Watch out for scams aimed at seniors.

Over the past few days, we’ve been talking about freelance scams. Granted, a lot of problems you come across in the world of writing aren’t because the client has a huge scheme to rip you off. I’m using the term “scam” pretty liberally. Sometimes people just see a way to suddenly take advantage of you, and sometimes a disagreement between you and the clients leads to a problem – and they legitimately think they’re being fair (even when they aren’t).
But sometimes, people have set out to scam you. That’s the kind of freelancing job you just don’t want – and …read more

Whenever you work on a contract basis, there’s always the potential that someone will try to take advantage of you. And when that happens – believe me, it will happen – you’ll ether be able to stop them or you’ll be a victim. Careful contract planning, which we’ll talk about later this week, is the key to making sure that you never get scammed in the first place…but it happens to the best of us. Maybe there was a loophole in your contract. Maybe the amount isn’t worth going to court to get back. Maybe the scammers used a fake …read more

A member of our forum pointed to a great article on firstwriter.com that outlines how to avoid scams involving agency for writers. Written by J. Paul Dyson
Managing Editor there, Avoiding literary agency scams makes it clear that fees for reading and representation are certain signs of a scam.
Dyson then goes on to explain the pros and cons of other fees an literary agent may request or require. It’s a great overview.
I’m not familiar with First Writer – but it looks like a site worth getting to know, with a ton of helpful resources.
Write well and often,

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