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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.

Scammer Word Stratum / wordstratum.co / wordstratum.co.uk Tries to Hookwink Angela, and Gets Smacked HARD For Doing So!

Published on May 6, 2025 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, writing scams

This guy wins the “IDIOT OF THE DAY AWARD!”

NEW SCAM! “Pay us $26K and we’ll stock 3,500 copies of your book in 150 stores!”

Published on May 5, 2025 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, writing career advice, writing scams

This week, we saved another author THOUSANDS!

When Your Kids’ Friends Come Over… Oh, the Stories!

Published on May 5, 2025 complaints

You don’t want to miss this one! Online dating scams. The second friend’s story trumped the first friend’s story big time!

New WritersWeekly Podcast Page Lists All Episodes, Descriptions, and Referenced Links for Each Episode

Published on April 12, 2025 author, author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Journalism, legal, storytelling, WritersWeekly Podcast, writing career advice, writing scams

Do you legal questions about the writing and/or publishing industries? Contact us today! James M. Walsh, Esq. will be a guest on the WritersWeekly Podcast soon and he’ll be answering questions our readers send in. We’re also want to know what YOU want us to cover in future episodes. 🙂