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Here’s the episode that a LOT of you have been asking for! Angela and Brian welcome Marsh Rose to the WritersWeekly Podcast! Marsh is a professional psychotherapist based in California. Marsh also previously worked in the criminal court system. In this episode, we wade deep into what makes some scam victims tick! Are some personality types more susceptible to being scammed than others?

CONGRATS to Chris Huss, who was the first to correctly (and brilliantly!) answer this week’s question: Charging $100 for snacks was ridiculous for a host or reasons. The scammers only held events sporadically and they were always online events. No true book club charges anyone a fee for snacks. It’s simply another instance of too lazy to do anything productive, but not too lazy to steal from those who are.

Many authors believe they need every book they write to become a bestseller. In reality, what often drives long-term success is having one strong flagship book that introduces readers to your work and opens the door to everything else you write. A flagship book is the book most people know you for. It’s the title that attracts new readers, establishes your credibility, and becomes the foundation of your author platform. Think of it as the front door to your writing career.

Perhaps I should have titled this “How to Make Friends and Influence People – the WritersWeekly Way!” But then, who would have clicked on that title? WritersWeekly has been in business 28 years. BookLocker has been around 27. Angela has received her share of threats – including death threats – throughout that time. You would think that just publishing books and writing about writing would be a rather safe lane to be in. Who could possibly be so pissed off at you as to want you dead?

I just published a YA realistic fiction. It was released just over two weeks ago. I was contacted by Best Seller Book Writing (@bestsellerbookwriting on Facebook). This company promised that I would be able to get my book into Barnes and Noble in about 90 days if I worked with them. Right now, my book is on Amazon. I now feel like this is a scam. As a teacher in CT, every penny I have counts! I did, thankfully, pay with a credit card. Should I file a claim?

Let’s step into the shoes of Suzie K. Book Buyer for a moment. Suzie’s done the search on Amazon. She clicked on a cover that caught her eye. She landed on this sales page: Note the area outlined in red above. That is the book description. Its purpose is to convince Suzie to buy the book. Authors spend a lot of time polishing the writing contained within their books – editing, rewriting, and refining – until it is just right.

Perhaps I should have titled this “How to Make Friends and Influence People – the WritersWeekly Way!” But then, who would have clicked on that title? WritersWeekly has been in business for 28 years. Angela has received her share of threats – including death threats – throughout that time. You would think that just publishing books and writing about writing would be a rather safe lane to be in. Who could possibly be so pissed off at you as to want us dead? But, the world is full of nut-jobs.

NOTE: If BookLocker publishes your book, we can feature it in WritersWeekly and on our social media channels as well at NO CHARGE! Available at Amazon, BarnesandNoble, BookLocker, and many other retailers around the globe! It has been two years since Priscilla Knight has seen her granddaughter Shelly. On the same night her friend Brooke Peters was killed, Shelly seems to have vanished.

NOTE: If BookLocker publishes your book, we can feature it in WritersWeekly and on our social media channels as well at NO CHARGE! Available at Amazon, BarnesandNoble, BookLocker, and many other retailers around the globe! This book is a collection of twelve short stories in the genre of science or speculative fiction. The intent of the author was to create entertaining and thought-provoking tales involving science, humor, history, religion, and music.