writing scams

Success! A Scammer Called Me A B****! – by (THE HILARIOUS!) Marsh Rose

Published on August 7, 2026 author scams, Publishing Scams, writing career advice, writing scams

Success! A Scammer Called Me A B****! – by (THE HILARIOUS!) Marsh Rose

You know you’ve hit the target when they pull out the cuss words!!

EPISODE 52 – Four Industry Professionals Discuss Scams, Author Egos (!!), and AI

Published on August 7, 2026 author scams, book marketing, editing, Publishing Scams, self-publishing, writing career advice, writing scams

EPISODE 52 – 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

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

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!

EPISODE 51: AI ABOMINATION! AI Companies are Buying Millions of Rare Books, Scanning Them, and Then SHREDDING THEM!!!

Published on July 31, 2026 Artificial Intelligence (AI), author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, social media, writing scams

EPISODE 51: AI ABOMINATION! AI Companies are Buying Millions of Rare Books, Scanning Them, and Then SHREDDING THEM!!!

Learn how AI is making millions of print books disappear.

This Author Got Tricked by an Amazon KDP Impersonator – by Andrew L. and Angela Hoy

Published on July 31, 2026 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, Publishing Scams, writing scams

This Author Got Tricked by an Amazon KDP Impersonator – by Andrew L. and Angela Hoy

Prime KDP is NOT Amazon KDP!!!

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

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

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

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!!!

“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

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

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

DON’T GET TRICKED! When Publishers Lure Authors in With DECEPTIVE Royalty Verbiage – by Angela Hoy, Publisher

Published on July 22, 2026 amazon, author scams, legal, Print on demand, Publishing Scams, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

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

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

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!

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