writing scams

DON’T MISS THIS HILARIOUS ONE! Scammed By A “Fellow Author?” Don’t Get Mad, Get Even… – by Marsh Rose

Published on April 8, 2026 author scams, complaints, humor, Print on demand, promoting your writing, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, social media, writing career advice, writing scams

When I left my prison job, I never expected to find another population so cunning. Then, I became an author…

How I Was Scammed Out of $13K by “8 People” Using Gmail Email Addresses By M.M. Lorenzo

Published on April 2, 2026 author scams, book marketing, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, writing scams

Are they all the same person? What do YOU think?

I Did NOT Cheat!!!

Published on March 26, 2026 author scams, storytelling, writing career advice, writing scams

Very funny, Brian!!!

AUTHORS! AVOID Stellar Literary / StellarLiterary.com AND Wells Hamilton / WellsHamilton.com!

Published on March 26, 2026 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, copyrights, movie rights scams, Print on demand, promoting your writing, writing scams

REPEAT AFTER US! Authors don’t pay for screenwriting services! Movie companies do!

How We Successfully Scambaited “Icky-Chuck-You” from Nigeria After He Got Furious and Cast Voodoo Spells on Angela!

Published on March 26, 2026 author scams, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, legal, WritersWeekly Podcast, writing scams

You do NOT want to miss this one!!!!!

EPISODE 38: We Scambaited a Nigerian Scammer and HILARITY ENSUED!!!

Published on March 26, 2026 author scams, book marketing, complaints, writing scams

We even tried to pay him the $60 we offer for article submissions to WritersWeekly via PayPal. However, he insisted on being paid through a BANK TRANSFER!!

EPISODE 37: BEWARE! New FAKE “Services” Being Offered to Authors By Scammers

Published on March 21, 2026 author scams, book marketing, complaints, Complaints about specific publishers, editing, ghostwriting, legal, libel, Print on demand, promotional pitfalls, self-publishing, traditional publishing, writing scams

They will even tell you that not buying some of these services could land you in jail!

Children Aren’t the Only Ones Being Sexploited by Scammers. It’s Happened to Some Authors, Too! By Donna Deines

Published on March 20, 2026 author, author scams, legal, social media, writing scams

Some authors have admitted to us that they got “romantically involved” with their new “publisher,” and were later extorted in ways explained in this article.

I Am a Retired CEO and an Author, and I Was Targeted by a Retirement Account Scam By Anonymous

Published on March 12, 2026 author scams, legal, writing career advice, writing scams

Mysterious letters, confusing conversations, and a $7K bank withdrawal…

“How did a publishing scammer get my relative’s phone number?”

Published on March 12, 2026 author scams, writing scams

Anybody can do it but we won’t share how online…