Authors! Crummy Covers Crush Clicks!! By Richard Hoy
Newsflash: The vast majority of book sales occur online. And, your cover is the FIRST thing a potential reader sees ...
How Pre-Release Book Publicity Can Actually HURT your Book Sales!
Q - Angela, I haven't finished writing my book yet, but I want to start letting all of my friends ...
AND EVEN MORE Scathing Complaints about Lulu Press / Lulu.com!
Disclaimer: BookLocker competes directly with Lulu. However, BookLocker is very choosy about which books it publishes. When BookLocker rejects a ...
The Impostor in My Inbox: A Close Call with a Literary Scam – by Josephine Strand
Names and identifying details have been withheld to protect the real agent and literary agency, as they are not affiliated ...
PayPal Safety Protocols AND This Author’s Common Sense Saved Him From a Scam!
Q - Angela, A month ago, I received an email from a young person (I think) who purports to live ...
DON’T MISS THIS HILARIOUS ONE! Scammed By A “Fellow Author?” Don’t Get Mad, Get Even… – by Marsh Rose
I spent some time in jail a while back...as a psychotherapist working with repeat offenders in the county lockup. I ...
Booked Solid: How Authors Can Turn Local Libraries into Live Event Gold – by Rachel Carrington
REMINDER!!! START-TIME FOR THE SPRING, 2026 24-HOUR SHORT STORY CONTEST IS IN 17 DAYS!! 1st Place: $300 + a free ...
How I Was Scammed Out of $13K by “8 People” Using Gmail Email Addresses By M.M. Lorenzo
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Gmail email scammers listed in the article below were impersonating a real author and these legitimate companies ...
EPISODE 37: BEWARE! New FAKE “Services” Being Offered to Authors By Scammers
LISTEN: Apple | Spotify | iHeart | YouTube | More Episodes! In this episode, Angela and Brian report on the ...
AMAZON DATA CENTERS GOT BOMBED BY IRAN – Why Authors Should Never Rely on Just One Platform to Sell Their Books – by Gary Sturgis – Bestselling Author of: SURVIVING GRIEF – 365 Days A Year
If there’s one lesson independent authors learn over time, it’s that putting all of your eggs in one basket is ...
Could the Person Commissioning That Article Be a Swindler, Attempting to Get Your Bank Info.? – by Andrea Reynolds
If you receive an offer of a writing assignment from an unknown person, you must first become a detective. Weeks ...
Introducing the Larry, Moe, and Curly Con Men Who Are Spamming Authors! – by David Lippman
A number of years ago, I wrote and published an Amazon Kindle book called “The Road to War.” It’s the ...
NEVER, EVER, EVER PAY USING A BANK TRANSFER…EVER!!! Here’s why… – by James M. Walsh, Esq. and Angela Hoy
Wire transfers and bank transfers (ACH transfers) are essentially the same thing except one takes longer to process than another ...
EPISODE 34: When Fake 1-Star “Book Reviews” Are Actually Character Assassinations of Authors
LISTEN: Apple | Spotify | iHeart | YouTube | More Episodes! Have YOU, too, received a bad book review that ...
Another New Scam Targeting Authors! “Your book isn’t optimized on Amazon. Let us help…”
Q - I have been inundated with emails, including invites to book clubs and all manner of costly assistance. Is ...
What Do These Scam Emails ALL Have in Common?
I received all of these in the past two days (and many more!). Authors are being FLOODED by offerings for ...
How to Have Fun With Con Artists! By Marsh Rose
I have a new hobby. I’m pissing off book marketing scammers! We all know their work. Like wolves following a ...
Why I Don’t Lose Sleep Over Amazon Reviews (And Why You Shouldn’t Either) – by Gary Sturgis, Bestselling author of: SURVIVING GRIEF – 365 Days A Year
I used to think reviews were the holy grail of book success. Everyone says you need them, that magical number ...
HUH?!?! Author Admits Getting Scammed for $8K, But THEN Tries to Convince ME the Scammer is Real???
Just when I thought I'd be able to write something NOT about scammers this week... An actor, playwright, and author ...
EPISODE 31: A Brave Publishing Scam Victim Shares Her Story After Losing $18K
LISTEN: Apple | Spotify | iHeart | YouTube | More Episodes! Michaele Aldophe had a heart-wrenching but also hopeful and ...
