"Editor"

As some of you know, either by my tweets or by reading Seraphim, the "editor" I hired was basically a scam artist. Not basically. Definitely a scam artist. His phone number is no longer in service and my emails to him are "unable to be delivered". After searching for him on social media, I found several men with his name. The bank won't refund my money because he "Technically did provide the service he advertised, no matter how unhappy [I] may be with the results". The credit card company associated with the debit card said pretty much the same thing with one interesting addition: The name he gave me was most likely FAKE. The $1,200 I sent was received by a man with a different name in a state other than the one he said he was in. Different name guy told the credit card company that that the "editor" works for his company and that the charge to me was legitimate and the standard amount charged for their services. Long story short, I won't be getting my money back and there are 216 copies of Seraphim out in the world, torturing me with their cringeiness. Moral of the story, kids: Always vet your editors/proofreaders with other writers before hiring. Anyone can send out a professional looking email and swindle you.