promoting your writing

Skip Being Everywhere Online, And Just Be Somewhere Instead – by Richard Hoy

Published on August 11, 2026 book marketing, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, social media

Having an online presence is important. But if you spread yourself out too thin trying to be seen everywhere, you may not successfully build the following you want.

Do NOT Work With Companies That Have Lovable.app in Their Website Addresses!

Published on August 11, 2026 author, author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, Publishing Scams, writing scams

Lovable.app is a HOTBED for scammers!!!

DON’T FALL FOR IT, FOLKS! The “Boxall Reading Challenge” Impersonation Scam – by Angela Hoy, Publisher

Published on August 11, 2026 author scams, Print on demand, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, Publishing Scams, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

Do you homework (or contact me!) before you send money to a stranger!

How to Successfully Create Your Author Brand – by Gary Sturgis, International Bestselling author of SURVIVING GRIEF – 365 Days A Year

Published on August 7, 2026 author, book marketing, Print on demand, promoting your writing, self-publishing, storytelling, traditional publishing

Creating a brand is imperative! It makes you instantly recognizable in a crowded marketplace.

READER CHALLENGES are a Low-Cost Way for Authors to Reach New Readers! – by Rachel Carrington

Published on July 31, 2026 author, Print on demand, promoting your writing, self-publishing, social media, traditional publishing, writing career advice

5 ways to challenge your loyal readers for fun and profit!

EPISODE 50: Real Stories of Authors Who Saved Thousands After Contacting WritersWeekly About Potential Publishing Scams

Published on July 23, 2026 author scams, book marketing, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, Publishing Scams, self-publishing, social media, traditional publishing, WritersWeekly Podcast, writing scams

In the past 7 days, we’ve saved authors who were about to get scammed $28K! In the past 2 years, we’ve saved authors $2.9 MILLION!!!

“Is International Writers’ Chronicle a Scam? (I suspect it is.)”

Published on July 22, 2026 author scams, book marketing, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, writing scams

It DEFINITELY looks like a scam, so we did some digging…

ANOTHER IMPERSONATION SCAM! WARNING about the FAKE BookEnds Literary Agency AND the FAKE WriteLux – by Stephen Bye

Published on July 17, 2026 author scams, complaints, Print on demand, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, Publishing Scams, self-publishing, writing career advice, writing scams

1 scammer pretending to be multiple people, and impersonating 2 legitimate companies!

Episode 49: Authors Who Argued with Us Before, During, and After Getting Scammed

Published on July 17, 2026 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, writing scams

Prepare to be BAFFLED!!! You won’t BELIEVE what some authors do after being advised NOT to by an industry expert.

The Times Square Billboard Ad Scam Targeting Authors – by Angela Hoy

Published on July 17, 2026 author scams, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, social media, writing scams

The Times Square Billboard scam is making the rounds. Don’t get roped into this money trap!