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!
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DON’T FALL FOR IT, FOLKS! The “Boxall Reading Challenge” Impersonation Scam – by Angela Hoy, Publisher
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
Creating a brand is imperative! It makes you instantly recognizable in a crowded marketplace.
EPISODE 52 (PART 1): Four Industry Professionals Discuss Scams, Author Egos (!!), and AI
We all went COMPLETELY off-script (with lots of laughs), and we learned so much!
WARNINGS about Prime Publishing Press, Prime Publishing Labs, and Global Ink House (which all appear to be the same company) – by Robert Taft
This scammer tried to trick the author into paying them (not the IRS) capital gains taxes on sales that NEVER HAPPENED!
READER CHALLENGES are a Low-Cost Way for Authors to Reach New Readers! – by Rachel Carrington
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
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!!!
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.
ANOTHER IMPERSONATION SCAM! WARNING about the FAKE BookEnds Literary Agency AND the FAKE WriteLux – by Stephen Bye
1 scammer pretending to be multiple people, and impersonating 2 legitimate companies!
“Book marketer ‘Lauren Foster’ asked me to wire money to somebody named Abdulkareem?”
Let’s count the red flags together! Remember to CONTACT ANGELA at WritersWeekly BEFORE sending money to ANYONE! She helps authors for FREE! 🙂