I signed up at www.writers.net and somehow was assigned an agent. His/Her name is Ashley Glenn.
Comments?
Comments?
James D. Macdonald said:FWIW, I've been a member of WN for years, and never got assigned an agent. Nor have I heard of it happening to others.
Looks like I've got some updating to do! Thanks for letting me know.Elwyn said:The Fantasy Ring Link on your Web site that points to http://www.3rdr.com/fantasy/ doesn't work. Just checked, the FWA links also bad. SWFA link is okay. Opps, this is also a bad link: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Lofts/9134/ring.htm
This is weird. A new poster on WN just stated that his book is coming out with PA and lists his agent as Ashley Glenn.
Here's what this new "published" author has next to his bio:
I am twenty one and currently living in Abilene, Texas, a fantastic city that I truly love. At first, my major goal in life was to be a video game designer, programming games. But that didn't last long as my true interest has always been writing science fiction stories. I graduated from Abilene Eagle Charter, one of the best schools, I think. Throughout my efforts to be an author, I have received a lot of support ,encouragement, and guidance from all of my family, friends, and my great tutor Michael Mirolla.
I didn't plan to attend college as I went with the flow and found Winghill writing school to further my education. They have been like a college because of the solid advice I've obtained from my tutor and constructive criticism I've had to deal with throughout my learning experience. I've been told from many people that I am quite talented and have a knack for writing science fiction.
The school has helped make my dream come true and I am certain to write many more science fiction novels in the future. I have a high drive and flaming passion to be one of the great authors of today. I learned about your publication from an actual science fiction author by the name of Billy Joe Sharp Jr. I e-mailed him some of my story and he thought it had a great shot at getting published and so suggested a terrific publication. I have become published, it will be my first book in print. But hopefully not my last!
Reads like a true PA writer, to be sure.
Ummmm....that's a rhetorical kind of a question, right? Asked and answered by implication?The question is about Ashley Glenn.
What kind of agent sells a client's book to PublishAmerica?
I am very uncomfortable with posting people's personal information in this way. It seems unnecessarily denigrating to me. We already know that many PA authors are misguided, misled, deluded, or just plain ignorant--I don't see that we need to publicly humiliate them by holding their naive statements up to ridicule--especially when they aren't here to respond and defend themselves. Even if this wasn't your intent in your post, ThatGuy, it's the general effect. It would have been enough simply to point out the Ashley Glenn-PA connection.This is weird. A new poster on WN just stated that his book is coming out with PA and lists his agent as Ashley Glenn.
Here's what this new "published" author has next to his bio: