Publishing Horror Stories: The Expensive Mistakes Authors Never See Coming

Publishing Horror Stories: The Expensive Mistakes Authors Never See Coming

June 12, 2026 · 28 min · Season 6 · Episode 24

About this episode

The episode discusses common publishing disasters authors face, often due to unreliable help and advice.

You hired help so publishing would feel easier. Instead, your Amazon listing disappears, your book ends up connected to the wrong author page, and suddenly nobody can figure out who actually owns the account. Sound dramatic? We wish it were rare. In this episode, Penny Sansevieri and Amy Cornell pull back the curtain on the publishing disasters they keep seeing behind the scenes, many caused not by outright scams, but by freelancers, “experts,” and AI-generated advice that sounds confident wh...

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