author scams

How to Have Fun With Con Artists! – by Marsh Rose

Published on January 21, 2026 author, author scams, book marketing, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, writing career advice

How to avoid the “fellow-author long game con!”

“Angela, check out this fake email from Penguin Random House…”

Published on January 21, 2026 author, author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, legal, writing scams

Can you, too, spot the big red flag in under 5 seconds?

“How did the scammers find my contact info. so quickly after my book was published?”

Published on January 21, 2026 author, author scams, social media, writing career advice, writing scams

Ignore THESE 5 THINGS and you will very likely NEVER GET SCAMMED!

EXTREME ALERT about Spines.com, Normans Publishing, BooxAI, and Velon Book Publishing – by James M. Walsh, Esq.

Published on January 17, 2026 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, legal, Trademarks, writing scams

Look how easy it was to connect the dots!

“How do you feel about Facebook ads claiming one can submit a story to be turned into a film?”

Published on January 17, 2026 author, author scams, social media, writing scams

Are Amazon Prime, Netflix, Paramount, and others seeking out writers online?

HUH?!?! Author Admits Getting Scammed for $8K, But THEN Tries to Convince ME the Scammer is Real???

Published on January 17, 2026 author scams, book marketing, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

The bruises on my forehead are from the wall I’ve been banging my head against…

Meta Partnered with China to Scam Americans, and Even to Target Our Children – by James M. Walsh, Esq.

Published on January 9, 2026 author, author scams, book marketing, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, social media, writing scams

Meta executives repeatedly undermined U.S. national security to win favor with China, and earn $18M. – Sarah Wynn-Williams, former Director of Public Policy at Facebook

Episode 32 – Save Yourself THOUSANDS!: Our Scam-Detection Process Explained Step-by-Step!

Published on January 8, 2026 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, legal, WritersWeekly Podcast, writing scams

Learn how to identify an online publishing (or other!) scammer in less than 10 minutes!

Episode 31: A Brave Publishing Scam Victim Shares Her Story After Losing $18K

Published on January 2, 2026 author, author scams, copyrights, legal, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, WritersWeekly Podcast, writing scams

Ever wonder how publishing (and other) scammers groom their adult victims? It’s highly effective! Listen to this episode to see how grooming worked, even on a highly-educated and extremely intelligent entrepreneur and author.

How the Fake Sony Pictures Tried to Scam an Author into Hiring a Fake Literary Agent

Published on January 2, 2026 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, movie rights scams, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

A clinical psychologist with a PhD, who is also the author of seven books, ALMOST GOT SCAMMED.