Writer Beware looks into author complaints about City Limits Publishing

Posted on 06/16/2021 at 09:37 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writer Beware has a lengthy post up about new sources of concern from a previously flagged company. Victoria Strauss became...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Publishing, Writer Beware

Writer Beware on phony conferences and Goodreads extortions

Posted on 05/18/2021 at 10:22 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Scammers don’t go away — they just change their names. And then, of course, Victoria Strauss posts about them at...

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Tagged As: Writer Beware

3 publishers added to the Writer Beware caution list

Posted on 03/08/2021 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Victoria Strauss has added three more publishers to the Writer Beware caution list. Writers have been sharing more concerns and...

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Tagged As: The business of writing, Writer Beware

Writer Beware: Be extra careful nowadays with Waldorf Publishing

Posted on 02/02/2021 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Writer Beware is returning to a past subject, the vanity press Waldorf Publishing, with additional warnings. Victoria Strauss is hearing...

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Tagged As: Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Writer Beware

Hall of shame: Writer Beware reviews 2020

Posted on 01/18/2021 at 10:07 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We don’t blame anyone for trying to forget most of 2020. But we would suggest that you remember the shady...

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Tagged As: Writer Beware

Author calls attention to issues with Audible sales data, returns

Posted on 11/22/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We shared The Digital Reader’s concerns about Audible’s return and exchange policy earlier. Nate Hoffelder isn’t the only one sounding...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Audiobook, Writer Beware

Writer Beware: These "literary scouts" are scammers in disguise

Posted on 11/07/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

This post may have gone up right before Halloween, but there’s no doubt that Victoria Strauss disapproves of the disguises...

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Tagged As: Writer Beware

Writer Beware takes a critical look at Europe Books

Posted on 10/01/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

You may be among those who have recently become aware of a publisher called Europe Books (not to be confused...

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Tagged As: Writer Beware

Warnings from ALLi and Writer Beware

Posted on 09/09/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two author groups have raised a few alerts to keep all writers safe. The Watchdog Desk of the Alliance of...

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Tagged As: ALLi (Alliance of Independent Authors), The business of writing, Writer Beware

Victoria Strauss: Be careful before signing a contract

Posted on 06/01/2020 at 11:33 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Victoria Strauss has refreshed an older article about how authors should evaluate any potential contracts before signing them. Check out...

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Tagged As: Licenses, copyrights, and other legalese, Writer Beware