What do you think of Predators and Editors website? - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T06:42:49Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:65753?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A65892&feed=yes&xn_auth=nothank you for that. that scam…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-23:537324:Comment:662402007-08-23T16:35:25.298Zcarole gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PhyllisDietrichson
thank you for that. that scammer guy==was that a ruse, groundwork to get you to shell out money? scary. i see what you mean. use it as a tool. and check on them! thanks so much. i am grateful.
thank you for that. that scammer guy==was that a ruse, groundwork to get you to shell out money? scary. i see what you mean. use it as a tool. and check on them! thanks so much. i am grateful. I think P&E is probably t…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-23:537324:Comment:662132007-08-23T15:39:48.904ZHarry Hunsickerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/harryhunsicker
I think P&E is probably the single most valuable agent tool out there for aspiring writers. That said, I wouldn't use it as the basis for <i>choosing</i> an agent or publisher. I see it more as a tool for NOT choosing an agent or editor.<br />
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I queried <a href="http://www.harryhunsicker.com/writers.htm">118 agents</a> for my first novel. The last thing I did before I sent 117 of those queries was to verifty the legitimacy of that particular agent with P&E. The one I didn't check? Turned out…
I think P&E is probably the single most valuable agent tool out there for aspiring writers. That said, I wouldn't use it as the basis for <i>choosing</i> an agent or publisher. I see it more as a tool for NOT choosing an agent or editor.<br />
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I queried <a href="http://www.harryhunsicker.com/writers.htm">118 agents</a> for my first novel. The last thing I did before I sent 117 of those queries was to verifty the legitimacy of that particular agent with P&E. The one I didn't check? Turned out to be a scammer who requested my book within 48 hours. (The fast response time was my first clue that something was amiss.)<br />
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P&E isn't perfect but if I could tell an aspiring author about only one resource for getting published, it would probably be that one. But, as others have said, it's best to use a variety of resources when it comes to researching agents, etc. Sure, just like the rest of o…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-22:537324:Comment:659362007-08-22T19:53:56.234ZJack Getzehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
Sure, just like the rest of our lives. Ups and downs.
Sure, just like the rest of our lives. Ups and downs. Absolutely - and same with pu…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-22:537324:Comment:659262007-08-22T19:27:05.208ZSandra Ruttanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Sandramre
Absolutely - and same with publishers who charge fees to be published. The real scammers play off your desire to be published and how good it feels to have an offer. My first contract offer (from a UK publisher) was all perfect, perfect, perfect until I saw the contract - 10,000 pounds to be published and they had the right to all your future works at the same contract terms. When I raised the fact that wasn't what they'd told me in emails they kept saying things like, "These are good…
Absolutely - and same with publishers who charge fees to be published. The real scammers play off your desire to be published and how good it feels to have an offer. My first contract offer (from a UK publisher) was all perfect, perfect, perfect until I saw the contract - 10,000 pounds to be published and they had the right to all your future works at the same contract terms. When I raised the fact that wasn't what they'd told me in emails they kept saying things like, "These are good questions. If you have more just forward them on." But they never addressed the issues. Those are big warning signs. sounds good to me. I'll go th…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-22:537324:Comment:659112007-08-22T18:25:50.819Zcarole gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PhyllisDietrichson
sounds good to me. I'll go that way. thanks so much jack. by the way, you did get fed up every now and then when you were writing, right?<br />
i had a string of great days writing (the past week), and today i feel like my head is down to my knees even though i wrote two chapters and worked on notes!
sounds good to me. I'll go that way. thanks so much jack. by the way, you did get fed up every now and then when you were writing, right?<br />
i had a string of great days writing (the past week), and today i feel like my head is down to my knees even though i wrote two chapters and worked on notes! Carole, I would have been ter…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-22:537324:Comment:659082007-08-22T18:02:20.710ZJack Getzehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
Carole, I would have been terrified if I hadn't of had, and trusted, my agent. I think that's the way to get started--find an agent.
Carole, I would have been terrified if I hadn't of had, and trusted, my agent. I think that's the way to get started--find an agent. scary. thank you. didn't you…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-22:537324:Comment:659032007-08-22T17:35:17.741Zcarole gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PhyllisDietrichson
scary. thank you. didn't you find it all daunting at first. i'm so green! i guess i'll learn. thanks for your reply!
scary. thank you. didn't you find it all daunting at first. i'm so green! i guess i'll learn. thanks for your reply! Yes, the reason P&E put a…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-22:537324:Comment:658922007-08-22T16:46:39.128ZSandra Ruttanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Sandramre
Yes, the reason P&E put a 'not recommended' on the pub. of SC was the reason I cited above. (And come on, what publisher doesn't try to get as much as they can first time out with initial offer contract? It's the offer you negotiate from, not to.) In fact, I'm curious to know how they're treating Simon & Schuster these days, after all the brouhaha about their contract changes... (And like any of us would brush off a contract with S&S lightly.)<br />
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While I'd say now I wouldn't recommend…
Yes, the reason P&E put a 'not recommended' on the pub. of SC was the reason I cited above. (And come on, what publisher doesn't try to get as much as they can first time out with initial offer contract? It's the offer you negotiate from, not to.) In fact, I'm curious to know how they're treating Simon & Schuster these days, after all the brouhaha about their contract changes... (And like any of us would brush off a contract with S&S lightly.)<br />
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While I'd say now I wouldn't recommend the pub. I was referring to, it's for the kind of reasons you can't find on a contract. There's a lot more than that to assessing a publisher.<br />
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And any site that deletes comments contrary to the opinion they uphold is suspect. If they stand by their conclusion they should have nothing to fear from differing opinions. thank you jack. great feedbac…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-22:537324:Comment:658712007-08-22T15:40:55.246Zcarole gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PhyllisDietrichson
thank you jack. great feedback. my God, have I got a lot to learn!
thank you jack. great feedback. my God, have I got a lot to learn! thanks for that! duly noted.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-08-22:537324:Comment:658692007-08-22T15:39:53.730Zcarole gillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PhyllisDietrichson
thanks for that! duly noted.
thanks for that! duly noted.