I would like
to take this time to warn my fellow authors of a scam artist that is lurking in
our community. I know that she has done work for quite few of you, but I feel
the need to warn my peers.
Ebony Simone
McMillan offered to do me a favor and edit a book of mine. She had reviewed one
of my books and set up a blog tour for me, so I thought I was in good hands.
She seemed well known and well respected so I was really touched when she said
that she would do it for free.
Being that
it was pro bono, I said nothing when it took her six weeks, because again – she
was doing me a huge favor. I set my release date when she told me she would
have it done by then. Two weeks before the release date, I asked her about it.
On two separate occasions, she told me that she was just about to send it to
me. I brushed it off at first, because I knew that she was busy and had small
children.
But then, 6
days before my book was due out – she stopped responding to any sort of
communication. Texts, messages, calls, emails… she responded to nothing.And then, 3
days before the book was due out I found out that she was trying to help my old
publisher fom BraveGirl Publishing – Julia Press Simmons – sabotage my release
date.
I am not
sure why Ebony got involved with the grudge that Julia has with me. But the
fact of the matter is that her integrity has been compromised. That isn't something that our community can allow or deal with.
As authors
we work too hard and too long on the things that we love to have something like
this happen. There shouldn’t be manipulation, lies and backstabbing in our
community. We should leave that to the politicians.
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