My experience with J. Adams
I have been trying to leave a comment for over a week now...finally today my account was activated.
When I first stumbled onto this forum and read the negative remarks about Jenoyne, I was terribly disheartened. I immediately emailed Jeff Rivera to see what he thought we should do about it. There wasn't much we could do but leave our own comments.
Jenoyne Adams called me February 2006 to introduce herself to me. At the same time, I was approached by several publishing companies asking to see if I was writing a book. I was not. I had an agent in 2003 and the experience was so bad, I swore that I'd never attempt to get into publishing again. That agent, by the way, has several best selling authors that she represents, but I hated her and she hated me. So I can understand how two people can have two completely different experiences with the same person.
That's why I thought it was only fair that I share my experiences with Jenoyne Adams. As I mentioned Jenoyne Adams called me. At the time I had nothing to submit. She said, "No problem, when you do, let me know." I was beginning to feel that the universe was pushing me to write a book and I attempted to write one. I immediately wrote 50 pages of a first draft and a proposal for a 75,000 word novel called Freestyle Chicas. I sent it to Jenoyne, she read it and immediately got back to me. She suggested some edits and I made those changes. I asked her if she thought it was possible to sell a partial. She explained to me she wasn't crazy about the idea but because I had a few hit plays, and a decent resume, she would try. I have to tell you that during that time Jenoyne Adams spent many days and many hours with me on the phone. I'm in NY and she's in LA. She worked on this immediately and had an idea of what editors would be interested. In a few weeks, she sent out the partial and we received interest from a few editors. In fact, I received an offer from one. We didn't want to jump on the first offer and there were a few editors who wanted to see a synopsis. I wrote a 15 page synopsis written in the first person. Jenoyne and I emailed each other back and forth and within a few days we had a synopsis we were both happy with. In a few days, we heard from Atria/Simon and Schuster, they made a pre-emptive bid.
I just want to say that Jenoyne Adams is a lovely person. Not once did I ever feel uncomfortable with her. She is honest and frank and will tell you what you need to make something saleable. I had a wonderful experience and look forward to working with her again. Even after the sale, Jenoyne continues to call me. So to hear that she never gets back to anyone is such a surprise because she answer all of my emails and phone calls in a timely fashion.
This business, as in any business, is about relationships. Either it clicks or a doesn't. I've had my share of disappointments as well. So I'm not saying anyone is wrong here...I just wanted to share my experience because I thought it was the fair thing to do here.
Thank you,
Linda Nieves-Powell
President
Latino Flavored Productions Inc.
www.latinoflavored.com