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One-on-One with Writer Beware's Victoria Strauss

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November 13, 2024

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1 Hours

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Publishing

Because of writers' passions for pursuing their dreams, we seem to be prime victims of scammers. No one works as hard as Victoria Strauss to investigate and educate writers on the people trying to rip money out of our hands.

Jeanne Veillette Bowerman chats with Victoria about her career and passion for protecting writers, including you in the conversation with a live Q&A during the chat.

Join us and learn what to watch for when an unexpected email shows up with an offer that's too good to be true.

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Victoria Strauss
Victoria Strauss is the author of nine novels for adults and young adults, including the Way of Arata epic fantasy duology (The Burning Land and The Awakened City) and Passion Blue and Color Song, a pair of historical novels for teens. In addition, she has written a handful of short stories, hundreds of book reviews, and a number of articles on writing and […]
Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
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Jeanne Veillette Bowerman is a Senior Executive at Pipeline Media Group and Book Pipeline, Editor-in-Chief of Pipeline Artists, co-host of the Pipeline Artists original podcasts, "Reckless Creatives" and "The Story Will Save You," former Editor-in-Chief of Script magazine and a former Senior Editor at Writer's Digest. Her Script column "Balls of Steel" was selected as recommended reading by Universal Writers Program. A […]

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