Carly Heath
Author of THE RECKLESS KIND (Soho Teen) | host/producer of THE OUR FLAG MEANS FANFICTION PODCAST & THE HAUNTED HOLLYWOOD HOUR PODCAST | speechwriter, ghostwriter, journalist, aspiring TV writer. 👉👈 🥺 💙
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- Incredibly hurt & disappointed to learn that I'm banned from participating in the Act of Grace con bc ppl who don't like me complained. You could just not watch that panel but instead you needed me removed. Absolutely wild. This fandom is one of the kindest on earth but also one of the cruelest.
- You are hands down the best thing about this fandom, Ringa.
- Authors - There sure are a lot of AI scammers reaching out to us re: book clubs. Some seem very legit. The first thing I ask is "Will you be asking me to pay a fee?" and their response is always "No of course not. Authors are never asked to pay a fee." So, I'm just directing them to my publisher.
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View full threadBut just to play it safe, I'm letting my publisher handle it. They can screen out the scammers.
- Here's a good breakdown of AI scams targetting authors annerallen.com/2025/11/upda...
- I'm also just replying: you are always welcome to recommend any author's books to bookclubs and invite any author to author talks. We're usually excited to participate. Like I don't get the whole AI "can I have your permission to recommend your *wonderful book* to book clubs" thing?
