BARW - Bay Area Romance Writers

The Bay Area Romance Writer's newsletter is up & running AKA the BARW Communique bayarearomancewriters.com/newsletter Contains all the fun & exciting stuff @gailcarriger has gathered for the month about the author/publishing world + meeting info & more!

Smaller Than a Fingernail: Unboxing the World’s Tiniest Books youtu.be/faN_yEghseo?si…

Pen Name Privacy: How To Cover Your Digital Footprints justpublishingadvice.com/pen-name-priva…​ justpublishingadvice.com/pen-name-priva…

SFWA Retreats After Opening Nebula Awards to Works Created with Gen AI steampunk-explorer.com/news/sfwa-retr…

A fascinating overview and interesting perspective of the current state of the publishing industry right now. substack.com/home/post/p-18…

Royalties in Arrears: Mango Publishing / Blushing Books / Bottlecap Press writerbeware.blog/2025/11/21/roy…

If a Famous Author Calls, Hang Up: Anatomy of an Impersonation Scam from Writer Beware writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/if-…

Update on those Flattering AI Book Marketing Scams from Anne R. Allen annerallen.com/2025/11/update…

Author Beware: How Scammers Target Indie Authors writtenwordmedia.com/avoid-author-s…

Authors have reported getting regular letters from known publishers but they are fakes. Similar to those mentioned here: writerbeware.blog/2025/10/20/arm… Other scams in a similar vein use/offer book clubs, book tours, Amazon business “developers” and more. writerbeware.blog/2025/10/20/arm…

Why Every Author Still Needs a Website in 2025 (And How to Make Yours a Reader Magnet) writtenwordmedia.com/why-every-auth…

The Great Author Central Lockout: Amazon’s Latest Frustration amarketingexpert.com/2025/10/09/the…

The Anthropic Class Action Settlement: What You Need to Know Right Now from Writer Beware writerbeware.blog/2025/10/31/the…

Authors’ Class Action Lawsuit Against OpenAI Moves Ahead publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/di…

The Strange Reason Chinese Doesn’t Borrow Words​ youtu.be/yujUbIyw0j0?si…

A Dr of Linguistics talking about coda words like totes and adorbs. Absolutely fascinating. (YouTube) youtu.be/FM5e9Vb1noE?si…

Love is in the air, as interest in romance books skyrockets​ wbur.org/hereandnow/202…

How To Optimize Your Ebook Metadata To Boost Sales justpublishingadvice.com/optimize-your-…

Bartz v. Anthropic Settlement: An Update for Authors writerbeware.blog/2025/09/26/bar…

Five Copyright Office Resources You May Not Know Exist blogs.loc.gov/copyright/2025…

Return of the Nigerian Prince Redux: Beware Book Club and Book Review Scams​ writerbeware.blog/2025/09/19/ret…​ writerbeware.blog/2025/09/19/ret…