author scams

I Got Scammed by a Fake Book Club ON PURPOSE! – by Marsh Rose

Published on July 23, 2026 author scams, book marketing, promotional pitfalls, Publishing Scams, writing scams

I Got Scammed by a Fake Book Club ON PURPOSE! – by Marsh Rose

These not-so-smart Nigerians pretended to be in Chicago, but they didn’t fool this author!!

EPISODE 50: Real Stories of Authors Who Saved Thousands After Contacting WritersWeekly About Potential Publishing Scams

Published on July 23, 2026 author scams, book marketing, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, Publishing Scams, self-publishing, social media, traditional publishing, WritersWeekly Podcast, writing scams

EPISODE 50: Real Stories of Authors Who Saved Thousands After Contacting WritersWeekly About Potential Publishing Scams

In the past 7 days, we’ve saved authors who were about to get scammed $28K! In the past 2 years, we’ve saved authors $2.9 MILLION!!!

“Is International Writers’ Chronicle a Scam? (I suspect it is.)”

Published on July 22, 2026 author scams, book marketing, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, writing scams

“Is International Writers’ Chronicle a Scam? (I suspect it is.)”

It DEFINITELY looks like a scam, so we did some digging…

DON’T GET TRICKED! When Publishers Lure Authors in With DECEPTIVE Royalty Verbiage – by Angela Hoy, Publisher

Published on July 22, 2026 amazon, author scams, legal, Print on demand, Publishing Scams, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

DON’T GET TRICKED! When Publishers Lure Authors in With DECEPTIVE Royalty Verbiage – by Angela Hoy, Publisher

We’ve made this common ploy, which bad publishers use to trick authors, easy to spot.

ANOTHER IMPERSONATION SCAM! WARNING about the FAKE BookEnds Literary Agency AND the FAKE WriteLux – by Stephen Bye

Published on July 17, 2026 author scams, complaints, Print on demand, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, Publishing Scams, self-publishing, writing career advice, writing scams

ANOTHER IMPERSONATION SCAM! WARNING about the FAKE BookEnds Literary Agency AND the FAKE WriteLux – by Stephen Bye

1 scammer pretending to be multiple people, and impersonating 2 legitimate companies!

“Book marketer ‘Lauren Foster’ asked me to wire money to somebody named Abdulkareem?”

Published on July 17, 2026 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, editing, ghostwriting, Networking, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, Publishing Scams, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

“Book marketer ‘Lauren Foster’ asked me to wire money to somebody named Abdulkareem?”

Let’s count the red flags together! Remember to CONTACT ANGELA at WritersWeekly BEFORE sending money to ANYONE! She helps authors for FREE! 🙂

Episode 49: Authors Who Argued with Us Before, During, and After Getting Scammed

Published on July 17, 2026 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, writing scams

Episode 49: Authors Who Argued with Us Before, During, and After Getting Scammed

Prepare to be BAFFLED!!! You won’t BELIEVE what some authors do after being advised NOT to by an industry expert.

A Scammer Asked Us to Change Our Website Listing! And, Boy oh Boy, Are They Sorry Now!!! HA HA HA HA HA!

Published on July 10, 2026 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, Publishing Scams, self-publishing, social media, traditional publishing, writing scams

A Scammer Asked Us to Change Our Website Listing! And, Boy oh Boy, Are They Sorry Now!!! HA HA HA HA HA!

Stellar Books Publishing now regrets contacting WritersWeekly! What a bunch of IDIOTS!!!

A List of Publishers and Services That ALL Authors Should AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

Published on July 10, 2026 amazon, author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

A List of Publishers and Services That ALL Authors Should AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

You’re not going to BELIEVE the dots we’ve connected!!!

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