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Impersonation scams targeting writers are an epidemic. To defend yourself: check any out-of-the-blue email that purports to be from a real person in publishing or Hollywood against Writer Beware's Impersonation List writerbeware.blog/2024/03/15/t...

The Impersonation List - Writer BewareThe most pernicious scams focused on English-speaking writers these days come from overseas: publishing/marketing/fake literary agency scams from the Philippines, and ghostwriting/publishing/marketing...writerbeware.blog

Only somewhat relevant to writing scams, but this site looks to me like a very helpful general knowledge resource on a variety of common scams, including phishing scams, romance scams, AI voice scams, and more www.tuteladigitalis.com

Online Scam Protection & Fraud Prevention | Tutela DigitalisExpert guides on phishing, investment fraud, romance scams, and AI threats — free education and confidential help from someone who studied scammers.www.tuteladigitalis.com

A guide getting $$ back from a scammer, even wire transfers--as long as you realize within 72 hours you've been defrauded. Most scams take much longer to become apparent, but there are still things you can do, like changing passwords & canceling credit cards www.tuteladigitalis.com/blog/get-mon...

How to Recover Money From a Scammer: Honest Odds | Tutela DigitalisHow to recover money from a scammer depends on how you paid. Honest odds by method — cards, Zelle, wires, crypto, gift cards — and why 72 hours decide it.www.tuteladigitalis.com

Good article from the @authorsguild.org on hybrid publishing contracts. Be sure to click the link to the AG's hybrid publishing contract checklist. I'd add that you should definitely check with Writer Beware if you're considering a hybrid--we get many complaints authorsguild.org/resource/wha...

What Authors Should Know About Hybrid Publishing ContractsThe Authors Guild regularly receives requests for contract reviews from authors contemplating hybrid publishing. In our experience, these contracts are usually offered on a non-negotiable basis (with ...authorsguild.org

Yikes. (This is the future, unfortunately.)

New #WriterBeware blog post: The AALA has made major revisions to its Canon of Ethics. What's changed, where I think the changes fall short, and questions about the future of the agent profession raised by the issues the Canon has been revised to address writerbeware.blog/2026/07/31/t...

The AALA Makes Significant Updates to Its Canon of Ethics - Writer BewareFor the second time in four years, the Association of American Literary Agents (AALA) has updated its Canon of Ethics. The last time, in 2022, the major changes related to packaging and producer fees ...writerbeware.blog

Hahahaha

Paywalled so I wasn't able to read the article, so I'm commenting based on the summary (yes, I know). Just wow. Responding to AI slop by slopping your own writing? I mean, really? And how is using first person a defense? I see AI scam emails every day, and they're all first person

Yes. And Google Books and the IA also destroyed the books they scanned (you have to , in order to scan them)

Muting “Fauci” for today—I can’t bear to read about republicans’ disgraceful and repulsive attacks on this dedicated public servant

In today’s least surprising news, these kinds of certifications turn out to be completely toothless

Accuracy is important

Scam markers these days: out-of-the-blue solicitation, Gmail & other non-professional email addresses, hyper-personalized text. Here's another: websites built on the free Lovable.app. Gmail scammers like freebies, but this one is their fave. For example: helpingauthorsincreasevisibility.lovable.app

Kindle Unlimited Book Club Community & Making ConnectionHelping authors increase visibility, reader engagement, and industry recognition.helpingauthorsincreasevisibility.lovable.app

Watch out for emails from the "Author Credibility Society" offering "literary radio features"--it's another of the plague of AI-driven Gmail scams & it wants to charge you a fee (which a real, reputable interview show wouldn't do). Here's one author's experience karencommins.com/2026/06/anat...

Anatomy of an Author Scam - Karen ComminsAlthough I'm still researching and writing my non-fiction book, I received my first scam message for authors! In this article, I point out a wide range of things that reveal the message, sender, and s...karencommins.com

"You see, with a scam, there’s always a loose thread. You just need to find that thread and give it a gentle yank and it all unravels." One writer's experience with a scam that is unfortunately extremely widespread right now. danielbest1967.substack.com/p/a-cautiona...

A Cautionary Tale: A New Writers ScamAn Amazingly Detailed Scam Aimed At Writersdanielbest1967.substack.com

New #WriterBeware blog post: the Anthropic class action copyright settlement has been approved. Top takeaways from the judge's ruling, who's the biggest winner, and when claimants might (or might not) see the money writerbeware.blog/2026/07/23/a...

Anthropic Settlement Update: Final Settlement Approved - Writer BewareOn Tuesday, Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granted final approval to the historic class action settlement in the Bartz v Anthropic copyright infringement lawsuit. At $1.5 billion, it’s the largest reco...writerbeware.blog

My favorite comments are the ones I get from scammers who want to let me know that they are not to be confused with different scammers that I've featured on my blog

Big winners in Anthropic settlement: publishers. Statement from Bloomsbury: 14,087 of its titles are included, for a windfall of $21 million ($1,500 each--half of $3,000/title payout) (via @publisherslunch.bsky.social) (correcting previous post w/ bad math) www.bloomsbury-ir.co.uk/media/press_...

The AI legislation spree continues www.transparencycoalition.ai/news/tcai-re...

TCAI Mid-Year AI Legislation Report: 84 new AI laws enacted in 27 states so far in 2026 — Transparency Coalition. Legislation for Transparency in AI Now.Lawmakers passed bills on chatbot safety, education and children’s digital lives, medical authorization and mental health, consumer rights, and frontier model oversight. More states are expected to we...www.transparencycoalition.ai

Paywalled, but I’m re-posting for the headline