Brand spanking new & I already have a problem

Sweets · Jun 12, 2007

hello. i write and i edit stories. not professionally of course, but i do have one client, my boyfriend's best buddy. he wrote a sci fi novel and (unfortunately) sent it into Publish America!!!! they accepted it (duh) and now i'm trying to help him figure out how to get the publishing rights back from them. he already signed the contract and recieved his copy of the book (which was not at all edited).
anyways, if anyone has any experience with publish america that may be useful, we'd both appreciate it. and if anybody wants me to read their stuff i'll do my best to offer good criticism. however, i donot understand poetry and i apologize for my ineptitude with it.
fiction is my forte.
thanks
sweets

Nickie · Jun 12, 2007

Hello Sweets, and welcome to AW! About Publish America, I can only offer the advice: stay away from them. But once it's too late, there is no other option than to stick to the contract (7 years, right?). You can try and have your contract lifted - I know some people who have managed this. PA certainly doesn't do any editing, you have to do that yourself. They are only good in fooling authors and getting money from the books they themselves buy.

Nickie

Stew21 · Jun 12, 2007

We have a Publish America sub-forum attached to the bewares and backgrounds forum. Lots of conversation there between the people that know how it works with them. And possibly some suggestions on what's worked in the past regarding regaining rights.
Best of luck.

Mel · Jun 12, 2007

to AW, Sweets!

Here's all about PublishAmerica at AW.

Soccer Mom · Jun 12, 2007

Did someone say spanking? Huh?

Oh.

Well, :welcome:

and what they said about PA.

sassandgroove · Jun 12, 2007

Stew21 · Jun 12, 2007

oh Mom, I thought it too, but didn't want to scare the noob.

Symphony · Jun 12, 2007

Hi Sweets,

Not a very positive start, but hopefully now you're here on THIS forum things will look up for you very quickly. I'm sure you'll find loads of advice here and hopefully plenty to inspire you to get writing again in earnest.

I'm new, too - and have had my own probs with dodgy agencies, so I can feel for you although I was lucky enough to have an 'out' of my contract.

Best of luck,
Symphony

Ol' Fashioned Girl · Jun 12, 2007

Howdy and good luck with that PA thing... check out the PA threads and you'll get the best advice there. Welcome to AW.

glassquill · Jun 12, 2007

to AW, Sweets.

Foinah · Jun 12, 2007

Welcome! Everyone here is very helpful! I see there are already links to the PA threads! Best of luck with everything!

narnia · Jun 12, 2007

Hi Sweets! Sorry agout your troubles, hope it all works out. Remember what Annie said - 'tomorrow, tomorrow, there's always tomorrow'! :tongue

Seriously, there are a lot of great people hereabouts who can offer you support, great advice, and a lot of laughs! Oh, and another way to get in trouble at work when you're supposed to be, uh, working.

Jackie Coupe · Jun 13, 2007

Welcome to the cooler, hope that you have better luck than your friend placing your work!

Brand spanking new & I already have a problem

Sweets

Nickie

Not too old to learn

Stew21

Mel

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Soccer Mom

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sassandgroove

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Stew21

Symphony

Ol' Fashioned Girl

Hand? What hand?

glassquill

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Foinah

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narnia

Jackie Coupe

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