Published on April 18, 2019
promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing scams

“I googled him and he seems legit. They want me to call in, and discuss my books with them. Have you heard of anything like this being of benefit to any of your authors?”
Published on April 11, 2019
author scams, copyrights, writing career advice, writing scams

Anthology publisher ripping you off? Rescind the rights to your story AND then invoice them for copyright infringement!
Published on March 28, 2019
author scams, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing scams

I was called by a “publicist” about republishing my book that they saw on Amazon. (It’s not supposed to be there because my lawyer was supposed to give them a cease and desist order since it was from Tate Publishing…)”
Published on March 21, 2019
copyrights, movie rights scams, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing scams

Movie deals are rare yet many authors pay thousands to these types of firms.
Published on March 13, 2019
copyrights, writing career advice, writing scams

An elder lady writer has been stalking me for 7+ years every single day. She has copied my blog posts and used some of my blog post ideas as her own. She didn’t even bother to change the name of…
Published on March 13, 2019
author scams, pod complaints, self-publishing, writing scams

These emails were exchanged after the author told the publisher there would be a delay in her signing up…
Published on February 20, 2019
author scams, legal, pod complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

Theft, owner narcissism, employee and author abuse, blatant stupidity, and so much more! Here are textbook examples of why publishing companies fail.
Published on February 7, 2019
author scams, legal, self-publishing, writing scams

Is your publisher feeding you one or more of these ridiculous, unbelievable excuses?
Published on February 1, 2019
author scams, book marketing, book signing advice, complaints, Networking, pod complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing scams

Don’t fall for the false praise and promises.
Published on December 28, 2018
author scams, self-publishing, tate, writing scams

It’s NOT too late to file your claim! But, you need to hurry!!