Episode 49: Authors Who Argued with Us Before, During, and After Getting Scammed

The WritersWeekly Podcast · Jul 16, 2026 · 56m

Have you ever found yourself in the following situation?

Someone comes to you to ask your opinion about some decision they are trying to make. Maybe it's dating or marriage advice. Maybe it's something about their career. Perhaps it has to do with some large purchase they want to make.

You give them excellent advice based on your expertise, along with facts and logic; not emotion. Then, they go and do the EXACT OPPOSITE of what you advised.

You wonder to yourself, "Why did this person ask for my advice in the first place!?" Kind of makes you want to slap them upside the head, doesn't it?!…