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May 30, 2026 WritersWeekly: Stupid Author Tricks! DON’T MISS THIS ONE! - 05/29/26
May 23, 2026 WritersWeekly - AUTHOR ALERT! The Traditional Book Publishing Industry is DYING FAST! - 05/22/2026
May 15, 2026 WritersWeekly: How Angela Got a Facebook Scammer's 3 Bank Accounts Shut Down - 05/14/26
May 9, 2026 WritersWeekly - Can You Go to Jail in the UK for Publishing a Book Critical of Mohammad? - 05/08/2026
May 2, 2026 WritersWeekly - Brian Broke His Back BUT HE'S OKAY! (For the most part...) - 05/01/2026
April 17, 2026 WritersWeekly 04/16/26: Nigerian Scammers are Impersonating Our Website, and Stealing Money from Translators and Writers!
April 16, 2026 REMINDER - THIS SATURDAY: What will the Spring, 2026 24-Hour Short Story Contest topic be?
April 9, 2026 DON'T MISS THIS HILARIOUS ONE! Scammed by a “Fellow Author?” Don’t Get Mad, Get Even... - WritersWeekly - 04/08/2026
April 9, 2026 Alert from WritersWeekly: Happy Spring! BookLocker's 30%-off Book Publishing Package Sale Expires at Midnight on 4/11/26 (Saturday)
April 3, 2026 Authors Who Had to Pay THOUSANDS After Getting Sued - WritersWeekly - 04/02/2026
March 27, 2026 We Scambaited a Nigerian Scammer and HILARITY ENSUED!!! - WritersWeekly - 03/26/2026
March 22, 2026 10 Paying History Markets for Writers + BEWARE! New FAKE “Services” Being Offered to Authors by Scammers - WritersWeekly - 03/21/2026
March 18, 2026 WritersWeekly Alert: Happy St. Patty's Day! BookLocker's 30%-off Book Publishing Package Sale Expires at Midnight on 3/19/26 (Thursday)
March 13, 2026 Retired CEO and Author Saw $7K Disappear from Her Bank Account - WritersWeekly - 03/12/2026
February 28, 2026 Could the Person Commissioning That Article Be a Swindler, Attempting to Get Your Bank Info.? - WritersWeekly - 02/27/2026
February 21, 2026 "Do traditionally published books still end up in bookstores and libraries?" - WritersWeekly for February 20, 2026
February 8, 2026 NEVER, EVER, EVER PAY USING A BANK TRANSFER...EVER!!! Here why... - WritersWeekly - 02/07/2026
January 31, 2026 When Fake 1-Star “Book Reviews” Are Actually Character Assassinations of Authors - WritersWeekly - 01/30/2026
January 23, 2026 Check out this fake email from "Penguin Random House..." - WritersWeekly - 01/22/2026
January 22, 2026 WritersWeekly REMINDER: THIS SATURDAY! What will the Winter, 2026 24-Hour Short Story Contest topic be?
January 18, 2026 Tough 91-Year-Old Author of 5 Books Refuses to Bow to Scammer’s Extortion Attempts! - WritersWeekly - 01/16/2026
January 10, 2026 Save Yourself Thousands from Scams! Learn How to Weed Out a Publishing Scammer in 10 MINUTES! - WritersWeekly 01/09/2026
January 3, 2026 COMPLAINTS about Reedsy / Reedsy.com - WritersWeekly - 01/02/2026
December 31, 2025 WritersWeekly Alert: BookLocker's 40%-off Book Publishing Package Sale Expires at Midnight on 1/1/26
December 20, 2025 We Saved This Author from a $50K “FOX Entertainment” and “WGA” SCAM - WritersWeekly - 12/19/2025
December 14, 2025 EXTREME WARNING! Authors Hike / AuthorsHike.com is Now BLACKMAILING an Author! - WritersWeekly - 12/13/2025
December 5, 2025 Another Publishing Scam Victim Who CLEARLY Can't Be Saved...from Himself - WritersWekly - 12/04/2025
November 29, 2025 WritersWeekly Alert: BookLocker's 40%-off Book Publishing Package Sale Expires at Midnight on 1/1/26
November 26, 2025 From WritersWeekly: HARK! BookLocker's Half-Price Publishing Package Sale is NIGH! Black Friday through Cyber Monday!
November 22, 2025 "I paid Times Book Publishing $8K+, and then..." - WritersWeekly - 11/21/2025
November 8, 2025 World's Worst Query Letters and Book Proposals For November, 2025 - WritersWeekly - 11/07/2025
October 31, 2025 Warning from WritersWeekly: Scammers are saying, "My book club wants to review your book!!" - 10/30/2025
October 30, 2025 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT from WritersWeekly - Get Your Book Published for 30% Off at Booklocker Through Midnight on Halloween! PLUS, The Fall Short Story Contest Winners Have Been Posted!!
October 26, 2025 WARNING about Pro Writers Network / prowritersnetwork.com, Page Solutions / pagesolutions.us, and Apex Digital Pro / apexdigitalpro.us - WritersWeekly - 10/25/2025
October 18, 2025 AI-Generated Complimentary SC*M Emails - Authors, Don't Be Fooled!! - WritersWeekly - 10/17/2025
October 3, 2025 Authors of AI-Pirated Books to Get $3K Per Title - WritersWeekly.com 10/02/2025
September 27, 2025 7 Paying Food and Drink Markets For Writers, AND MUCH MORE! - WritersWeekly - 09/26/2025
September 19, 2025 I Was Scammed for $18K by Ashbery Publishing / AshberyPublishing.com - WritersWeekly - 09/18/2025
September 17, 2025 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT (Corrected copy): THIS SATURDAY (9/20/25) is WritersWeekly's Fall, 2025 24-Hour Short Story C o n t e s t
September 14, 2025 WARNING from $40,000 Elderly Victim of The Book Professionals / TheBookProfessionals.com - WritersWeekly 09/12/2025
September 6, 2025 A 20K Publishing Scam Victim Shares Her Story - WritersWeekly - 09/05/2025
August 30, 2025 EXTREME WARNINGS about Times Book Publishing / TimesBookPublishing.com, World Publishing and Co, AND Ink Shelf Studios / InkShelfStudios.com - WritersWeekly - 08/29/2025
August 22, 2025 Amazon KDP Continues to INFURIATE (and TERMINATE) Authors! - WritersWeekly - 08/21/2025
August 15, 2025 WritersWeekly 08/14/25 - Audiobook Production - Would you rather pay $199 or $4,000???
August 8, 2025 Authors Hike / AuthorsHike.com Tried to Trick Author into Paying for Copies Ordered by NOBODY! - WritersWeekly - 08/07/2025
July 26, 2025 WritersWeekly - FAMILY FIGHT! Author Died After Earning More $200K in Royalties, and Then... - 07/25/25
July 19, 2025 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: TOMORROW (Saturday) is WritersWeekly's Summer, 2025 24-Hour Short Story C o n t e s t
July 18, 2025 How I Saved an Author from Getting Scammed for $18K by Pro Writers Network / ProWritersNetwork.com - WritersWeekly - 07/17/2025
July 11, 2025 World's Worst Query Letters and Book Proposals For July, 2025 - WritersWeekly - 07/10/2025
July 5, 2025 WARNING about International Impact Book Awards / InternationalImpactBookAwards.com - WritersWeekly - 07/05/2025
July 5, 2025 4th of July Weekend REMINDER: Get $250 off at BookLocker through Monday + The Summer 24-Hour Short Story Contest is on July 19th - WritersWeekly - 7/4/25
June 27, 2025 How to Determine if a "Literary Agent" is Legit or a Crook - WritersWeekly.com - 06/26/2025
June 20, 2025 Reel in Book Buyers! How a Hook Can Boost Sales for Your Self-Published Book - WritersWeekly - 06/20/2025
June 13, 2025 BookLocker's Best Selling Author Spills His Book Marketing Secrets - WritersWeekly - 06/12/25
June 7, 2025 Angela Shares Her Entire VERY Personal Backstory for the First Time - WritersWeekly.com - 06/06/25
May 29, 2025 How to Win Writing Contests (Advice from Judges!) - WritersWeekly - 05/29/25
May 24, 2025 Meta Accused of Profiting from Human Traffickers + Get $250 Off at BookLocker through Saturday Night - WritersWeekly - 05/23/2025
May 15, 2025 "I got a call from CBS Radio! Or, did I???" - WritersWeekly - 05/14/2025
May 7, 2025 Scammer Word Stratum / wordstratum.co Tries to Hookwink Angela, and Gets Smacked HARD For Doing So! - WritersWeekly.com - 05/06/2025
April 28, 2025 World's Worst Query Letters and Book Proposals For April, 2025 - WritersWeekly - 04/27/2025
April 20, 2025 Hulu Receives Demand Letter After Refusing to Run Ad Inviting People to Church Services; AND MUCH MORE! In the News - 04/19/2025
April 17, 2025 SPECIAL ISSUE from WritersWeekly - Angela Was Interviewed by the Associated Press + Demystifying Query Letters and Book Proposals (Get free copies of both of Angela's books) + BookLocker's 30% Off Easter Book Publishing Sale
April 13, 2025 Informative (and Funny!) Episodes of The WritersWeekly Podcast Are Now Available and We Need YOUR Questions for Future Episodes! - WritersWeekly - 04/12/2025
April 6, 2025 What Did That Otherworldly (?) Voice on Our Podcast Say??? - WritersWeekly - 04/03/2025
March 21, 2025 Scammers Are Offering to "Help" Scam Victims Get Refunds...For a Fee, of Course - WritersWeekly - 03/20/2025
March 18, 2025 "Hybrid Publisher" is the Most Abused Term (by Scammers) in the Publishing Industry Right Now - WritersWeekly - 03/13/2025
March 3, 2025 What snowman prank did the neighbors pull THIS year?! - Topic, Common Themes, and WINNERS of the WritersWeekly.com Winter, 2025 24-Hour Short Story Contest - WritersWeekly - 03/01/2025
February 25, 2025 FACEBOOK'S FRAUD FIASCO: How Facebook is Profiting From Scam Publishers Targeting YOU on Its Platform - WritersWeekly - 02/22/25
February 16, 2025 FRAUD ALERT: Why 5-Star Reviews on Trustpilot Can NOT Be Trusted - WritersWeekly - 02/13/2025
February 4, 2025 10 Paying Business Markets for Writers - WritersWeekly - 02/03/2025
January 24, 2025 World's Worst Query Letters and Book Proposals For January, 2025 - WritersWeekly - 01/23/2025
January 19, 2025 Foreign Owners of PageTurner Press and Media ARRESTED in the U.S. - WritersWeekly - 01/18/2025
January 9, 2025 WritersWeekly 01/08/2025: THIS SATURDAY! What will the Winter, 2025 24-Hour Short Story Contest topic be?
January 3, 2025 Get 40% off at BookLocker through Friday + The Winter 24-Hour Short Story Contest is on January 11th - WritersWeekly - 01/02/2025
December 20, 2024 A List of Publishers That ALL Authors Should AVOID AT ALL COSTS - WritersWeekly - 12/19/2024
December 7, 2024 WARNING! FansLikeFollower.com / Sulman Qamar is a SERIAL COPYRIGHT INFRINGER and a FRAUDSTER - WritersWeekly - 12/06/24
November 30, 2024 WritersWeekly Alert: BookLocker's Annual Half-Price Book Publishing Package Sale From Black Friday Thru Cyber Monday is NOW LIVE
November 24, 2024 World's Worst Query Letters and Book Proposals For November, 2024 - WritersWeekly - 11/23/2024
November 19, 2024 EXTREME AUTHOR ALERT - PART V: Do NOT Hire ANY Publisher That is Running Paid Ads on Facebook Right Now! - WritersWeekly - 11/17/2024
October 31, 2024 WritersWeekly: DON'T MISS THIS ONE! Publishing Mojo Claims We HARMED THEIR REPUTATION, But Then Stops Responding After MORE Allegations Surface!! - 10-30-2024
October 25, 2024 WritersWeekly.com: Stupid Parents Sue School When Son Gets a D After Using AI - 10/24/2024
October 19, 2024 EXTREME AUTHOR ALERT – PART IV: WARNINGS about TheGhostWriting.org AND 5 RELATED Companies - WritersWeekly - 10/18/2024
October 13, 2024 EXTREME AUTHOR ALERT – PART III: How WritersWeekly Communicates Directly with Scam "Publishers" to Expose Their Appalling Practices - 10/12/2024
October 6, 2024 EXTREME AUTHOR ALERT – PART II: 19 Clear Signs You're About to Get Scammed By a Foreign "Book Publisher" - WritersWeekly - 10/04/2024
September 29, 2024 WritersWeekly - EXTREME AUTHOR ALERT: PART I - This International Scam is Fooling THOUSANDS of Authors Around the Globe! - 09/28/24
September 21, 2024 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT from WritersWeekly - BookLocker is offering 25% off their book publishing packages through midnight on Saturday, 09/21/24
September 13, 2024 LAST CHANCE! THIS SATURDAY!! What will the Fall, 2024 24-Hour Short Story Contest topic be?!?! - WritersWeekly - 09/12/24
September 9, 2024 How Foreign "Publishers" Are Now Extorting Money from U.S. Authors! - WritersWeekly - 09/08/2024
September 2, 2024 WritersWeekly - 08/31/2024 - How to Tell if That So-Called "Publisher" is REALLY Located in the U.S.
August 25, 2024 COMPLAINTS about Publishing Mojo / PublishingMojo.com by James M. Walsh, Esq. - WritersWeekly - 08/24/2024
August 13, 2024 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT from WritersWeekly.com - BookLocker is offering 25% off book publishing through midnight on Wedesday
August 11, 2024 WritersWeekly - 08/10/2024 - World's Worst Query Letters and Book Proposals For August, 2024
August 2, 2024 WritersWeekly 08/01/24 - Amazon Got Scammed, Files Lawsuit AND MUCH MORE
July 28, 2024 WritersWeekly - 07/27/2024 - DON'T MISS THIS ONE. If You Are Called By Spotlight Network TV / Logan Crawford, HANG UP!
July 19, 2024 Yes, YOU Can Become a Scambaiter, Too! It's FUN!!! - WritersWeekly - 07/18/2024
July 18, 2024 WRITERSWEEKLY SPECIAL ANNOUNCMENT: THIS SATURDAY is Start-time for the Summer, 2024 24-Hour Short Story C o n t e s t. What Will the Topic Be?
July 5, 2024 Authors' Class Action Lawsuits Against Amazon! - WritersWeekly - 07/04/24
June 28, 2024 Which Company Was Caught Faking a Relationship with a Traditional Publisher? - WritersWeekly - 06/27/2024
June 14, 2024 World's Worst Query Letters and Book Proposals For June, 2024 - WritersWeekly - 06/13/2024
June 8, 2024 A Pigeon With a Scroll on Its Leg Interrupts a Picnic - W I N N E R S of the WritersWeekly.com Spring, 2024 24-Hour Short Story C o n t e s t - WritersWeekly - 06/07/2024