Sentences with phrase «from writer beware»

Or to quote one of the many lawsuits against Author Solutions (from Writer Beware), «It is a printing service that fails to maintain even the most rudimentary standards of book publishing, profiting not for its authors but from them.»

And now it's time for the second quote from Writer Beware:

Here are some of the ways in which vanity publishers attempt to hide or sanitize their fees (for the names and M.O's of some particularly stealthy vanity publishers, see this post from Writer Beware's blog):

Elaine, no method is infallible, but I've had a good deal of success with DMCA notices where my blog posts or excerpts from the Writer Beware website have been stolen.

Okay, next up is a warning from Writer Beware.

This «annonymous» goob must be seriously deluded if he / she believes for even an instant that insane tirades such as this are going to convince anyone to turn away from Writer Beware.

I can't endorse the company because there is little information on them right now... nothing from Writer Beware or Preditors and Editors (these are vital watchdog resources for writers that we should know about) yet.

A Listing of Scams and Alerts from Writers Beware This blog from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America provides the latest information on literary schemes, scams, and pitfalls, and the most current information on what writers can do to protect themselves.

1 Structure, Plan and Write 1.1 Turning Real Life Into Fiction 1.2 Kurt Vonnegut on the The Shapes of Stories 1.3 The 12 Key Pillars of Novel Construction 1.4 Plot Worksheets to Help You Organize Your Thoughts 1.5 The Snowflake Method For Designing A Novel 1.6 Seven Tips From Ernest Hemingway on How to Write Fiction 1.7 Study the Writing Habits of Ernest Hemingway 1.8 Making Your Characters Come Alive 1.9 Vision, Voice and Vulnerability 1.10 10 Points on Craft by Barry Eisler 1.11 Coming up with Character Names 1.12 Using the Right «Camera Angle» for Your Writing 1.13 The Art of «Layering» in Fiction Writing 1.14 Weaving Humor Into Your Stories 1.15 On Telling Better Stories 1.16 The 25 Best Opening Lines in Western Literature 1.17 6 Ways to Hook Your Readers from the Very First Line 1.18 Plot Development: Climax, Resolution, and Your Main Character 1.19 How to Finish A Novel 2 Get Feedback 2.1 Finding Beta Readers 2.2 Understanding the Role of Beta Readers 2.3 Find Readers By Writing Fan Fiction 2.4 How Fan Fiction Can Make You a Better Writer 3 Edit Your Book 3.1 Find an Editor 3.2 Directory of Book Editors 3.3 Self Editing for Fiction Writers 3.4 The Top Ten Book Self Editing Tips 3.5 Advice for self - editing your novel 3.6 Tips on How to Edit a Book 4 Format and Package Your Book 4.1 The Thinking That Goes Into Making a Book Cover 4.2 Design Your Book Cover 4.3 Format Your Book 4.4 Choosing a Title for Your Fiction Book 5 Publish 5.1 A Listing of Scams and Alerts from Writers Beware 5.2 Publishing Advice from JA Konrath 5.3 How to Find a Literary Agent 5.4 Understanding Literary Agents 5.5 Association of Authors» Representatives 5.6 Self - Publishing Versus Traditional Publishing 5.7 Lulu, Lightning Source or Create Space?

Not exact matches

Perhaps it should be pointed out that the list of the «Twenty Worst» comes from «Writer Beware», an excellent site, and did not originate here.

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware BLUE DECO PUBLISHING Writer Beware has received multiple documented complaints from authors at Blue Deco Publishing.Problems cited include late or missing royalties and royalty statements, broken marketing p... -LSB-...]

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware I often receive questions from writers who are looking to hire an independent editor to polish their manuscripts, either for self - publication or for submission to agents and publishers, and want to know w... -LSB-...]

They got a feature from Victoria Strauss on Writer Beware.

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware SFWA's Contracts Committee has recently been seeing a proliferation of contracts from small magazines, and a very few established markets, that license all derivative rights in perpetuity.This is a red flag... -LSB-...]

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer BewareA Writer Beware reader alerted me recently to A&M Publishing, a new venture from author Steve Alten.

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware I'm getting a lot of questions from authors who've been solicited by an Author Solutions - style author services company called Book - Art Press Solutions.Book - Art Press's website dangles the carrot of free... -LSB-...]

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware A little while back, I blogged about yet another of the ways in which PublishAmerica was attempting to extract cash from its authors: a fee - charging «literary agency.»

(4) The AP article says «Operators of a scam - busting Web site called Writer Beware said the FBI investigated Ivery after they collected information from scores of victims.»

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Just introduced from self - publishing conglomerate Author Solutions (owner of the iUniverse, Xlibris, AuthorHouse, and Trafford brands, and the power behind the outsourced self - publishing divisions of Harl... -LSB-...]

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Writer Beware hears from a fair number poets.

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Over the past few months, I've gotten a number of questions from writers who've received spam — excuse me, invitations from a website called Publishers» Desk.

Does anyone else find it ironic that on a Writer Beware blog discussing Agent spam that we would get a spam message from someone trying to sell ads.

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware When the late, unlamented Tate Publishing & Enterprises went belly - up a few months ago, I started hearing from Tate authors who were being contacted by self - publishing companies and other for - profit... -LSB-...]

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Today's guest blog post, from journalist Mridu Khullar Relph, explores the world of writing schemes and scams from an international perspective — something that's increasingly an issue for Western writers... -LSB-...]

I assume that you, like all the other Tate authors and submitters Writer Beware has heard from, had to pay nearly $ 4,000 for your contract with Tate?

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Hot on the heels of the infamous Christmas writing contest spam comes another spam solicitation aimed at separating writers from their money.The link leads directly to PayPal.So if you're not already RO... -LSB-...]

(To date, Writer Beware has never heard from a Tate author who did not have to pay to be published.)

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware In the course of my work with Writer Beware, I see a lot of publishing contracts (for the most part, these are from small presses).

Ch1.1 Authors Beware Preditors and Editors has been been around since 1997, warning writers away from unscrupulous agents... Read More

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Writer Beware has received reports that authors are receiving phone solicitations from an outfit called Close - up TV News, which describes itself as... a premiere news magazine TV program spotlighting th... -LSB-...]

Ripoff Reports has a section dedicated to comments from former employees; Predators and Editors states in red which publishers to avoid; and Writer Beware includes case studies from authors sharing their ill - fated experience.

If SFWA / Writer Beware decide to accept this invitation to meet, I'll use my (admittedly small) Writer Beware budget from SFWA / MWA for Victoria's and my expenses.

Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware This week I've got another great guest post for you, from marketing expert Chris Syme.We writers have all heard that we «have» to be on social media, which is presented to us — both by experts and the not - so -... -LSB-...]

Preditors and Editors has been been around since 1997, warning writers away from unscrupulous agents and editors, and Writers Beware has been maintaining an «extensive database of questionable literary agents, publishers, independent editors, writer's services, contests, publicity services, and others» sincwriters away from unscrupulous agents and editors, and Writers Beware has been maintaining an «extensive database of questionable literary agents, publishers, independent editors, writer's services, contests, publicity services, and others» sincWriters Beware has been maintaining an «extensive database of questionable literary agents, publishers, independent editors, writer's services, contests, publicity services, and others» since 1998.

Writers Beware now distinguishes self - publishing from vanity publishers by saying that for self - publishers «all rights, and profits, remain with writer.»

That's Victoria Strauss, co-founder of the Writer Beware watchdog group sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America with support from the Mystery Writers of America.

Writer Beware has heard from writers who've wound up spending thousands of dollars this way.

Writers Beware pointed out that a report by Bowker showed a marked drop in ISBN usage in 2014 across all AS imprints, suggesting that ASI was processing fewer books than before (we do not yet have data from 2015).

Preditors and Editors has been been around since 1997, warning writers away from unscrupulous agents and editors, and Writers Beware has been maintaining an «extensive database... Rewriters away from unscrupulous agents and editors, and Writers Beware has been maintaining an «extensive database... ReWriters Beware has been maintaining an «extensive database... Read More

The awesome Victoria Strauss keeps a running tab of predatory publishing companies on her Writer Beware pages sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (with additional support from the Mystery Writers of America, the Horror Writers Association, and the American Society of Journalists and Authors).

Becca quickly emailed Writer's Beware, who advised us to contact Amazon directly as they were cracking down on «non-books» and could remove it from sale if it fell under copyright infringement.

Victoria Strauss on Writer Beware Blog Copyright Protection Service: Another One You Don't Need «for the average writer, infringement and piracy aren't nearly as ubiquitous or as damaging as the alarmists and those who would like to profit from alarmism want you to believe.&Writer Beware Blog Copyright Protection Service: Another One You Don't Need «for the average writer, infringement and piracy aren't nearly as ubiquitous or as damaging as the alarmists and those who would like to profit from alarmism want you to believe.&writer, infringement and piracy aren't nearly as ubiquitous or as damaging as the alarmists and those who would like to profit from alarmism want you to believe.»

You've steered me and every other author smart enough to read your blog and the Writer Beware site away from scams and predators for years now.

(For instance, some important people in the industry chime in from time to time: Victoria Strauss, the co-founder of Writer Beware, actively posts on this particular forum.)

Although I did find it curious that Writer Beware's publisher avoid list is populated exclusively with small presses, often based in rural areas, far from the New York in - crowd.

«Many out - of - work recruiters... are pitching themselves as resume writers these days, and I've seen some resumes from them that aren't up to par, so buyer beware,» Robinson said.