Yes, Scammers DO Frequently Scam Each Other! – by Donna Deines
Can a scammer scam another scammer? The answer is a resounding yes. In the murky world of fraud, criminals are ...
Episode 53: The Psychology of Scam Victims with Psychotherapist Marsh Rose – DON’T MISS THIS ONE!!!
LISTEN: Apple | Spotify | iHeart | YouTube | More Episodes! Here's the episode that a LOT of you have ...
SCAM ALERT! “Best Seller Book Writing / bestsellerbookwriting.com promised to get my book into Barnes and Noble!”
Q - Dear Angela, I just published a YA realistic fiction. It was released just over two weeks ago. I ...
Don’t Rush the Blurb – by Richard Hoy
Freelance Book Summary / Back Cover Copywriters We Recommend Let’s step into the shoes of Suzie K. Book Buyer for ...
“Boston Trashy Romance Readers” Wanted Author to Pay $100 for “Snacks” for an ONLINE EVENT!
I received the following email from an author: Please warn your writers to watch out for "book clubs" who, out ...
IMPERSONATION ALERT: No, Harper Collins is NOT Offering to Publish Your Book if You Spend $5K on Copies!
Q - Since my book was published, I have received strange offers by phone and e-mail 24 hours a day ...
Skip Being Everywhere Online, And Just Be Somewhere Instead – by Richard Hoy
Conventional wisdom says that authors need a website, a blog, and an email list, plus a presence on social media ...
Do NOT Work With Companies That Have Lovable.app in Their Website Addresses!
This author had NO IDEA she was talking to somebody in NIGERIA! Also, keep in mind that many scammers do ...
DON’T FALL FOR IT, FOLKS! The “Boxall Reading Challenge” Impersonation Scam – by Angela Hoy, Publisher
I received the following two emails: Angela, I have been contacted concerning a Boxall reading challenge linked to Amazon's Goodreads ...
WARNINGS about Prime Publishing Press, Prime Publishing Labs, and Global Ink House (which all appear to be the same company) – by Robert Taft
EDITOR'S NOTE: Prime Publishing Press / primepublishingpress.com and Prime Publishing Labs / primepublishinglabs.com appear to be the exact same company ...
“Can a publisher guarantee book reviews?”
Q - Do you have a service that ensures inclusion in Library Journal, Kirkus, etc? Thanks for any info. E.S ...
I Got Scammed by a Fake Book Club ON PURPOSE! – by Marsh Rose
Marsh Rose is our favorite psychotherapist, and she is HILARIOUS! She will be on a future episode of The WritersWeekly ...
EPISODE 50: Real Stories of Authors Who Saved Thousands After Contacting WritersWeekly About Potential Publishing Scams
LISTEN: Apple | Spotify | iHeart | YouTube | More Episodes! Our favorite professor, editor, and book marketer, Clayton Jones, ...
“Is International Writers’ Chronicle a Scam? (I suspect it is.)”
Q - Is this a scam? (I suspect it is.) International Writers' Chronicle https://internationalwriterschronicle.mystrikingly.com Thank you for your time. - ...
ANOTHER IMPERSONATION SCAM! WARNING about the FAKE BookEnds Literary Agency AND the FAKE WriteLux – by Stephen Bye
REMINDER!!! ***THIS SATURDAY*** IS START-TIME FOR THE SUMMER, 2026 24-HOUR SHORT STORY CONTEST!! 1st Place: $300 + a free book ...
“Book marketer ‘Lauren Foster’ asked me to wire money to somebody named Abdulkareem?”
REMINDER!!! ***THIS SATURDAY*** IS START-TIME FOR THE SUMMER, 2026 24-HOUR SHORT STORY CONTEST!! 1st Place: $300 + a free book ...
Episode 49: Authors Who Argued with Us Before, During, and After Getting Scammed
LISTEN: Apple | Spotify | iHeart | YouTube | More Episodes! Imagine that someone comes to you to ask your ...
The Times Square Billboard Ad Scam Targeting Authors By Angela Hoy
This scam has been reported to us by several authors. It was first reported by Jennifer Westecott when she appeared ...
A Scammer Asked Us to Change Our Website Listing! And, Boy oh Boy, Are They Sorry Now!!! HA HA HA HA HA!
Q - Hello, I am contacting you on behalf of Stellar Books Publishing (https://stellarbookspublishing.com). We recently noticed that some internet ...
A List of Publishers and Services That ALL Authors Should AVOID AT ALL COSTS!
MUST READ! There are more than 3,000 publishing scammers on our spreadsheet now. We can't possibly include them all below ...
