Urgent Alert: Protect Your Business Page from Facebook Scam
by Adanna Moriarty UPDATE: This morning as we prepped this article to go out in WPNews, I got one of these alerts on my business page as a business recommendation…
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Editor’s Choice February 2024
25 Podcasts for Authors on Writing, Publishing, and Book Marketing Vignette Books Succeeds in Selling Surprise Vintage Titles Vignette Books is an online bookstore that offers books like “blind date…
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Small Press Complaint Author Complaints at L.R. Price Publications Ltd. By Victoria Strauss for WRITER BEWARE® December 1, 2023 Complaints about Haynes Media Group / haynesmediagroup.com “Solicitation is their main…
Editor’s Choice December 2023
Sisters in Crime leaves Twitter/X After a very thoughtful discussion, the board voted to cease using Twitter/X immediately (11/20/2023). They will pin a post to keep their account on the…
Editor’s Choice September 2023
A few of the services offered with membership in the Author’s Guild include: Featured Member Service: Contract Reviews Did you know? Their legal team will review members’ publishing agreements at…
Editor’s Choice June 2023
The contest sounds good but…is it too good to be true? A scam? Or overpriced for the return? Ingram is dropping all book set-up fees, eliminating charges for revisions in…
Editor’s Choice May 2023
Even books have a carbon footprint. How can you help neutralize it? The Society of Authors is pushing toward a carbon-neutral future. Read more in The Optimist Daily. Orbit Launches…
Is Stratton Press a publishing predator? Here’s everything you need to know
by Sandra Beckwith Posted March 22, 2023 Reprinted with permission I received an interesting voicemail message earlier this month. “Hi Sandra, this is Ann and I’m calling from Stratton Direct.…
Editor’s Choice January 2023
What’s Next for Simon & Schuster? Paramount Global chose not to extend the $2.175 billion sales agreement it signed with Penguin Random House in November 2020, which was set to…
The Writer’s Yearbook 2023
The Writer’s Yearbook 2023, presented by Writer’s Digest, is a comprehensive, all-in-one resource for writers who need a boost to finish the year on a strong note or start planning…