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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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Writers’ Services

Solicitation Alert: The BookWalker

Publishizer: Do Authors Really Need a Crowdfunding Literary Agency?

Manuscript Pitch Websites: Do Literary Agents Use Them?

Lost in Translation: In Which I Investigate a Translation Service, and They Are Not Amused

A Hand in Your Pocket: Monetizing the Business of Writing

Haters Gonna Hate: The Smear Campaign Against Absolute Write

American Writing Association: A Service Writers Don’t Need

A Visit to BEA 2014’s UPublishU

How to Succeed in Authorship Without Really Trying

Opening a Vein: Agent Artery

Writers’ & Artists’ New Self-Publishing Comparison Service Leaves Much to be Desired

The Barefoot Writer’s Club

Fake Jared And His Friends: Author Solutions’ Misleading PR Strategies

Publishers’ Desk: Display or Misplay?

MLM for Writers: The Best Authors Lounge

Fake Writing Jobs: RealWritingJobs.com

How Not to Solicit a Blog That Exposes Scams

PW Select: Opportunity or Exploitation?

Bowker Manuscript Submissions

How to Fail on the Internet Without Really Trying: AuthorForSale.com

Copyright Protection Service: Another One You Don’t Need

Are You a Published Author? Now You Can Tell the World!

Wanna Be a Virtual Author’s Assistant?…Maybe Not

Publetariat Vault: Do Writers Need This Service?

HarperCollins’ Authonomy: Slushkiller or New Slush?

Blurbings.com: Another Pointless Author “Service”

Ways Not to Publicize Your Book: Spam Campaigns

Gaming the System: Zooty and Flappers

Spam Alert: eQuery Online

Literary Agents Online: Another Query Blasting Service

Writers’ Conferences: When to be Wary

When is a Display Site Not a Display Site?

Associated Content: Something to Beware

e-LiteraryAgent: Something Else Not to Try

More Reasons Not to Use Automated Query Services

New Feature on the Writer Beware Website

Amazon Goes Into the Slush Pile Business

More Dubious Writers’ Services: The Manuscript Display Website

Worthless Services for Writers: Bookblaster

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