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You’d Better THINK Before Clicking That Link!! – by Brian Whiddon, Managing Editor

Published on February 27, 2026 author, diversify your writing income, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

Question from an author: “I recently received an email from Barnes & Noble telling me to update my banking information…”

“A fake publisher scammed me out of $22,000. Can I deduct that from my taxable income?”

Published on February 6, 2026 author scams, legal, writing scams

In some cases, yes!

NEVER, EVER, EVER PAY USING A BANK TRANSFER…EVER!!! Here why… – by James M. Walsh, Esq. and Angela Hoy

Published on February 1, 2026 author scams, book marketing, legal, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

This is one of the most important articles we’ve ever published. PLEASE SHARE IT!!

Could Worldwide Regulatory Fines Put Meta Out of Business? – by James M. Walsh, Esq.

Published on January 30, 2026 author scams, legal, social media, writing scams

COMPLETE forfeiture or disgorgement of their criminal revenue stream is the only remedy. And, how about some jail time to boot?

“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?

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!

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.

COMPLAINTS about Reedsy / Reedsy.com

Published on January 2, 2026 complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Contests!, copyrights, editing, illustrating, legal

What started out as just us researching their egregious contest contract terms turned into something more. Much more.