author scams

EPISODE 16: When An Author Dies, The Vultures Will Rise!

Published on July 25, 2025 author scams, copyrights, legal, WritersWeekly Podcast, writing career advice

Think your family members will play nice once you kick the bucket? THINK AGAIN!

LIES USED BY SCAMMERS TO ENSNARE AUTHORS: “Guaranteed NYT Best Seller!” and “100% Money Back Guarantee!” By James M. Walsh, Esq.

Published on July 24, 2025 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing scams

100% guarantees by foreign publishers are **100% SCAMS!**

How I Saved an Author from Getting Scammed for $18K by Pro Writers Network / ProWritersNetwork.com

Published on July 17, 2025 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, promotional pitfalls, social media, writing scams

The scammers wanted to PICK UP HIS CHECK!!!

EPISODE 14: Real Stories from Publishing Scam Victims

Published on July 10, 2025 author scams, book marketing, book signing advice, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, WritersWeekly Podcast, writing career advice, writing scams

Hear from authors who have lost anywhere from thousands, to tens of thousands of dollars!

AVOID Amazon Writing and Publishers / AmazonWritingAndPublishers.com!

Published on July 10, 2025 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, writing scams

How many violations on our list has this company committed???

EPISODE 12: James. M. Walsh, Esq. Answers YOUR Legal Questions About the Publishing Industry!

Published on June 26, 2025 author, author scams, Invasion of Privacy, legal, libel, WritersWeekly Podcast, writing career advice

From libel to invasion of privacy in memoirs, to illegal copies of books being sold, to copyrighting of recipes, to writing about a 200-year-old incident, and so much more!

Out of the Blue, Did a Complete Stranger Create a “Free” Website or Logo for You?

Published on June 26, 2025 author scams, book marketing, Publishing Scams, social media, writing scams

How one such “deal” put an author completely out of business…and worse.

BEWARE! How to Determine if a “Literary Agent” is Legit or a Crook

Published on June 26, 2025 author scams, Publishing Scams, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

Real literary agents do NOT reach out to authors via email or cold calls.

Amazon KDP: Killer of Dreams Publishing By Ivani Greppi, RN

Published on June 12, 2025 amazon, author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, writing scams

BookLocker got my book back on Amazon after Amazon KDP terminated my account AND kept my unpaid royalties!

DON’T MISS THIS ONE! Genre Library Solutions / genrelibrarysolutions.com Tries to Trick Us Into Removing Our Warning About Them; Gets Caught Committing Additional Fraud Instead!!!

Published on June 6, 2025 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Publishing Scams, writing scams

This company earned EXTRA negative exposure on WritersWeekly for trying to con us into removing our warning about them!