Helen Vann

🌶️ For 🩵 peace.🕊️

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My art with amaryllis flower

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My floral art
Vera Kober

[Joyce Carol Oates @JoyceCarolOates]

WARNING TO WRITERS.
"I’m sure you are all familiar with phishing emails that try to get either money or personal information out of you by impersonating someone trustworthy. Over the last couple of years, however, these scams have become increasingly sophisticated—and increased exponentially in scale—through the use of generative artificial intelligence.
Today’s scam emails are often personalized, with detailed information about you and your books, and give the impression of having been written by someone who has read your work. They may be impersonating a fellow author or a real book club or literary festival and use the name of a real person affiliated with the organization, so that when you Google them they seem legitimate. They may even use a plausible email address without the typographical errors or bunch-of-numbers that used to give scammers away.
That said, here are some tips for recognizing scam emails:
1) In general, always be cautious with cold emails from people or organizations you don’t recognize. Look at the email address it comes from and read the contents closely, looking out for any of the signs below.
2) Effusive compliments and flowery language – While real readers may occasionally reach out to you to share how much they love your books, real book clubs and literary festivals will usually take a more business-like approach. Emails written with generative ai often have an overly flattering tone and use exaggerated language to describe just how amazing your book is.

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Iris flower painting
My floral art