It has come to my attention that there is someone out there impersonating me on the phone and calling hopeful authors to offer them "contracts." I& #39;m trying to get to the bottom of this so please let me know if you have any info. I am so sorry to anyone who has experienced this.

I don& #39;t have all the information about the tactics this person is using yet, but please be aware that there is a scammer out there promising people contracts and using my name to do so. I am disgusted that people are out there taking advantage of writers in this way.

A legitimate agent is not going to call you up and promise you a contract. That isn& #39;t how the publishing submission process works.

Moving forward, I will conduct all my offer of representation calls over video as a way to verify my identity. Another way to know it is me is that I only ever email from my official Nelson Literary Agency email address. Writers, please do your research. Ask questions. Verify.

Trust your instincts. If something feels off, it probably is.