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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???

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

Published on July 7, 2025 amazon, author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

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

WARNING about International Impact Book Awards / InternationalImpactBookAwards.com – by Larry Bergeron

Published on July 5, 2025 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, writing scams

After previously getting scammed, I KNEW BETTER when I received their email!

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!

WHEN WILL IT STOP?! Meta (the owner of Facebook and Instagram) Now Accused of Profiting from Human Trafficking! – by James M. Walsh, Esq.

Published on May 23, 2025 complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, social media

Meta profits from scammers and human traffickers running ads on their site and NOW they want to charge HONEST users $14.99/month to be “verified!”

Is Your Favorite Writing Group on Facebook Being Moderated by a Scammer?

Published on May 14, 2025 author, author scams, complaints, copyrights, social media, writing career advice, writing scams

Who are YOU sending your money to?

EPISODE 7: 9 New and Nasty Scams Targeting Authors

Published on May 12, 2025 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, legal, WritersWeekly Podcast, writing scams

Angela, Brian, and attorney James M. Walsh dive into online scams targeting authors, exposing foreign schemes and sharing James’s own fascinating experience with fraud.

Fraudulent “Recovery Firms” and “Law Firms” Are Scamming Previously Scammed Authors By James M. Walsh, Esq.

Published on May 12, 2025 author, author scams, complaints, legal, writing scams

Con artists are now posing as recovery firms – promising to recoup swindled funds.