When Mark Coker spoke at BAIPA recently, he mentioned several ways writers are exploited. A website called Writer Beware is designed to help writers make good choices when paying for help and describes itself as
Shining a bright light into the dark corners of the shadow-world of
literary scams, schemes, and pitfalls. Also providing advice for
writers, industry news and commentary, and a special focus on the
weird and wacky things that happen at the fringes of the publishing
world.
Writer Beware® is sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, with additional support from the Mystery Writers of America and the Horror Writers Association.
See Writer Beware Here and Here
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