promotional pitfalls

“Boston Trashy Romance Readers” Wanted Author to Pay $100 for “Snacks” for an ONLINE EVENT!

Published on August 19, 2026 author scams, book marketing, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

REAL book clubs never charge authors fees!!!

IMPERSONATION ALERT: No, Harper Collins is NOT Offering to Publish Your Book if You Spend $5K on Copies!

Published on August 19, 2026 author scams, legal, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, Publishing Scams, social media, traditional publishing, writing scams

You would not BELIEVE how many authors are falling for this scam!

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!

WARNINGS about Prime Publishing Press, Prime Publishing Labs, and Global Ink House (which all appear to be the same company) – by Robert Taft

Published on July 31, 2026 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, Publishing Scams, self-publishing, writing scams

This scammer tried to trick the author into paying them (not the IRS) capital gains taxes on sales that NEVER HAPPENED!

“Can a publisher guarantee book reviews?”

Published on July 31, 2026 amazon, author scams, book marketing, Book Reviews, promotional pitfalls, writing career advice

Never pay for reviews and do NOT hire “services” that guarantee book reviews!

I Got Scammed by a Fake Book Club ON PURPOSE! – by Marsh Rose

Published on July 23, 2026 author scams, book marketing, promotional pitfalls, Publishing Scams, writing scams

These not-so-smart Nigerians pretended to be in Chicago, but they didn’t fool this author!!

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…