BOOK REVIEW EXTORTION SCAMS: How They Work and How to NOT Become a Victim!
If you reply to one of these emails, you’re life will become a living hell!
promotional pitfalls
“A Stranger is Offering Me a Loan to Finance My Book Promotion Expenses. Is This a Scam?”
You pay a processing fee, they steal your identity, and you never get that “loan!”
I Offered (the fake) “James Patterson” $20K for His “Services” and… – by Marsh Rose, Our Favorite FUNNY Psychotherapist!
I couldn’t believe any scammer would have the balls…ahem, audacity to impersonate James Patterson!
The Scammer Who Tugged at My Heartstrings… – by Debbie Roppolo and Angela Hoy
When scammers use issues you are passionate about to try to guilt you into sending them money…
I Am a Victim of the FAKE “The Last Bookstore” 1,000-copy Book Purchase Scam – by Anonymous
I had to pay $9K to their printer, but they promised to send me $15K later!
8 Horrible (and Sometimes Embarrassing) Mistakes Authors Make When Querying Literary Agents By David Atkinson
#8 is the most embarrassing!
11 Scams Targeting Authors RIGHT NOW By David Atkinson
Scammers have turned social media, email, and text messages into the new Wild West for authors!
“Can these companies really get my book into indie bookstores?”
Another author gets saved from “the bookstore sales scam!”
You are NOT Going to Believe What I Collected in JUST 3 DAYS!!!
If you enjoy our World’s Worst Query Letters and Book Proposals column, you’re going to LOVE this! 😉
How to Organically Grow Your Social Media Following – by Gary Sturgis, International Bestselling Author of SURVIVING GRIEF – 365 Days A Year
Your audience will tell you what they need if you stop talking long enough to hear them.