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Preditors and Editors does not recommend Damnation either. AW and PE consensus, and it's enough to avoid them.
Yeah, but RoF is very respectable, and it seems unlikely that those running the mag would stay on if they didn't have some faith in the new owners.
I just checked out Damnation. Whats with the four asterisks between each scene? Seems kinda silly to me but I am considering trying them first when I get my WIP done.
I had the thing on my contract about termination fees. It is between 50-1000 dollars depending on the time and moneyd they put into your book.
The Better Business Beuro gave them an A+ and that is a tough thing to get from them.
Just because 1 person had a bad experience with them doesnt mean everyone has had one.
I would be wary of signing a contract with a termination fee. Are you able to get the contract terminated and your rights reverted at no charge if the publisher doesn't perform? For example, does your contract have a clause that states if the book hasn't gone into production within a specified period of time that you can request your rights back with no penalty?
it says that if it is not published within a year or the company should go bankrupt all rights are returned to the author.
I had the thing on my contract about termination fees. It is between 50-1000 dollars depending on the time and moneyd they put into your book.
Today, 08:33 PM
djherren
I love mysterious projects!
This is the scariest thing I've read in a while. Complete edits in 24 hours after the editor asked for an intensive rewrite? Even assuming you talked your editor around from the tense change, he/she couldn't have done more than basic content editing yet.Originally Posted by Darren Frey View Post
Everything should work out considering 24 hours later the book is almost completely edited to the editor's liking.
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Today, 08:35 PM
firedrake
working on one book at a time.
Um...yeah....this.Originally Posted by djherren View Post
This is the scariest thing I've read in a while. Complete edits in 24 hours after the editor asked for an intensive rewrite? Even assuming you talked your editor around from the tense change, he/she couldn't have done more than basic content editing yet.
I had fairly light edits for my book and they took more than 24 hours.
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Today, 08:43 PM
Darren Frey
Vampire At Heart
No no these are the edits I did which was changing from present to past tense. Its hard to tell what else she will want me to do to it.
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Today, 08:47 PM
djherren
I love mysterious projects!
OH. I would call those revisions, not edits. Also, how in the name of sweet baby Jesus did you do that in < 24 hours?!? O_OOriginally Posted by Darren Frey View Post
No no these are the edits I did which was changing from present to past tense. Its hard to tell what else she will want me to do to it.
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Today, 08:54 PM
Darren Frey
Vampire At Heart
well it is not completely done yet. I broke it in half and gave my wife the first half to do and I took the 2nd half. Mine is done and hers is about halfway done. I will try to help her finish it today.Originally Posted by djherren View Post
OH. I would call those revisions, not edits. Also, how in the name of sweet baby Jesus did you do that in < 24 hours?!? O_O
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Today, 09:05 PM
brainstorm77
Weaver of romance
Everything put aside, this changing tense thing should have been brought to your attention before any contract was offered or signed.
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Today, 09:13 PM
priceless1
Under a messy desk
This. If I have a big issue with a manuscript, I discuss those issues at the time of the contract offer. You don't just sign an author and say, "Oh hi, um, we need to you change the tense." And how you can effectively do this in 24 hours is beyond me. This is major.Originally Posted by brainstorm77 View Post
Everything put aside, this changing tense thing should have been brought to your attention before any contract was offered or signed.
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Today, 09:20 PM
Darren Frey
Vampire At Heart
My book is only 40,000 words and it was already told in first person narrative so it was not very hard to do but I agree with you and the person above, they should have discussed it with me. The CEO of the company even read it before I was given my publishing deal so I don't know what is going on over there. I will know better than to deal with them again.Originally Posted by priceless1 View Post
This. If I have a big issue with a manuscript, I discuss those issues at the time of the contract offer. You don't just sign an author and say, "Oh hi, um, we need to you change the tense." And how you can effectively do this in 24 hours is beyond me. This is major.
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Today, 09:22 PM
djherren
I love mysterious projects!
I agree. My writing partner and I have been working with our Samhain editor for three years now, and she still lets us know with a contract offer what her thoughts are on revisions. That way, we can decide whether we agree or discuss them with her before a contract is processed.Originally Posted by priceless1 View Post
If I have a big issue with a manuscript, I discuss those issues at the time of the contract offer.
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Today, 09:45 PM
priceless1
Under a messy desk
It's simply good business. That way everyone knows up front what the issues are and can agree or disagree with those changes. The upside is avoid wasting everyone's time.Originally Posted by djherren View Post
I agree. My writing partner and I have been working with our Samhain editor for three years now, and she still lets us know with a contract offer what her thoughts are on revisions. That way, we can decide whether we agree or discuss them with her before a contract is processed.
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I've just read the samples of some books from this press. Anyone considering submitting here at the very least should download samples from several of their titles and read them with a critical eye. The ones I read were full of mistakes that I wouldn't expect to find in work that had actually been edited. These were glaring. And the prose itself, the storytelling, far below what I'd consider to be publishable quality.This is the scariest thing I've read in a while. Complete edits in 24 hours after the editor asked for an intensive rewrite? Even assuming you talked your editor around from the tense change, he/she couldn't have done more than basic content editing yet.