Alexa Donne | the troubling rise of publishing scams (and bad literary agents) @AlexaDonne | Uploaded February 2022 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
I've noticed a troubling rise in predatory and scammy behavior in publishing since 2020... the flip side of hustle culture, you might say. Be wary of the influx of new literary agents, "hybrid" publishers and freelance editors.
Resources mentioned:
bublish.com
bookbaby.com
reddit.com/r/pubtips
Writer Beware: accrispin.blogspot.com
00:00 Introduction
01:04 Post 2020 situation
03:25 Market crunch & writer panic
05:45 Floods of new agents
08:01 Unqualified & bad agents
09:49 "Hybrid" publishers
11:45 Legit trad small pubs & self pub services
14:47 "Hybrid" pubs & vanity scams
17:33 Freelance editors & trad pub
19:33 Rise in freelance editors
20:30 Developmental vs. glorified CPs
24:17 Copy editing (good vs. poor)
26:10 Paid beta reading?
27:53 Qualifications vs cost
31:47 Conclusion
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I've noticed a troubling rise in predatory and scammy behavior in publishing since 2020... the flip side of hustle culture, you might say. Be wary of the influx of new literary agents, "hybrid" publishers and freelance editors.
Resources mentioned:
bublish.com
bookbaby.com
reddit.com/r/pubtips
Writer Beware: accrispin.blogspot.com
00:00 Introduction
01:04 Post 2020 situation
03:25 Market crunch & writer panic
05:45 Floods of new agents
08:01 Unqualified & bad agents
09:49 "Hybrid" publishers
11:45 Legit trad small pubs & self pub services
14:47 "Hybrid" pubs & vanity scams
17:33 Freelance editors & trad pub
19:33 Rise in freelance editors
20:30 Developmental vs. glorified CPs
24:17 Copy editing (good vs. poor)
26:10 Paid beta reading?
27:53 Qualifications vs cost
31:47 Conclusion
Add Pretty Dead Queens on Goodreads: goodreads.com/book/show/57121698-pretty-dead-queens
Add The Ivies on Goodreads! goodreads.com/book/show/48896122-the-ivies
MERCH
alexa-donne.creator-spring.com
+BUY MY BOOKS+
Buy The Ivies from your favorite book retailer!: bit.ly/3mkxyYj
Buy The Stars We Steal from Book Depository (ships worldwide!): bookdepository.com/Stars-We-Steal-Alexa-Donne/9781328948946?ref=grid-view&qid=1603728315664&sr=1-3
Buy Brightly Burning from Book Depository (ships worldwide!): bookdepository.com/Brightly-Burning-Alexa-Donne/9781785659423
Buy BRIGHTLY BURNING on Amazon: amazon.com/Brightly-Burning-Alexa-Donne/dp/1328948935/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1500334638&sr=1-1
Get Brightly Burning on Audible.com! audible.com/pd/Brightly-Burning-Audiobook/B07H41CPVC?asin=B07H41CPVC&source_code=AUDOR2220912189OII
AFFILIATE LINKS:
Shop Clever Fox Planners: https://cleverfoxplanner.com?aff=54
Use my code "ALEXA10" to save 10% on your order!
+LINKS+
Goodreads:
goodreads.com/author/show/16817128.Alexa_Donne
Twitter:
twitter.com/alexadonne
Instagram:
instagram.com/alexadonne
Newsletter Sign-Up:
alexadonne.com/newsletter
Website:
alexadonne.com
Wattpad:
wattpad.com/user/alexadonne
+FILMING SPECS+
Camera: Canon 90D
Mic: Rode VideoMic Pro+
Lighting: Limo Studio Soft Kit
Editing Software: Magix Movie Edit Pro
