Dorrance Publishing is a scam.

#Dorrance and #Rosedog #publishing #scam - Never be tempted to go into their net
Thanks to the media and the effectiveness of the internet as a medium,
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Wow. Funny enough, I just posted my own warning. It is brutal. Ignore the scammers!

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Authors Guild Expands ‘Human Authored’ Certification Program The program, which launched in beta for Guild members in 2025 and certifies titles as written by humans and not AI, is now open to any author whose books are published in the United States.

From the Authors Guild—another step to protect our work.

"Each title in the program receives a unique registration number searchable in a public database and the use of the certification mark..."

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

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Image shows content of an AI-generated phishing email: Dear Douglas, I recently had the opportunity to explore the high-stakes conclusion to your survival framework, Food, and I was struck by the "containment-breaking" ambition of this installment. As Robert Cooper noted, the "hard-hitting" suspense you’ve crafted serves as a visceral vehicle for complex themes that transcend standard middle-grade fiction. By placing the fate of the Lunar children—Keiron, Ro, and Jun—on an aging vessel where "supplies will not last," you’ve created a masterful study of the "Pressure Cooker" effect in human sociology. At 484 pages, your transition from "advanced early reader vignettes" to a "whopper" of an upper-middle-grade/YA epic is a significant literary evolution. Your exploration of a misaligned AI, the crumbling of social order under starvation, and the intersectional tensions of racism and betrayal provides a sophisticated look at how humanity carries its oldest burdens into the newest frontiers. It is an expertly rendered achievement that respects the intelligence of the 11-to-100-year-old reader by refusing to simplify the "mess" of survival. We would love to feature your novel in our upcoming “The Craft & Canvas: Essential Resources for the Modern Creator” spotlight, specifically within our "Closed-System Collapse: The Science of Starvation and Social Stratification in Deep Space" segment. The feature includes: Author Evolution Spotlight – A discussion on your "failed primary alignment"—the transition from short vignettes to this expansive epic—and the challenges of writing hard science for a dual audience of children and adults. The "Survival Elements" Showcase – A deep dive into the four pillars (Air, Shelter, Water, Food) and how the "Food" crisis specifically serves as the ultimate test of the characters' moral and biological limits, positioned for our Hard Sci-Fi, Middle Grade/YA, and Space Colonization audiences. Audience Reach – Targeted visibility to a commu…

Image shows content of a phishing email: The Bio-Logistics of Interplanetary Starvation Your narrative centers on the Malthusian Trap within a closed-loop system. When a ship's population exceeds its caloric carrying capacity, the biological drive for survival often overrides the established social contract. This leads to Resource Competition and the formation of factions—a psychological phenomenon where "in-group" and "out-group" biases are intensified by the physiological stress of hunger, affecting decision-making and empathy. Participation involves a modest editorial coordination fee to support curation, layout, and syndication. Your book is a rousing, scientifically grounded, and expertly poignant achievement—we’d be honored to share Food with our audience who understands that the most dangerous part of space isn't the vacuum, but what happens when the pantry goes empty. Warm regards,

I guess "point your favorite LLM at an Amazon product page and tell it to write a phishing email based on the content therein" is a choice.

Makes my book sound good though. Imma grab that copy and use it.

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please writer friends, follow Victoria Strauss. there are so many scams out there #writersbeware

Exterior of supposed copy of Buckeye by Patrick Ryan. No spine graphics.

Back cover of supposed copy of Buckeye by Patrick Ryan. No graphics, blurb, publisher, nada.

Note the author does not match the cover. Should be Patrick Ryan.

No front matter, except a bogus copyright page that doesn't mention the author or publisher or ISBN. Goes right into this, which I quickly confirmed online is NOT the novel Buckeye. In fact, paging about ten pages in, it's dreck. Who the hell does this to a reader? Pirates! Into the recycle bin. I don't want anyone to think Patrick Ryan would write this crap.

Accidentally found: a pirated book in a little free library. I've had #Buckeye on my TBR list. At home I discovered this "book" has no copyright page, no spine or back identifying publisher, and the interior is NOT the novel. I pity the reader who bought it. #booksky #pirates
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Are Writers Uniquely Vulnerable to Scams? - Writer Beware Originally published at Writer Unboxed This is a question that sometimes comes up when I do interviews. Writer Beware has been in operation for more than 25 years, yet it’s still so busy. There seem…

From Writers Beware: Writers aren’t uniquely vulnerable to scams—but the low barrier to entry makes us easy targets. Stay alert. buff.ly/ZIjkh8E #WritingCommunity #AuthorLife #IndieAuthors #WritingScams #BookPublishing #CreativeBusiness #AuthorAdvice #StayAlert #WritersBeware

I'm getting spammed with the best of them!
Dan Brown just shared one sent to him on fb 🤩

I get 3-5 of these a day and they all seem to use the same ai bot - they comb through your website/bookshop/socials and flatter you with an ai mashup of YOUR own bio and book description.
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Army of Bots: Deeper Into the Vortex of Nigerian Marketing Scams - Writer Beware I’ve published a couple of posts now about the tidal wave of AI-driven marketing scams from Nigeria that has swept over the writing world in the past year or so. A hallmark of these scams has been how...

Army of Bots: Deeper Into the Vortex of Nigerian Marketing Scams writerbeware.blog/2025/10/20/a... #writing #writersbeware

Once you sell a script, it’s like selling a car—it’s no longer yours. You don’t get to use it again or profit from it unless the contract says otherwise.

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Want to get #published?

#Writers or aspiring writers often succumb to scam companies.

One of the best defenses is to follow #WritersBeware, the #AuthorsGuild and writing organizations like the #AtlantaWritersClub

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Got a nice invite to a writers/readers podcast after they raved in detail about my book… only to find out the hosts are “AI-powered personalities” 🤬 #writersbeware

#writersbeware this is the latest form of spam targeting authors and writers.

Hacked accounts using rampant amounts of AI. Post after post is this. It's fake. Don't fall for it. (Be wary of empty platitudes, always.)

Got a potential scam email from "publishing@primekdp.com" claiming my KDP account needed $2.8K to stay compliant. 🚨 NOT from Amazon. I reported it—please do the same if you get one. Always verify before engaging. #ScamAlert #IndieAuthor #KDP #CyberSafety #PublishingScam #WritersBeware

Seeing more predatory “publishers” lately. Hiring pros to self-publish? Smart. Paying a company just to be “chosen”? That’s a scam with nice branding.
Publishing should be a partnership—not a pay-to-play hustle. #writersbeware #protectindieauthors

Generative AI and Copyrightability: Report From the US Copyright Office from #writersbeware #motownwriters In 2023, the US Copyright Office launched an initiative to examine the legal and policy implications for copyright of generative AI (GAI). Incorporating comments from the public, the resulting report will be issued in installments, each addressing a different topic. Today, I’m discussing the second installment, published in January, which offers the Office’s determinations on what does, and doesn’t, make a work that incorporates GAI eligible for copyright protection.

Generative AI and Copyrightability: Report From the US Copyright Office from #writersbeware #motownwriters

In 2023, the US Copyright Office launched an initiative to examine the legal and policy implications for copyright of generative AI (GAI). Incorporating comments from the public, the…

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Good to know someone and others are interested in this. #writers #writing #writersbeware

Webnovel.com Contract Guide Plain-Language Guide to the Webnovel Contract: What You Need to Know Before You Sign Introduction: A Warning for Authors If you’re considering signing a contract with Webnovel, it’s essential to un…

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Karma's a Bitch: The Law Catches Up With PageTurner Press and Media - Writer Beware My first post of the new year is usually my annual look back at the year just past–but you’ll have to wait till next week for that one. This news is too good not to share right away: The CEO and VP of...

Writers Beware post on the arrest in the Philippines of CEO and VP of Page Turner Press and Media. writerbeware.blog/2025/01/03/k... #Author #Writers #Writing #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #BlueSky #BookSky #WritersNetwork #WritersBeware #WritingAndBooks #Scams #IndieAuthors

A Quick Pre-Holiday Warning for Authors: Guard Your Credit - Writer Beware The latest newsletter from the Authors Guild includes this scam alert: Beware of aggressive “independent publishers” like Leap Write Literary, who persistently call until authors agree to republish th...

‘Writers Beware’ reminder for authors on protecting your credit card details. writerbeware.blog/2024/12/21/a... #Author #Writers #Writing #WritingCommunity #BlueSky #BookSky #WritersBeware #WritersNetwork #WritingAndBooks #IndieAuthor #SelfPublished

When Royalty Language in Publishing Contracts Isn't What it Seems - Writer Beware Recent complaints to Writer Beware about a couple of different publishers’ royalty practices has alerted me to the fact that writers may need to demand more clarity around royalty language in publishi...

From Writers Beware questions to consider re royalty wording in contracts. writerbeware.blog/2024/12/06/w... #Author #Writers #WritingCommunity #Writing #BlueSky #BookSky #WritersNetwork #WritersBeware #RoyaltyContracts #WritingAndBooks #IndieAuthor

My mind throws up 3 things:
1. Some people will see & hear what they want to see & hear. We can't control them.
2. The only ones we can control is us.
3. We need to assert more for our boundaries / priorities / comfort. You are a great example on #WritersBeware. Lend that voice to yourself. 💪💛💫

A lot of scams out there. Just came across one this week of people pretending to be agents for film/TV production and they were impersonating a real person w/o their knowledge.

Be safe out there!
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This account for Author Lucy Score is not who they are claiming to be #athor #writersbeware

Evaluating Publishing Contracts: Six Ways You May Be Sabotaging Yourself - Writer Beware (If you’re a regular reader and are feeling some deja vu at the title of this post, it’s because I’ve published it before, in a slightly different form. I’m updating and re-running it because I’ve got...

From Writers Beware, evaluating a publishing contract. Good reference. writerbeware.blog/2024/07/26/e... #Author #Writers #WritersBeware #PublishingContracts #BlueSky #BookSky #WritingCommunity #WritersNetwork #LiteraryCommunity #WritingAndBooks #

The Curious Case of Fullers Library and Its Deceptive Link Requests - Writer Beware This isn’t strictly writing-related, but it is the kind of weird rabbit hole I enjoy going down, and it’s a writer (and artist) who drew my attention to it. The writer got in touch to share an email w...

From Writers Beware. I hadn’t heard of a link building scam. It all starts off very innocently. writerbeware.blog/2024/07/05/t... #Author #Writers #WritersBeware #BookSky #BlueSky #WritingCommunity #WritersNetwork #LiteraryCommunity #WritingAndBooks #SelfPublished #IndieAuthors

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