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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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A Quick Pre-Holiday Warning for Authors: Guard Your Credit

When Royalty Language in Publishing Contracts Isn’t What it Seems

Failing the Reality Check: Independent Literary Recognition Guild and Acquisition Database

Book Guard: “Anti-Scam Protection” That’s Anything But

Dogging the Watchdog Redux: Someone Else is Impersonating Writer Beware

Edioak and House of Pages: Lots of Questions, Questionable Answers

Just for Authors: Writer Beware’s Go-To Online Resources

Some Rare Accountability for a Fake Literary Agency Operation

Wolves in Authors’ Clothing: Beware Social Media Marketing Scams

Facing Author Lawsuits, Shawline Publishing Re-Brands as New Found Books

The Latest Fake Literary Agencies

The Literary Reporter: A New Book Promo Site That’s Rather Less Than It Appears

Evaluating Publishing Contracts: Six Ways You May Be Sabotaging Yourself

The Curious Case of Fullers Library and Its Deceptive Link Requests

Cheated, Swindled, or Scammed: What’s a Writer to Do?

The Latest Impersonation Scams

From Motionflick Studios to Snow Day Film: The Evolution of a Book-to-Film Scam

Guest Post: Disney, Books, and the Copyright Claims Board

Alert: A Scammer is Impersonating the Alliance of Independent Authors

Contract Critique: Dashtoon

Guest Post: How a Book Really Becomes a Movie

The Scam of “Book Licensing”

To CCB or Not to CCB: The Question is Still Out

The Impersonation List

Author Complaints at City Owl Press

Coping With Scams: Suggestions for Changing Your Mindset

Outrage Over New Terms of Use at Findaway Voices Forces Change

The Scam of Book Returns Insurance

Bad Contract Alert: NovelSnack/AnyStories/Readink

Peak Fake: A Scam Website Impersonating Macmillan Publishers

Contest Caution: Script Writing Audition from Silent Manga Audition

Best of Writer Beware: 2023 in Review

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