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By: Grow A Set |

Grow A Set | — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:22:43 +0000

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By: colbymarshall1

colbymarshall1 — Mon, 26 May 2008 15:14:52 +0000

Publish America is a scam?!?! (LOL…okay, I tried to say that without inflecting sarcasm, but it just wasn’t possible. I don’t think your hate is over the top for them; it’s about at my level, too!)

By: Snowflake

Snowflake — Mon, 26 May 2008 12:33:25 +0000

Scammers should die. And I should link to that page more often too.

By: A Step Closer

A Step Closer — Mon, 26 May 2008 04:40:29 +0000

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By: Laurie Ashton

Laurie Ashton — Mon, 26 May 2008 02:48:54 +0000

Oh, I’m sorry, is my hate for scammers like Publish America a bit over the top? *giggles* No, honestly, I’m an equal-opportunity scam-hater. I hate scammers like Barbara Bauer and the other top twenty worst agents just as much.

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Mon, 26 May 2008 02:43:45 +0000

Lots of Publish America hate in that blog!

Seriously, though, good advice for new writers.

By: Delirious… » AW Blogchain, May 08

Delirious… » AW Blogchain, May 08 — Sun, 25 May 2008 19:05:42 +0000

[...] rejections, had something about travel in the middle and ended with Top 10 lists. Last poster was L.M. Ashton, writing about scammers. Now, me, I’m not even at the stage where I could become the hopeless [...]

By: Heatheraynne

Heatheraynne — Sun, 25 May 2008 17:34:54 +0000

Good post with great links! As a relatively new writer, I’m grateful for the information I’ve found that exposes scams. Not only that, but it’s nice to learn lessons on spotting scams so I will know better than to accept that free lunch!

By: Grow A Set « Fantastical Imagination

Grow A Set « Fantastical Imagination — Sat, 24 May 2008 14:31:44 +0000

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By: Donna

Donna — Sat, 24 May 2008 14:31:26 +0000

I’m going to have to echo the sentiments that I don’t have sympathy for the people that brush aside warning and just want to see their name in print. None whatsoever.

I have a little more sympathy for the innocents because even the most diligent people can get taken but the bottom line is, you should know better. You should listen to your gut and be on the offensive. If someone comes to you offering this or that, do the research before jumping on the bandwagon. If all signs point to yes, it’s a good company and it turns out they can just cover their tracks really well, then ok, that’s different but anything else and I’ll have a hard time sympathizing with.

If you want to submit your work, you need to be prepared to do it and that includes having the patience to do the proper research.