The WritersWeekly Podcast

Michaele Aldophe had a heart-wrenching but also hopeful and faith-filled story to tell the world.

As a 14-year-old migrant from Haiti, Michaele (Mickka) was raised by her abusive father. She grew up, graduated from college, got married, and gave birth to a premature child who wasn't expected to live. Through prayer and the grace of God, he did! A divorce then left her raising her child alone. Then, both of her brothers were kil...

It was all coming together. His five-book series were going to become a movie!

A "literary agent" had reached out to him via email just last month.  

Then, in emails shared with the author, that agent was negotiating between a “Fox Entertainment” executive, and a famous screenwriter (a member of the Writers Guild of America) who is currently in California, working on the next season of "NC...

We've heard it a thousand times: "I KNOW my mother (father, sister, brother, Uncle Cletus, Aunt Ethel, etc.) bought my book! Where are my royalties?!"

And, a thousand times over, we've had to break it to an author: "We're sorry but your relative actually did not buy your book. They lied to you to keep the peace." And, we provide proof to the author that the sale never occurred. In every s...

Please excuse the audio quality on this episode. You can hear and understand the conversation perfectly, but we had a technical glitch with the microphones. As a result, our audio went through the computer microphone rather than our professional grade exterior mics. This is still a wonderful and VERY intriguing story and we know you will enjoy it.

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The year was 1971. A young, twenty-something couple fresh ou...

THIS IS PART 2. DON'T MISS PART 1!

Please share the links to these episodes with your friends and family members. MORE IMPORTANTLY, listen to these episodes and then sit down with your children to educate them! We know it will be uncomfortable but The Yahoo Boys and other scammers are responsible for not only financial devastation, but also for deaths all over the globe. WE MUST PROTECT OUR CHILDREN! And, the way to d...

Facebook owner, Meta, projected $16B in revenues from SCAM ads – and it was POLICY.

Reuters conducted an investigation covering 5 years’ worth of confidential documentation by Meta Platforms, Inc. (the parent company for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) that described the company’s attempts to figure out how much the company would PROFIT from advertising purchased by the scammers.

According to Reuters' inv...

They started the original "Nigerian Prince" email scam, but have expanded into so much more!

Join Angela and Brian as we slog through the grimy slums of Nigeria and Ghana - home of one of the oldest, most sophisticated, and most successful scamming organizations: The Yahoo Boys.

In this episode, we discuss the broad diversity of scams these techno-theives are involved in, their extravagant and lavish lifestyles, scammer uni...

Sorry about Brian's voice on this episode. He was in the preliminary phase of COVID, and now he's totally laid up and miserable. 

In this episode, we discuss a new scamming technique that combines the old with the new. Scammers are now using AI to create convincing-sounding "reviews" of authors' books, while using spamming software to send out these email scams by the thousands.

We've been shocked at how...

THEY VIOLATED THE FIRST AMENDMENT!

That’s what we’re hearing about the suspension of the Jimmy Kimmel Live show from ABC’s lineup. 

Did they, in fact, violate the 1st Amendment? 
Who exactly are “they?” 
CAN “they” violate the 1st Amendment? 
Is our “democracy” in peril if we can’t watch Kimmel on ABC? 
What does the 1st Amendment actually say? 
What does the 1st Amendment actually protect? 

Whether you want to bel...

Amazon KDP.

Do you, like many other authors, believe that, for the best chance at sales, you need to use Amazon's KDP book publishing program? That's NOT true at all but there's something else you probably don't know. 


Have you read the fine print before clicking “I Agree?” Did you know that Amazon can shut down your account for anything they deem a “violation” of their policies? And, they don'...

She spoke to them on the phone. They sounded like publishing experts! They knew all the lingo! But, one year and $20,000 later, she discovered that they had been stringing her along, and scamming money out of her.

Jennifer Westecott decided to let Brilliant Books Literary (AKA "Leap Write Literary") publish her book, Heartbreak Falls, after talking with their "representative" on the phone. They promised...

Today, more than ever before, society is dependent on a fragile electrical grid, a vulnerable supply chain, and a delicate medical system to survive. All of these critical systems are plugged into the Internet, which has proven to be crawling with malevolent actors, constantly looking to disrupt civil societies and their ability to function.

We’ve already seen how our systems fail when confronted with pandemics, civil unre...

*What disappointing truths shock authors today when they land a traditional publishing contract? Things aren't like they used to be! 

*What does the term "self-publishing" REALLY mean today? (There is lots of confusion online!)

 *What exactly is "hybrid publishing" and how have foreign scammers hijacked the term? 

In this episode, we delve into the details, and discuss the pros and cons of different boo...

Did you know that there is a whole generation of people who simply will not read books? But, they do LISTEN to books! Audio storytelling is a booming medium! Tens of thousands of people listen to audiobooks and podcasts while driving, working, exercising, cooking, and even just relaxing.

For years now, converting a print book to an audiobook required either thousands of dollars to hire a professional voice artist (narrator), a ...

Why do Chris Emery’s books sell so well? Because, he is not only warm and friendly to everyone, but he’s also HILARIOUS! If you want to crack up, don’t miss this episode! Here are a few teasers:

- Chris Emery served under three presidential administrations, and was the only White House Usher to get fired in the 20th Century. Find out which first lady fired him, and why! And, find out how that first lady’s secretary tried to control ...

Think your family members will play nice once you kick the bucket? THINK AGAIN! 

TRUE STORY: A BookLocker author who earned more than $200K in royalties died. Extended family members then took his widow to court. More about that story is under this podcast episode on https://WritersWeekly.com/podcast. 

TRUE STORY: One author’s relatives went to court, and spent thousands, not even knowing the paltry amount of unpa...

In this episode, Professional Editor and Book Marketer Clayton Jones joins Angela and Brian to discuss what authors need to know when vetting and hiring a professional editor for their book.

What are the different types of editing? How does the editing process work? How long does it take? How do you know if your editor even speaks English as a native language? (Yes, there are ways foreign scammers can trick you, even over ...

In this episode, Angela and Brian review emails they have received from authors who lost anywhere from thousands, to tens of thousands of dollars, after signing up with what they thought were legitimate online publishing companies. Unfortunately for many of them, when they realized that these entities were not what they claimed to be, it was too late and the money was gone.

 Don’t be one of the thousands of writers and authors who a...

This week, Angela and Brian interview the author of SEVEN books, two of which have received literary awards.

Thomas Berry is a history enthusiast and has used this interest to craft a combination of Historical Fiction and Biographical stories that immerse the reader in some of humanity's greatest struggles.

Did you know that Meriwether Lewis, of the Lewis and Clark expedition was found dead at an inn under suspicious circumstanc...