I swear, sometimes I wish I didn’t have ethics. Because then I could guilt-free do crap like this: This $331.81 value (snarf choke cough) can be had for […]
awards / scam / scams
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Authors and Publishers: Paying for Awards is CRAP.
Okay folks, it’s award season again. And while there’s all sorts of shenanigans going on with the Sad Puppies and the Hugos (Jim Hines and Chuck Wendig say […]
digital publishing / kickstarter / publishing / scam / scams / self-publishing
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I Wish It Was “Or What?!”: Vanity Publishing has Found Kickstarter.
I’m not sure if this project actually violates Kickstarter’s guidelines, but it sure as heck violates my ethical crowdfunding standards: Yes, that’s right. “Backers, submit your story & […]
scams
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Help Me Develop A Litmus Test To Vaccinate Authors Against Scammers
I really have a deep loathing for “publishers” and “events” that prey on author’s hopes and dreams in the guise of enabling them. — Alliteration Ink (@AlliterationInk) February […]
advertising / scam / scams
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In Which Grammarly’s PR Continues To Be Clue Free (Once Again, Featuring Nick Baron!)
I previously wrote about Nikolas Baron’s flawed (and then sleazy) attempts to get me to plug Grammarly on my blog. And he keeps trying to get me to […]
scam / scams
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The Write Agenda Can Teach You How To Avoid Untrustworthy People… Like Themselves.
If you mention Writer Beware (or SFWA) on social media, you will probably get the attention of “The Write Agenda”. And you’ll have my sympathy, and a recommendation […]