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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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Overseas Scams

The “Mexican Film Director” Scam

Why You Might Not Want to Use Wire Transfer or Payment Apps to Pay For Publishing Services

How to (Maybe) Get Out of Your Contract When Your Scam Re-Publisher Ghosts You

Impersonating Agents: A New Face For An Old Scam

How to Spot a Ghostwriting Scam

A Pay to Play Bookstore Scheme: The Reading Glass Books

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

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

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

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

Scam Alert: Chapters Media & Advertising / Paper Bytes Marketing Solutions / Blueprint Press Internationale / Quantum Discovery / Beyond Movies

Attack of the Fake Literary Agencies: West Literary Agency, Stellar Literary Press and Media

Disssecting a Scam: The Literary Scout Impersonator

Dissecting a Scam: Fact & Fiction Entertainment and Literary Agency

Alert: Scammers Impersonating Major Publishing Houses

A New “Beware”: Scammers Impersonating Reputable Literary Agents

The Impersonation Game Redux

Contest Scam Alert: Legaia Books Online Book Competition

The Impersonation Game: Fake Agents

Vanity Radio: Why You Should Think Twice Before Paying For an Interview

Universal Book Solutions: Anatomy of a Book-to-Screen Scam

From the Philippines, Not With Love: A Plague of Publishing, Marketing, and Fake Literary Agency Scams

Army of Clones, Part 2: Twenty-One (More) Publishing and Marketing “Services” to Beware Of

Amelia Publishing and Amelia Book Company: Sons of Litfire Publishing

Army of Clones: Author Solutions Spawns a Legion of Copycats

Solicitation Alert: Book-Art Press Solutions / Window Press Club / Booktimes

Solicitation (and Plagiarism) Alert: Legaia Books / Paperclips Magazine

Solicitation Alert: LitFire Publishing

e-Publishing Revo: It’s a New Electronic Self-Publishing Service, But There’s a Catch

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