Disambiguation Notice

[rolanni]

I believe that some aspiring writers read here from time to time, and I do absolutely know for a fact that, when I teach, and when I talk with beginning writers at conventions, I mention Writer Beware as a useful resource.

In a word, what Writer Beware does is investigate and expose literary scams. In addition to the website, hosted by SFWA, Writer Beware maintains a blog, here, and a Facebook page.

I’m mentioning this here now because. . .someone or group of someones has put time and effort into a very. . . peculiar web presence entitled “The Write Agenda.” This site supports two mirror sites, one of which is called “Writer Be Aware.”

Be advertent! The site that I recommend as a good resource for writers in these days of internet scams is Writer Beware. Another excellent resource for authors wishing to protect themselves from harm is Preditors and Editors.

Here ends the Disambiguation Notice. Thank you for your attention.

Originally published at Sharon Lee, Writer. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[mbarker.livejournal.com]

There's an interesting blog posting by Scalzi about Writer Be Aware.

http://whatever.scalzi.com/2011/10/03/writer-beware-and-the-write-agenda/

Apparently they are not benign (that's the kindest way I can put it, I think).

[jessie-c.livejournal.com]

That Boyctt list linked from John's post reads like a recommendation list. I hope it's backfired on them.
/me exits, doing Stock Supervillain Laugh #6...

[elektra.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on making the Boycotted Authors List. You stand in mighty fine company there.

[stormsdotter.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the heads up. I keep tabs on Writer Beware and hope to someday join your ranks as a Published Author.

Writer Boycott

[claire774.livejournal.com]

I think the public should boycott another writer. His name: William Shakespeare. There are rumors that he didn't actually write his plays. So I don't think that we should read or see them. Now I know that because the plays are pretty good this writer will probably not be boycotted. Also lots of other very good writers on the boycott list will probably not be boycotted either. But hey, it's worth a try, right?
C.

Re: Writer Boycott

[keristor.livejournal.com]

He can't have been much good, he couldn't even spell his own name the same way twice! *g*

Re: Writer Boycott

[(Anonymous)]

I was terrified of spelling his name wrong so I even did a spell check before posting. I guess I shouldn't have been so worried!
C.

Re: Writer Boycott

[keristor.livejournal.com]

I usually use Shakespere (no A in the last syllable) because that was how I learned it from my mother's copy, I gather that was the usual spelling in the early 20th century. But earlier it was commonly Shaksper and other variants. (He'd have had trouble with a "realname" policy, eh?)