Anatomy of a Scam. Or: How NOT to use Social Media.

Aliceshortcake and the Green Shore Conundrum Recently the Absolute Write Bewares, Recommendations & Background Check board has played host to an investigation into a dodgy-seeming “publisher” that popped up on the internet offering a portfolio of (expensive) services to authors in the UK and Irish markets. Over a couple of weeks, the intrepid aliceshortcake (who […]

A scam by any other name…

You’ve seen the ads, haven’t you? On the internet, in magazines and newspapers, sometimes even in publishers’ catalogues? The ones that promise to publish your novel for FREE (this word is important) and are peppered with testimonials from authors, all of whom are brimful of joy and talking about a revolution. A revolution that takes […]