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
