran an article about this controversy; writer says Dragonfire lied in the article.
- Barbara Bauer Literary Agency - This exchange is REALLY weird!!!
- Airleaf Publishing / airleaf.com - aka Bookman Marketing - Author praises company, insults other authors.
Whispers And Warnings For March 8th
Published on March 8, 2006
This Week:
- antimuse / antimuse.org / Michael Haislip - Finally paid!
- Dragonfire - Managing Editor emails writers about thread on our forum; another writer complaining about late payment.
Whispers And Warnings For March 1st
Published on March 1, 2006
This Week:
- antimuse / antimuse.org / Michael Haislip - Poet alleges non-payment, ignored emails; publisher ignores WritersWeekly as well.
Whispers And Warnings For February 22nd
Published on February 22, 2006
This Week:
- Dragonfire / dfire.org / Pennoni Honors College - One check finally arrived, but claims they'd mailed it previously were "bogus." First writer still unpaid. And, look at the startling tidbit we found online about their managing editor.
- Style & Sense / styleandsense.com / Comer & Company Publishing Inc. / Nancy A. Comer - Writer claims non-payment and ignored emails.
Whispers And Warnings For February 15th
Published on February 15, 2006
This Week:
- Dragonfire / dfire.org / Pennoni Honors College - Still owes original writer money and now OWES ANOTHER WRITER MONEY, TOO!