December 29, 2018 · 11:46 am
Are You Being Scammed?
Victoria Strauss is a gem. She does our research for us. What’s especially useful about this post is that she not only reviews specific scammers but also lists some specific clues that an author is being scammed. If you’ve been approached by a “company” that is just dying to publish your book—Beware!
Filed under business of writing, Money issues for writers, Myths and Truths for writers, Publishing, publishing contracts, small presses, Writing, writing novels, writing scams
Tagged as author solutions scam, how to publish a book, publishing scams, vanity presses, Victoria Strauss, Writer Beware, writing scams
February 8, 2017 · 1:37 pm
Writer Unboxed (via, as so often, Chris the Story Reading Ape) is hitting on all cylinders these days. Here’s an extremely useful post detailing how to assess a publishing contest BEFORE you enter! Thanks to Susan Spann for this excellent list. Read the comments, too.
Filed under Copyright for writers, publishing contracts, Writing, writing contests, writing scams
Tagged as creative writing, fiction, Writer Unboxed, writing, writing contests, writing novels, writing scams
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