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Karen Wasted a Year Writing a Book She CAN’T Publish

Published on April 26, 2019 copyrights, Invasion of Privacy, legal, libel, self-publishing, storytelling, traditional publishing, writing career advice

Don’t be Karen! Research publishing laws BEFORE writing that book!

“An anthology publisher owes me royalties! What can I do?”

Published on April 11, 2019 author scams, copyrights, writing career advice, writing scams

Anthology publisher ripping you off? Rescind the rights to your story AND then invoice them for copyright infringement!

Amazon’s on a Digital Book Burning Spree – Could YOUR Book Be Next? Whispers and Warnings for 04/10/19

Published on April 11, 2019 amazon, copyrights, libel, self-publishing

Also: KARMA! College essay services blackmailing students who cheat; National Enquirer is for sale in wake of controversies; Small press goes on hiatus after not paying royalties; Lawsuit against ebook piracy site; Public figures and libel; #MeToo movement leads to libel lawsuits and countersuits; Amazon’s horoscopes suggest people buy Amazon products; Can the law be copyrighted?

“A marketing company says my book was ‘endorsed’ by movie producers but they want $5K! Is this too good to be true?”

Published on March 21, 2019 copyrights, movie rights scams, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing scams

Movie deals are rare yet many authors pay thousands to these types of firms.

“Someone stole and republished my blog posts AND photos as her own! What can I do???”

Published on March 13, 2019 copyrights, writing career advice, writing scams

An elder lady writer has been stalking me for 7+ years every single day. She has copied my blog posts and used some of my blog post ideas as her own. She didn’t even bother to change the name of…

“Can I recreate someone else’s photograph I found online, and use on my book cover?”

Published on March 8, 2019 copyrights, legal, self-publishing

Is recreating a photo you find online copyright infringement?

Motorcycle Gang Trademark / Fake Amazon Reviews / “Mockingbird” Killed / $250 Million Lawsuit / Street Artists – Whispers and Warnings for 03/01/19

Published on March 1, 2019 amazon, copyrights

Motorcycle Gang Trademark * Fake Amazon Reviews * “Mockingbird” Killed * $250 Million Lawsuit * Street Artists Fight Back Against Copyright Infringement

Amazon KDP/CreateSpace publishing poor-quality, ILLEGAL copies of books?; Employees say drunk publisher scared them; Racist idiot alert; and more! – WritersWeekly Whispers and Warnings for 02/20/19

Published on February 20, 2019 amazon, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, createspace complaints, KDP

Amazon KDP/CreateSpace poor quality printing AND copyright infringement?; Drunk publisher rant; Racist publisher; Author lies about cancer and keeps publishing contract; and more!

Religious Discrimination, Facebook Comments, Bhagwan Cult, 12 Years for Libel, Southern Poverty Defamation, Stormy Daniels – WritersWeekly Whispers and Warnings for 02/13/19

Published on February 13, 2019 copyrights, legal, libel

Religious Watch List * Facebook Comments a “Right?” * “Osho” Cult Lawsuit * Criminal Libel * Stormy Daniels AGAIN * NYT Editor Plagiarism * Feminist Sues Twitter

Smiley Lawsuit, Stolen Artwork Being Sold on Amazon, Gambling Guide Copyright, Covington, Predatory Publishing in India – Whispers and Warnings 01/24/19

Published on January 24, 2019 amazon, copyrights

Smiley Lawsuit; “Stolen artwork is all over Amazon;” Gambling Guide Copyright; Predatory Publishing in India; Gawker Reporters Quit for Ethical Reasons; Yet Another Reporter Accused of Fabricating Sources