Writer Beware
Posts from my Writer Beware blog
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Guest Blog Post: A Blast From the Past–Thieving "Literary Agent" Uwe Luserke Re-Surfaces
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Every time I look at Writer Beware's bulging file drawers, and wonder whether I should get rid of files for agents and publishers that have gone silent (or at least consign them to the basement), I'm rem...
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Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics: How Relying on Numbers Can Get You Into Trouble
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Today I saw the following statement used as justification for choosing a fee-based publisher that charges its authors nearly $4,000, and actively presents itself as a real publisher, rather than a ...
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MLM for Writers: The Best Authors Lounge
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Writers: Forget about that boring day job. Forget about tedious book promotion. Heck, forget about writing books! There's another way to make money--and it was created with authors in mind. I received a ...
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Book Country And Self-Publishing: Why the Hate?
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Last week, Penguin subsidiary Book Country--a digital slush pile/peer critique community with a focus on genre fiction--announced that it was adding self-publishing services. This prompted an explosion o...
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The Authors Guild on Amazon’s Kindle Lending Library
Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Two weeks ago, Amazon announced its brand-new Kindle Owners' Lending Library, which makes it possible for Amazon Prime members to borrow ebooks for free. Members can borrow one ebook a month, which they c...