It's sad that this is STILL happening. I really wish these sharks would disappear, but they'll stick around as long as there are individuals naïve enough to feed them (i.e. give them huge amounts of money for little or nothing). The fact there doesn't seem to be any legal recourse for this sort of fraud is disheartening.
I couldn't agree more, Dawn. Unfortunately, many times the writer signs a contract, and most of those are iron-clad. That was one of the reasons I started TNDJ back in the day, to get the word out to other writers. But most of them have to learn on their own.
It's sad that this is STILL happening. I really wish these sharks would disappear, but they'll stick around as long as there are individuals naïve enough to feed them (i.e. give them huge amounts of money for little or nothing). The fact there doesn't seem to be any legal recourse for this sort of fraud is disheartening.
I couldn't agree more, Dawn. Unfortunately, many times the writer signs a contract, and most of those are iron-clad. That was one of the reasons I started TNDJ back in the day, to get the word out to other writers. But most of them have to learn on their own.
Yeah, unfortunately, there are always those who have to learn the hard way.