EPISODE 52 (PART 2) – Four Industry Professionals Discuss Scams, Author Egos (!!), and AI
Your ego can get you scammed. Listen to professionals’ advice, not your mother’s. Do you want to write an average book or a great book? And so much more!
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My Visibility as an Author Attracted a Stalker – by Andrea Reynolds
I had to give away everything I owned, and I disappeared for eight years.
IT’S PERSONAL! Why I No Longer Give Out My Phone Number (But Scammers WILL Give You Theirs!)
Boundary breakers, death threats, and stalkers. OH MY!
Ninth Circuit to Hear Appeal of Calise v. Meta Platforms, Inc. – by James M. Walsh Esq.
Checkmate! Why I predict that Meta is going to fail BADLY with their latest move.
EPISODE 51: AI ABOMINATION! AI Companies are Buying Millions of Rare Books, Scanning Them, and Then SHREDDING THEM!!!
Learn how AI is making millions of print books disappear.
DON’T GET TRICKED! When Publishers Lure Authors in With DECEPTIVE Royalty Verbiage – by Angela Hoy, Publisher
We’ve made this common ploy, which bad publishers use to trick authors, easy to spot.
“Can you write about real people without their permission?” – by Angela Hoy
Can someone write about you in a book without your permission? And can they write about you if you’re dead?
EXTREME AUTHOR WARNING! My Experience with Crestwood Publications / crestwoodpublications.com – by Chef Monika Jensen
She paid $8,103, applied for a refund by mail under their “money back guarantee,” and her package was returned as undeliverable.
Did Celebrity Author James Patterson REALLY Just Email THIS Author???
He provided a link to his Amazon page, and even mentioned his series. But, there was just SOMETHING about that email…
“Is Bloodhound Books a legitimate publisher?”
How to know if it’s the real company or an imposter!