A Publisher's Conversation with Authors: Time Out


 

It is Tuesday. Time to tall turkey. Monday's madness is over, and Wednesday will take us over the hump, so Tuesday it is--for some serious discussion with authors. Tuesday talks mean to address authors in waiting and self-published authors who would like to go a more traditional route or who would at least like to take their steps with a publisher by their side.

Today I am taking time out to share a warning that we have placed on our website. The matter is pretty self-evident from the paragraph:

WARNING

Recently, we have become aware that at least one set of individuals is passing itself off as MSI Press LLC, interviewing candidates for jobs via Upwork, and even offering jobs, using our logo, a couple of lines from the “about us” page, and a letter that clearly shows that these individuals know essentially nothing about MSI Press. The distinction is easy to make: we have our own domain (msipress.com) whereas these imposters use the return address of MSI Press LLC@usa.com (and probably other addresses as well). We are not the only publisher being scammed. You are currently at our legitimate website. If ever in doubt, please contact us at info@msipress.com. Beware, dear readers and authors, there are definitely bad actors out there.

We would ask our blog readers also to be aware of this scam. We would not be contacting you via Upwork or any other source and pulling you in to some kind of unclear scheme. We found out about this from a kind lawyer, who was contacted and realized that something was amiss and called us. Word to the wise: when things don't seem quite right, they probably are not right. So, when in doubt, research and ask.





 Next week we will go back to our "regular programming." Most likely, we will continue the discussion about contracts. In the interim, if you want publishing content, please read more posts about publishing HERE.




The Tuesday talks reflect real discussions between the management of MSI Press LLC and our own authors or those would-be authors who come through our doors but don't make the cut--yet. If you have a topic you would like addressed, leave the question in the comment section. Chances are, in our 18 years of publishing first-time and experiences authors, we have had a conversation with one of our authors that we can share with you.

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