Writer Beware! Spotting Shady Agents, Vanity Presses and Other Scams

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The road to publishing can be a thorny one, filled with con artists lying in wait to pounce on unwary writers. Fortunately, Victoria Strauss of Writer Beware is here to tell us how to avoid being scammed. During our chat, Victoria answers questions like the following: How can you spot a shady agent? What’s the difference between self-publishing and vanity publishing? Should you enter a contest with an entry fee?

Victoria also tells us about one of her more interesting cases, a dastardly tale involving the Canadian Royal Mounted Police!

Recommended reading:

• The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Guild of America
• Writer Beware!
• Writer Beware: The Blog
• Victoria Strauss’s website
• Writer Beware’s email address
• Jane Friedman’s website
• David Gaughran’s website
• The bizarre saga of Melanie Mills

About Rite Gud: R.S. Benedict is an author, appearing in Fantasy and Science Fiction and Gardner Dozois’ The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year’s Best Science Fiction. Matt Keeley, founder of Kittysneezes, is producing Rite Gud for KS Media, LLC. Rite Gud is a Kittysneezes production. If you have questions, comments and concerns, email ritegud – at – kittysneezes – dot – com. Rite Gud is also on Patreon, at patreon.com/ritegud. Patrons receive access to the official Kittysneezes Discord, exclusive episodes, critiques and more.

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