When you say her are you speaking about yourself? The name, your user name with the C and G? What agency?cdg1951 said:Any comments on this agency? I thought I had read something about her but couldn't find anything in a search. Any comments are greatly appreciated!
[/font]We have picked up some sales for the requested agent, but we are also aware of reports that this agent makes upfront charges (i.e. levies costs before a ms is sold). This practice is outside the norms of the industry, contrary to the highest standards of agent behavior, and highly disapproved of by publishers. As a matter of policy we at AR&E do not recommend any agent indulging in these shenanigans, however many books that person may have sold. If a dubious agent can sell your work, rest assured someone with more acceptable ethics can do so also....
Dave, I don't understand what you got that was worth $35.Dave Sloane said:At least I got my $35 bucks worth.
Dave Sloane said:I got my thirty-five bucks worth because Julie read my book, "Methadone
Clinic" from cover to cover. She wrote me back to tell me so and I believe
her because there was nothing in it for her to tell me this. Gusay was the
only agency that bit when I sent out all of my original queries, so I sent
them a copy of my book and she read it. Good karma. No?
Actually, it was about 25 years. I know 'cause I was there.Dave Sloane said:IIn the
old days when there were all of these small publishing houses it was much
easier to get your novel published. That was like fifty years ago.
Hopefully, as few as possible. When an agency wants money to read your manuscript--no matter how small the amount--you can never be sure they're asking to read because they're interested, or because they want the fee. If you pay up, you really are gambling, and odds are you'll lose.One more thing--how may of you guys would not gamble the thirty-five bucks if Gusay invited you to send in the first fifty?