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Writer Beware, a publishing industry watchdog group sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, shines a light into the dark corners of the shadow-world of literary scams, schemes, and pitfalls.
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DOJ Weighs in on Amended Google Book Settlement

Feb 9, 2010
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware  Last September, the US Justice Department urged the courts to reject the Google Book Settlement, citing concerns about class action, copyright, and anti-trust laws. The DOJ's brief put the Settlement's...

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

Feb 4, 2010
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Hey, Published Authors: Feeling artistically discouraged? Critically devalued? Culturally marginalized? Alternatively, are you just so full of self-admiration and self-confidence that you could...

Dispatches from the Ebook Wars: Macmillan vs. Amazon

Feb 1, 2010
For some time, publishers and others have been concerned about Amazon's policy of pricing ebooks at $9.99, regardless of the price tag publishers put on them. Many feel that Amazon's discounted ebook pricing is an attempt to control and monopolize the...

Cris Robins and The Robins Agency: She's Ba-aaack!

Jan 29, 2010
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware  Once upon a time, there was a self-styled literary agent named Cris Robins who ran a purported literary agency called The Robins Agency. For more than ten years, Robins charged editing fees, levied...

Author Solutions CEO Wants to Talk to Writers' "Guilds"

Jan 26, 2010
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware In a video posted to YouTube on Friday, and in an accompanying press release, the CEO of Author Solutions, Kevin Weiss, invited the Romance Writers of America, the Mystery Writers of America, and the...


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Deb Salisbur...
10.0
superb
  Victoria's Writer Beware blogs are enormously helpful to writers who are trying to get published without falling victim to the scammers. They are very well written and entertaining.
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Posted 7/30/09 2:07 PM


feyaia van p...
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  My wife got one of those Who's Who and was a little mad at me for 'doing research' and discovering that it's a scam. Thankfully, a dinner and a movie got me out of the dog house and so did your blog. Thanks feyaia Van Pri
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Posted 5/29/09 12:05 AM


Rebecca E.
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excellent
  It is always hard hitting and easy to read. It is content which is designed to help the reader and the writer with hard questions and who to avoid. Content is great.
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Posted 4/19/09 11:04 PM


Angela H.
10.0
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  Writer Beware ruthlessly lays the smack down on hundreds of writing scams, and is an invaluable resource to any burgeoning author who wants to avoid being caught out. Remember, money flows TOWARD the writer.
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Posted 4/18/09 1:04 PM


Kate S.
9.8
excellent
  Excellent resource for writers, with useful advice and news about publishing scams.
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Posted 4/8/09 5:04 PM


Rob B.
2.0
poor
  While well written in form and syntax, the author proves time and again that she is purely on a mission to elevate the status of her accomplishments while tearing down the accomplishments of others.
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Posted 5/11/09 3:05 PM


henya dresch...
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excellent
  I have been following this blog for a while. Lots of good information.
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Posted 1/9/10 2:01 AM


Julieta L.
7.2
very good
  Useful and up to the point.
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Posted 1/4/10 5:01 PM


Robert Sowa
8.8
great
  Just starting to look for a publisher and I need all the help I can get. This blog gave me very useful information. Thank you very much. Robert
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Posted 10/2/09 2:10 AM


Ricky Raybu...
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  I think this blog is awesome. Reason? I am soo tired of all these people trying to get over on unsuspecting people. I think that's all they do is sit at home and think of ways to con people out of hard earned money with empty promises. But when you talk to them they really can't answer any of your questions. Why? Because that's what part of the membership fee covers. Great blog. Keep up the good work.
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Posted 5/19/09 11:05 AM