tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post2402398313635332198..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Is this a legit publisher? Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-91075821353051561252022-10-28T18:11:56.643-04:002022-10-28T18:11:56.643-04:00I sent TCK a manuscript last February and received...I sent TCK a manuscript last February and received a confirmation that they had received it. Their story is they respond in 90 days. After not hearing from them for four months I sent a query. I received an auto response that they had my manuscript and they would get back to me. I never heard from them again. Reading these other comments I think they did me a favor but not responding.Don Frankelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07137944899346485390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-7778816064703896762016-12-07T14:37:50.787-05:002016-12-07T14:37:50.787-05:00Colin: Absolutely. And I'm trying to be a mor...<b>Colin</b>: Absolutely. And I'm trying to be a more active commenter, instead of just passively soaking up the awesomeness around here. FWIW, it's starting to show up for pre-order. Currently waiting on the cover. I have a sneaky feeling that's when it'll start to feel "real".<br /><br /><b>MA Hudson</b>: I wish he had gotten to sign the contract with me--oh, who am I trying to kid; I wish he had gotten to finish the <i>next</i> book as well (and several dozen more that we had ideas for)--but I'm forever grateful he knew the book would be published. Lifetime of memories, oh yes.Casey Karphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10592351859886981726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-57591657280142350552016-12-07T06:36:43.629-05:002016-12-07T06:36:43.629-05:00OP - It's that bit about paying the publisher ...OP - It's that bit about paying the publisher $500 that rings alarm bells. Sounds totally dodgy. And why bother anyway? As everyone else is saying, you could do just as good a job yourself without losing control or money. <br /><br />Julie - those crayon drawings! I never knew crayola were capable of such fine applications. Makes me want to buy a set again.<br /><br />Casey - I understand how bittersweet your situation is. On the sweet side, it's so lovely that you were able to share the experience of authoring a book. Such beautiful (and soon to be tangible) memories to hold onto. <br /><br />MA Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055543285024785889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-54350127602919040022016-12-07T01:49:22.234-05:002016-12-07T01:49:22.234-05:00Remember this mantra: Money moves toward the autho...Remember this mantra: Money moves toward the author. Not away. If anyone asks for money to read or publish your work, you move on.Ardenwolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14053900506482830292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-38710605206087627142016-12-06T22:49:16.252-05:002016-12-06T22:49:16.252-05:00Theresa: I don't even want to imagine... fluff...<b>Theresa</b>: I don't even want to imagine... fluffy bunnies fluffy bunnies fluffy bunnies...<br /><br /><b>Casey</b>: That's both sad and awesome. I wish you well with the project. Don't forget to let us know when it's published. :)Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-49914934756093417062016-12-06T21:10:03.109-05:002016-12-06T21:10:03.109-05:00Casey, what a great story! Hope things go well, bo...Casey, what a great story! Hope things go well, both for you and for your father's memory.InkStainedWenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07248786662965579123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-22245415624692060102016-12-06T20:41:54.998-05:002016-12-06T20:41:54.998-05:00InkstainedW*: Congratulations! Wonderful as it is...InkstainedW*: Congratulations! Wonderful as it is, signing that contract is pretty darn scary, isn't it? But you've got your foot in the door, and there's no looking back now.<br /><br />If I can toot my own horn a little, I know whereof I speak on signing.<br /><br />My father (Larry Karp; feel free to Google him) had several mysteries published over the years. He took a break from fiction to write a biography, and then when he came back to fiction, he decided he needed wanted to do something new to him, involving bringing in some elements from outside the genre. He asked me to collaborate with him because (a) I'm a longtime SFF reader and (b) I've got two novels finished, even if I'm still shoving them in front of agents.<br /><br />The result: our collaboration will be published next summer, from a well-regarded small press.<br /><br />Signing that contract was especially bittersweet as Dad passed away after the publisher accepted the book, but before we had signed. So I've got that foot inside the door too, and quite dizzy with the mix of anticipation and sheer terror!Casey Karphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10592351859886981726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-60673280625306857592016-12-06T18:59:04.510-05:002016-12-06T18:59:04.510-05:00Julie boy, can I relate. I put in a pretty big or...<b>Julie</b> boy, can I relate. I put in a pretty big order on Amazon, and when it all finally showed up, I realized I'd ordered one item twice - on two different days.<br /><br />Back it goes. Already doing returns and it's not even Christmas.Donnaevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026536210749494257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-74406128821230452722016-12-06T18:05:12.302-05:002016-12-06T18:05:12.302-05:00Big congratulations to ISW! Can't wait to lear...Big congratulations to ISW! Can't wait to learn the details.<br /><br />If we all pitch in for a stove and waffle iron, I wonder what we can get Janet to do. Something legal, of course.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165072684559960801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-10797850368995098012016-12-06T16:11:15.083-05:002016-12-06T16:11:15.083-05:00Donna
I'm pretty sure I lost mine. My mother ...<b>Donna</b><br /><br />I'm pretty sure I lost mine. My mother just called to thank me for her office chair. Now I had planned on buying her one, but I don't remember ordering it and frankly, I think I did so by accident since I was still shopping for the best deal.<br /><br />I'm swearing off all shopping sites until after the New Year...2018.Julie Weathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725236516593676381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-43340889232125828612016-12-06T15:08:06.756-05:002016-12-06T15:08:06.756-05:00Wow, Julie
I wonder if Don Marco does book covers....Wow, Julie<br />I wonder if Don Marco does book covers. <br /><br />Exciting time for InkStainedWench. I like positive real-life stories.<br /><br />Carolynn, I may use your services. I know I can trust you. Do you take electric can openers as payment?<br />Joseph S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07437663031050410028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-64730121280503316172016-12-06T14:46:57.919-05:002016-12-06T14:46:57.919-05:00I am losing my mind. I felt certain I had posted ...I am losing my mind. I felt certain I had posted twice today, but where my 2nd comment went ...........well. I might have somehow forgot I was posting b/c I got distracted by who knows what, and shut down the window.<br /><br />Geez. FIRST, congrats to <b>Mallory</b> for her FF win!<br /><br />SECOND, congrats to <b>InkStainedFillinwhateveryouwanttocallthispersonuntilweknowtheirrealname</b>!!! How exciting!<br /><br />Personally, I will be glad when we know Ink's real name so we can quite destroying it with our own idea of how our eyeballs see it.Donnaevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026536210749494257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-41115554175535233892016-12-06T14:45:47.641-05:002016-12-06T14:45:47.641-05:00Depending on the services required, I can be had f...Depending on the services required, I can be had for a stove.<br />And a waffle iron.<br /><br />Janet Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-44864188816085236832016-12-06T14:18:25.030-05:002016-12-06T14:18:25.030-05:00Brigid: If by any chance you live in Nevada, I wou...Brigid: If by any chance you live in Nevada, I would check the Mustang Ranch for your missing appliances. Mark Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262292085318047939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-78561625764215051762016-12-06T14:03:26.201-05:002016-12-06T14:03:26.201-05:00Julie Weathers, thanks for the Bob Mayer shout out...Julie Weathers, thanks for the Bob Mayer shout out. I just started reading Duty, Honor, Country trilogy. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535258952729018686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-21867343815971454142016-12-06T13:50:22.067-05:002016-12-06T13:50:22.067-05:00Congrats, InkStained! OP, hope you find YOUR best ...Congrats, InkStained! OP, hope you find YOUR best path to publication and sell a million. Good luck. Beth Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447148196867821907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-52594602125260998482016-12-06T13:41:40.413-05:002016-12-06T13:41:40.413-05:00Julie, Wow, what detailed, intricate work that cra...<b>Julie</b>, Wow, what detailed, intricate work that crayon artist does.<br /><br /><b>Inkstained</b>-congrats!! That's wonderful news. Yes, keep us posted.<br /><br />Opie, what everyone else has been saying. If someone wants $500 and 50% of my sales up front, my gut says nuh-uh. <br /><br />I'm finally home after attempting to go to work. My car was involved in a parking lot accident last Thursday but the passenger-side back bumper was bumped back into place (say that real fast) and held its own. Until today's blustery winds. Eight miles out of town on the freeway, the bumper bumped loose and would not be put back together again. Stopped at the local golf course (they're planning a Christmas event because there's no golf in Minnesota in winter) and even though they could not find duct tape, my car was frankensteined-enough that it could crawl back home. After spending the rest of the morning with insurance companies, my car is now in the body shop. And I'm enjoying a well-earned cup of cappuccino.Lisa Bodenheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17809067722921953857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-42582604504186142772016-12-06T13:31:43.584-05:002016-12-06T13:31:43.584-05:00BJ - awesome. Senior homes have the most apprecia...<b>BJ</b> - awesome. Senior homes have the most appreciative audiences. In the last place I lived, I used to visit a retirement home and just pound out tunes on their old dining hall piano. Once I played 'O Danny Boy.' A old gentleman tapped my piano as he was exiting, said he was a veteran and the music was beautiful and had made him cry. Oh the stories I'm sure they have. Hope you touch some lives this week!Lennon Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570629350169504234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-35500286169994779992016-12-06T12:46:53.386-05:002016-12-06T12:46:53.386-05:00Carolynn Do you do art like this with your crayons...<b>Carolynn</b> Do you do art <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY0WgNWqWkg" rel="nofollow">like this with your crayons?</a> If so I might reconsider this self publishing thing. Julie Weathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725236516593676381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-9573828483844744412016-12-06T12:30:09.415-05:002016-12-06T12:30:09.415-05:00I'm glad the OP has a manuscript ready to go. ...I'm glad the OP has a manuscript ready to go. That's a huge accomplishment. <br /><br />I would be very leery of this publishing company. I've had some small publishing companies ask me to submit <i>Far Rider</i> via various contests. Some are legitimate and others are a bit shady. It always pays to research. One got irked at me when I declined him several times and was pretty snippy.<br /><br />In the end, if I have to pay for editorial services, I will self publish. All the shady ones I looked at spent more time promoting themselves and getting more fish than they did their authors. It was like they thought slapping a author's picture on a page with their book was all they needed to do to promote the author and that was almost an afterthought. <br /><br />This publisher may not be scamming people, but you can do better.<br /><br /><b>Kathy</b> I'm glad you got involved with your elderly aunt, but how sad she's lost that money over this stuff. It happens so often. That being said, it will be good to get her memoir out there. <br /><br />I can understand her panic about getting published. A friend and I were talking about this the other day and the subject of age came up. When you're looking at the back end of the tunnel, you realize your options may be running out.<br /><br /><b>Inkstained</b> That is marvelous news. Congratulations. That is wonderful and exciting and what a great time of year. Keep us posted.<br /><br /><b>Brigid</b> Wow. I used to work for a large distribution center in the transportation department. We would very occasionally have a load turn up short, but thankfully most of the guys were very conscientious. Most of our shorts I tracked down to sloppy loaders. I'm so thankful I never had to have a discussion with corporate about hookers and small appliances.<br /><br />welcome back and congratulations on the new job.<br /><br />I wasn't able to make it to NY for the conference this year and hopefully to see Miss Janet, so I'm sending her a gift. My middle son has a bull heading to NY for the Professional Bull Riders show. When he told me about sending a bull to NY, I asked, "All in one piece? He's not wearing the golden arches brand, is he?"<br /><br />"No! He's going in one piece and you're not funny."<br /><br />So, Miss Janet, be looking for a visitor from Oklahoma. <br />Julie Weathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725236516593676381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-70315634200719457252016-12-06T11:15:03.841-05:002016-12-06T11:15:03.841-05:00Ah yes. Legitimate vs Legal. For instance, Publish...Ah yes. Legitimate vs Legal. For instance, Publish America, though scum, is not scam. Not completely. There are have been some court cases, may still be, but if they were illegal, they would have been shut down by now. Who knows? We can still hope.<br /><br />Scam: Illegal means of taking your money.<br />Scum: Legal means of taking your money.<br /><br />So what's legitimate? Remember the golden rule: In traditional publishing, the money flows TO the author. In self-publishing, control remains with the author.<br /><br />Scum will take your money AND control. And that's how you know they're scum.<br /><br />Lennon: (OT) It's been a crappy week so far, but I'm looking forward to my own slice of Heaven this afternoon - singing for senior citizens. The music is fun, the seniors are appreciative, and life just glows at those times. We have more performances at seniors homes next week. This is what makes the stressful weeks before Christmas liveable.BJ Muntainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977414826388000094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-27987735272669956282016-12-06T11:12:44.485-05:002016-12-06T11:12:44.485-05:00I just looked at this "publisher." By my...I just looked at this "publisher." By my read, it's a guy who's made a lot of $$ self-publishing on kindle, and making a training video about it. Looks like he only works through kindle so far. You'd still be self-publishing, albeit with possibly better editing and cover graphics than you'd do on your own. So in answer to the question, "Is he a legit publisher," he's not really a publisher at all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03581361783795436259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-77504470187295133362016-12-06T10:32:27.601-05:002016-12-06T10:32:27.601-05:00InkStainedRanch--I like that one, actually. Sugges...<b>InkStainedRanch</b>--I like that one, actually. Suggests some literary shenanigans of the Julie Weathers variety... or literary shenanigans with salad dressing. Whatever floats yer boat! ;)<br /><br /><b>Diane</b>: Ha! Excellent stuff. :) We had a Circuit City in Raleigh that, I must say, was not renown for its customer service. I would often avoid the sales staff because I usually knew more about what I was looking for than they did. The fact the sales staff often avoided the customers helped greatly. I wasn't too surprised when they closed. Mind you, Best Buy wasn't a lot better back then, though I think they've improved the quality of their help in recent years.Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-44140673820045307682016-12-06T10:07:27.100-05:002016-12-06T10:07:27.100-05:00Legality and ethics make a fascinating study in ju...Legality and ethics make a fascinating study in juxtaposition with creativity and aspiration. Not necessarily a pretty one ...<br /><br />InkStainedWench, HUZZAH! Cannot wait to hear, please definitely keep us posted.<br /><br />Brigid, that's splendid plot bunny material indeed. Colin, Circuit City was headquartered in my hometown. That being Virginian, we all miss it in a very Virginian way, and shop at Best Buy only with regretful memories of what once was.<br /><br />"How many Virginians does it take to change a light bulb?"<br /><br />Five. One to change the actual bulb, two more to stand off to one side shaking their heads and tut-tutting about how much better the old light bulb was and worrying the new CFL will give them migraines, and two more to write the history of the original bulb with maps and Civil War footnotes.DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-78196670272807738902016-12-06T10:04:17.020-05:002016-12-06T10:04:17.020-05:00Colin, you forgot Retch!
Yes, I'll let you kn...Colin, you forgot Retch!<br /><br />Yes, I'll let you know as soon as I get confirmation of title and how my name will appear (first/last or initials/last). Thank you!InkStainedWenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07248786662965579123noreply@blogger.com