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Writer Beware

The official blog of Writer Beware® shines a bright light into the dark corners of the shadow-world of literary scams, schemes, and pitfalls. Also providing advice for writers, industry news, and commentary. Writer Beware® is sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association.

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Online Copyright Registration Services: Writer Beware

A Pay to Play Bookstore Scheme: The Reading Glass Books

Small Press Storm Warnings: Hurn Publications, Dreaming Big Publications, Azure Spider Publications

An Editing Nightmare: Editor and Author Coach Christina Kaye of Book Boss Academy (Formerly Write Your Best Book)

Bad Contract Alert: NovelCat

A Critical Look at Scribd’s Audiobook Reprint Contracts

Contest Alert: Bardsy’s “The Short and Long of It” NaNoWriMo Prep Contest

Another Reason to Just Say No to That Offer to Re-Publish Your Self-Pubbed Book

#DisneyMustPay Update: Disney Is Still Not Paying

Very Weird Solicitation Alert: Monica Susan Main

Scam Alert: TransMedia Agency / New Leaf Media LLC Impersonating Major Film Producers

Scam Alert: Silver Ink Literary Agency / Editors Press and Media / Global Review Press / Best Writers Publishing House

An Important Message for Writer Beware Email Subscribers

How Bad Contest Entry Rules Can be Mitigated: The Medium Writer’s Challenge

Bad Contract Alert: ByteDance’s Fizzo (Fictum) Serialized Fiction App

Alert: Scammer Page Turner Press and Media is Impersonating Major Motion Picture Studios

Eli Bear Company, Star Alley Press: Two Writer Beware All-Stars Return With New Ventures

Author Complaints at City Limits Publishing

Two Scams to Watch Out For: Writers’ Conference Phishing Scheme, Goodreads Extortion Scam

#DisneyMustPay: Authors’ Groups Join Forces to Advocate for Writers Owed Money by Disney

The Case of the Purloined Blog Post: How a Fake DMCA Notice Failed to Silence Writer Beware

Publisher Storm Warnings: Diversion Books

Scammers Taking Big 5 Publishers’ Names in Vain: A Growing Trend

Contract Red Flag: When a Publisher Claims Copyright on Edits

Scam Alert: Chapters Media & Advertising / Paper Bytes Marketing Solutions / Blueprint Press Internationale / Quantum Discovery / Aspire Publishing Hub / 20/Twenty Literary Group

Publisher Cautions: Riverdale Avenue Books, Breaking Rules Publishing, Adelaide Books

Pique Literary: Unmasking a Fake Literary Agency

Vanity Press Storm Warning: Waldorf Publishing

Pay-to-Play as Pedagogy? The Creator Institute and New Degree Press

Writer Beware: 2020 in Review (Not That Anyone Really Wants to Review 2020)

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