Published on January 30, 2020
legal, libel, writing career advice, writing scams

“While healthy competition isn’t a bad thing, what happened next was awful. The owner of the website started posting negative reviews about my service online. She has never used my service. As far as I know, she and I are the only ones offering this service. She posts under different names but the claims made and the writing style show it’s the same person…”
Published on January 2, 2020
author scams, ghostwriting, write that book, writing scams

“I can’t pay. I don’t mind sharing royalties…” is a pretty insulting statement to a professional writer.
Published on December 19, 2019
author scams, complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, write that book, writing scams

Can BookLocker help me get my book back on the market? Yes!
Published on December 19, 2019
author scams, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

In this article, we will discuss authors being held captive by publishers who, through very unethical means, hold authors hostage after they sign up, and pay thousands for that publisher’s services…
Published on November 8, 2019
author scams, book marketing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

“I’m getting a lot emails from book promotion sites. Are these legitimate sites? Do they really help sell books? Are they worth the money?”
Published on October 30, 2019
author scams, book marketing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

Why in the world would an author PAY people to read his or her book rather than the other way around?!?! I’m having a hard time trying to think of a worse book review deal for authors!
Published on October 17, 2019
complaints, writing career advice, writing scams

We genuinely care about our readers, and everyone who has helped BookLocker.com and WritersWeekly.com become successful all these years. We never want to be indirectly responsible for anyone suffering abuse at the hands of an editor…
Published on September 19, 2019
book marketing, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

“I wanted to forward this to you and get your perspective on it. I have received a number of emails from people wanting to “market” my book, but…”
Published on September 4, 2019
writing career advice, writing scams

I stumbled upon freelance writing while reading a tech-related blog. I did some research, and joined a freelance writing website, taking a shot at writing for a living. I didn’t know I was setting myself up for a shocking experience that almost forced me out of the industry. I was contacted by a client who […]
Published on August 8, 2019
author scams, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

Is this publisher committing extortion???