“My designer wants to charge me all over again for work she already did because…”
“Now I’m wondering why she didn’t tell me that before the work was started, and finished!”
author scams
Who Posted an Odd Update to the Publish America Website Two Years After They Went Out of Business?
Check out the weird stuff Angela dug up this week!
Some Tate Publishing Authors are Still Learning They’ve Been Victimized
“My mom wrote 3 books, and published them through Tate Publishing and the royalties were to go to my children but…”
“WHY WON’T YOU PUBLISH MY BOOK FOR FREE?” – A Behind the Scenes Look at a Publisher’s Expenses
We are often asked why we can’t offer our publishing services for free. After all, the publisher gets some money each time a book sells, right?
Learn from This Author’s EXPENSIVE Mistake!
I did a crowdfunding campaign, and already had an artist design the cover of my book, and the inside of it, too.
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT: Be Careful When Posting Links with Embedded Images – In the News – 01/21/2022
MORE: NPR accused of reporting false story about Supreme Court; Musicians are earning millions selling their music catalogs; A political tome about American elites helping China contains 1,093 endnotes and NO unnamed sources; How to detect manipulative reporting; Former NY Post editor-in-chief sued; Be careful when posting links with embedded images!; Peruvian court convicts author AND publisher; Family of Amazon delivery driver sues after tornado death at warehouse; Should publishers be forced to sell ebooks to libraries?; and Authors win millions from ebook pirate…but may never collect.
A Former “Hollywood” Reporter Shares How to REALLY Land a Movie Deal – by Anne Taylor
“No-one opens these packages, nor replies to the emails, even if these come directly from publishers…”
A Fake Literary Agent + a Fake Movie Studio = Another Scam Targeting Authors
I know it’s tempting. Like a lottery ticket…except FAR more expensive in the end!
When An Author Dies, The Vultures Will Rise!
She said she didn’t yet know who to leave her intellectual property to but that she knew who NOT to leave it to…
Why You Should NOT Hire Just Any Old Tahm, Dikk, or Herry to Edit Your Book
Email from an author: “I am planning to send the whole manuscript to another editor because the prior one failed in doing a proper job…”
