Bookmark this page: Publishing Scam Alerts via the Authors Guild.
One of the many unfortunate outcomes of the rise of Artificial Intelligence in the Writing Business is the increase of scams aimed at authors desperate for public exposure. Sophisticated emails with specific details about our books claim they will help us gain a wider audience for “a nominal fee.”
A quick Google search (ironically via their AI) categorizes these scams into four general categories:
Impersonation and Phishing Scams,
Upfront Fee Scams,
Marketing, PR, and Review Scams, and
Freelance Writing Scams.
The one we see the most is the Book Club scam: someone claims to represent a book club with “hundreds of members,” and they will share our book with those members for a fee. Another one we got hit with this week was someone claiming to represent a legitimate publisher, but a quick internet search revealed the IP address on their server was created the day before the email. Yeah, no.
Nobody should have access to your money or your dreams without your permission, so when you see these unsolicited emails: hesitate, stop, and research. Do not click any links inside the email. Open another browser window and check out the sender and their organization.
Bottom Line: if it sounds to good to be true, it absolutely is too good to be true.
Appearances:
– I’m at Comma Coffee two or three times a week. Stop by and say hi.
– May 10: We’ll have a table at the Mother’s Day event at the Carson Mall.
– May 25: I’ll be doing an author talk at the Churchill County Library.
– June 6: We’re setting up a booth at the Sierra Arts Foundation Bookfest.
– August 25: CC will be doing an author talk at the Churchill County Library.
Manuscript Status:
– The sequel to #passionrestored is with CC. Release in late May or early June.
– CC is also digging into Battle Born Bride. She talks about fast-drafting it.
– The sequel to Finding Salvation is at Red Adept.
– I’m tapping at a new book. Details will come out later.
That’s all for now. Be especially careful out there. LYL!
This can also be heard on Spotify.
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Cassidy Carson and JT Hume (“CC & JT”) are independent writers, publishers, and co-owners of Two Moore Books, LLC out of Carson City, Nevada, USA. Our human-authored book catalog can be found on our bookstore and the major platforms. Our podcast, “The CC and JT Amateur Hour,” has recorded hundreds of episodes, and our mission is to “help writers write.” We support the Nevada Author Network with the Sierra Arts Foundation out of Reno, Nevada.
Two of our books were “Finalists” in the 2025 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards. We received the 2024 Women in Podcasting Award in the “Best Authors and Books Podcast” category from the Women Podcasters Network. JT was voted as one of the top three most popular authors in Carson Now’s “2026 Carson City Local Favorites.”
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