writing scams

SHAME ON THE OWNERS of Infinity Publishing / Fastpencil / Opyrus!!!

Published on December 8, 2023 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, writing scams

ATTN: Owners of defunct Infinity Publishing and FastPencil and currently operational Opyrus.com. SHAME ON YOU for…

COMPLAINTS about Haynes Media Group / haynesmediagroup.com

Published on December 1, 2023 author, author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, writing scams

Do authors really fall for this stuff? Yes, they do!

5 Tips to Not “Get Got” in Your Freelance Business! By Jennifer Brown Banks

Published on December 1, 2023 Networking, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, writing career advice, writing scams

A client recently revealed to me that he had been bamboozled out of his hard earned cash.

“Book Consignment Possibility” is a New Scam Targeting Authors

Published on October 20, 2023 author, author scams, book marketing, complaints, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing scams

I have paraphrased the garbage email sent to this author (with my snarky comments inserted in italics). ENJOY! 😉

“Is $2,140 a reasonable price for an ISBN, copyright registration, and an LCCN?” HECK NO!!!

Published on September 22, 2023 amazon, author scams, Print on demand, self-publishing, writing scams

One company. Three huge red flags!

Scammers Trying to Trick Publishers Into Handing Over Their Authors’ Production Files, Royalty Info., and much more!!

Published on September 16, 2023 author, author scams, Print on demand, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing career advice, writing scams

Is YOUR publisher aware of scams for YOUR info?

ALERT: Extremely Illiterate Scammer and Trademark Infringer Is Posing as Us on Telegram.org!!!

Published on September 16, 2023 author scams, complaints, writing career advice, writing scams

When an “employer” is not only clearly illiterate, but also asks YOU for money first, it’s clearly a scam!

How Today’s Most Common Publishing Scam Works, Step by Step By Neall Ryon

Published on September 7, 2023 author scams, Print on demand, promoting your writing, self-publishing, writing scams

How I almost got a movie deal for only $25,000.

Here’s an Example of How We Protect Our Readers from Scams

Published on August 25, 2023 author scams, complaints, writing scams

See if YOU can guess why we would never run this employment ad!

A Real Example of a Scam Copyright Infringement Accusation Email

Published on August 11, 2023 author scams, copyrights, legal, writing scams

I’ve written about this scam before. I received two such emails this past week. I’m sharing one of them with you today. They sure look legit! But, don’t fall for it.