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EPISODE 2: “In Just $299” – Publishing SCAMS You Need To Avoid!! Part 2

Published on April 2, 2025 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, legal, WritersWeekly Podcast, writing scams

Angela and Brian reveal how WritersWeekly fights global publishing scams and share practical steps to help you verify if a publishing company is legitimate or fraudulent.

EPISODE 1: “In Just $299” – Publishing SCAMS You Need To Avoid!! Part 1

Published on March 24, 2025 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, editing, ghostwriting, legal, WritersWeekly Podcast, writing scams

Angela and Brian expose the surge in global scams targeting writers—using slick websites, social media, and calls to sell bogus writing and book-to-movie services.

11 Ways to Know If a “Publisher” or Other Service Provider is an Overseas Scammer (You’ll probably only need to check #1 to prove it!) – by Angela Hoy, Publisher

Published on March 23, 2025 author, author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, legal, Trademarks, writing scams

We’ve found common traits that quickly show that a company is scamming authors.

FACEBOOK’S FRAUD FIASCO: How Facebook is Profiting From Scam Publishers Targeting YOU on Its Platform – by James M. Walsh, Esq.

Published on February 22, 2025 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, social media, writing scams

Meta Platforms, Inc. (the owner of Facebook) is NOT immune from Federal criminal prosecution…

FRAUD ALERT: Why 5-Star Reviews on Trustpilot Can NOT Be Trusted – by James M. Walsh, Esq.

Published on February 13, 2025 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing scams

Trustpilot can censor true negative reviews (as they originally did to me). Yet, there are countless fake five-star reviews on their website…

Update on Our Foreign Publishing Scammers Exposé

Published on January 17, 2025 author scams, copyrights, legal, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, Trademarks, writing scams

We’ve added dozens more companies to the post, with LOTS of details!

Yes, a Public Figure CAN be Defamed, and Can Then Sue YOU By James M. Walsh, Esq.

Published on January 2, 2025 Defamation, Journalism, legal, libel

Think you can write/say anything you want about a public figure? THINK AGAIN!

Another SERIOUS Reason NOT to Use Amazon KDP to Publish Your Book; and much more! – In The News – 12/06/2024

Published on December 6, 2024 Censorship, copyrights, Journalism, legal, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing

MORE: Librarians forced to deal with violence on the job; WARNING about Edioak and House of Pages; Massive layoffs at CNN; Books aren’t the only artistic things being forged!; Book Guard targets authors; HarperCollins is selling its authors’ manuscripts to an AI company; and Start-up Spines mocked for charging authors $5K for AI editing!!