Hungry for Affirmation, Vulnerable to Scams: As a Writer, I Know the Feeling

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Hungry for Affirmation, Vulnerable to Scams: As a Writer, I Know the Feeling www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/b...

Hungry for Affirmation, Vulnerable to Scams: As a Writer, I Know the Feeling

Hungry for Affirmation, Vulnerable to Scams: As a Writer, I Know the Feeling www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/b... "the current swirl of swindles has created “the worst environment for writing and publishing scams that I’ve ever seen.” @bookshelfie.bsky.social #bookscams #writers

AI doesn’t always get it right. Take poor “Eleanor Jeffrey” who was duped into emailing me this:

“Dear Jan, I was captivated by Getting to Lamma and the way Madeleine’s journey blends adventure, self-discovery, and the vibrant tensions of 1990s Hong Kong and Shanghai”

#authorlife #bookscams #AI

Hi Paul, Congratulations on the release of How Soon Is Now?! This captivating novel blends time travel, mystery, and emotional depth to create a story that will resonate with readers who love The Time Traveler's Wife, Before the Coffee Gets Cold, and The Ministry of Time. Troubled ex-journalist Luke Seymour is drawn into the secretive Nostalgia Club, an eccentric group of time travellers meeting in the back room of an Edinburgh pub. As Luke hones his newly discovered abilities, he navigates the secrets of the club, searches for their missing leader, and confronts the terrible mistake that has haunted him for years. With its rich Scottish settings across Glasgow and Edinburgh, layered characters, dark humour, and poignant emotional twists, the novel is as thrilling as it is heartfelt. I'm Betty Green, a book marketing specialist helping fiction authors reach engaged readers. How Soon Is Now? is perfectly suited for fans of character-driven time travel, emotional storytelling and intricately plotted novels.

All you sceptics out will probably say 'Betty' is just a childishly incompetent scammer who's skimmed the Amazon blurb for 'How Soon Is Now?' and regurgitated it straight back at me with only minor changes, but I think she's totally legit and knows genius when she sees it.

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When AI Becomes a Weapon: The Rise of Sophisticated Book Marketing Scams - todnewman.com scams against writers using AI

🚨 AUTHORS BEWARE: I just received the most sophisticated book marketing scam I've ever seen. AI-generated, personalized, and almost convincing.
New blog post breaks down how AI is weaponizing flattery against authors 🧵
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Return of the Nigerian Prince: A New Twist on Book Marketing Scams - Writer Beware Marketing scams have always been plentiful. Over the past year or so, though, they’ve really surged. I’ve written about one type of marketing scam–the “friendly author” social media scam, in which som...

I nearly got caught out the first time I encountered one of these. Since then I've been getting messages like it almost daily. #scamalert #writersscommunity #booksky #bookscams
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Am I just going to be hounded by fake publishing houses for the rest of my life??? 😭🤬😭
#literature #bookscams #bucketformycreys #theperilsofwritingbooks

I really think Londa and Elizabeth should get together. They're both such sincere and genuine people, with an uncanny ability to read a book's description and then quote it back to its author. I would definitely love to give large amounts of cash to either of these totally real ladies.
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Today's blog post, the next in the series, A Publisher's Conversation with Authors, focuses on scams -- how to tell if something is a scam: "If the offer is too good to be true..."

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