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If you ever witness someone being bullied, please:

1. Let them know they are not alone

2. Direct them to this website (the Do’s and Don’t’s page)

3. Shelve or tag their books positively on GR or Amazon

4. Vote up their books’ positive reviews (if the reviews help you)

4. Read and review their books honestly

Stalking and harassing someone and/or sabotaging their careers online is a criminal offense and should be reported to the appropriate authorities.  Here are a few links that may help in the fight against cyber crime.

Cyber Investigation Services

FBI

DOJ

http://www.justice.gov/criminal/cybercrime/

Report Cyber Stalkers

http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx

http://www.fightcyberstalking.org/

http://quitstalkingme.com/report-a-cyberstalker/

Helpful links:

http://www.cyberguards.com/CyberStalking.html

Internet Defamation:

http://www.callawyer.com/clstory.cfm?eid=928446&wteid=928446_Remedies_for_Web_Defamation

For more information on cyber-bullying, cyber-stalking and cyber-harassment, please read:

The following is a list of authors that have already been targeted.  If we missed any, please let us know.  There are many other authors that have been victims of bully attacks but have requested that we leave their names off the list.  Let’s give them a reason to have their names listed.  Please help these authors out by doing the steps listed above.

James Austen

Matthew Akers

Tasha Alexander

Cyn Balog

Dougie Brimson

Steph Campbell

Bill Cameron

Orson Scott Card

Leslie Carroll

Kiera Cass

Nicole Antonia Carson

Jessica Corra

Branks Cubrilo

Alain De Botton

M.T. Dismuke

Melissa Douthit

Judyann McCole

Simone Elkeles

Amanda Elyot

Leigh Fallon

Becca Fitzpatrick

Victoria Foyt

Emily Giffin

Julie Halpern

Laurel K. Hamilton

Rebecca Hamilton

Rachel Hawkins

Jaq. D. Hawkins

Alice Hoffman

Jaqueline Howett

Ruthi Kight

Dan Krokos

Amy Lane

Victoria Laurie

Scott Blagdon

Mark Lawrence

Elle Lothlorien

Deborah MacGillivray

Eoin Macken

Chris McGrath

Jamie McGuire

M.R. Matthias

Courtney Allison Moulton

Joseph Nicolosi

Jessica Park

Anne Rice

R.D. Ronald

John Simpson

L.B. Schulman

Annette Shaw

Kristin Secorsky

Robert Stanek

Kristin Michelle Adams

T.R. MacKie

Maggie Stiefvater

Pam Van Hylckama

M. Lauryl Lewis

Danielle Weiller

Katherine Ashe

Heather M. White

Ryan Winfield

Scotty Cade

Beverly Simcic

R.W. Peake

Martin Hopkins

Sofie Monroe

J.L. Morin

Sophie Monroe

Nadege Richards

Brittany Hiester

Sharon Desruisseaux

Eve Thomas

Kathryn Le Veque

Hugh Howey

Kristen Middleton

Emma Paul

Clarissa Wild

 

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