formally - 3 Sides publishing - Jodi Lee - OK, here's my question. I have been drowning in bad contracts and now have the opportunity to sign on with 3 sides. It appears that Jodi was in the publishing side for the past 5 years (mostly ebooks) and changed hats to agent in January of this year. There is no negative information out there - anywhere that I can find. I'm ready to sign on the dotted line. Anyone with any knowledge of this agent - please talk to me!!!
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Is there any positive information?
A good agent has sold books you've heard of.
For more discussion, read this article:
http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/004772.html
Please notice that only one of the four categories is an active scammer -- but only one of the four will do you any good.
A good agent has sold books you've heard of.
For more discussion, read this article:
http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/004772.html
Please notice that only one of the four categories is an active scammer -- but only one of the four will do you any good.
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Looks it. Here's the agency info.
http://www.sacredtriskele.net/3sides/index.html
Got burned out on being a publisher and switched to helping a friend get published. Probably has some ins with the many small/micro presses of the genre, but I doubt she'd be able to approach anywhere requiring agented submissions anytime soon.
http://www.sacredtriskele.net/3sides/index.html
Got burned out on being a publisher and switched to helping a friend get published. Probably has some ins with the many small/micro presses of the genre, but I doubt she'd be able to approach anywhere requiring agented submissions anytime soon.
Yes that's the website.
I've read it over many times. I'm a rookie - unknown - the only contracts I've been offered are from vanity presses. She has closed submission entries until September - doesn't ask for upfront fees - covers most expenses and has established some contacts over the years. I am going forth as the guinea pig - I think... probably.... will report to everyone. Not mailing contracts til tomorrow. Any more feedback?
I've read it over many times. I'm a rookie - unknown - the only contracts I've been offered are from vanity presses. She has closed submission entries until September - doesn't ask for upfront fees - covers most expenses and has established some contacts over the years. I am going forth as the guinea pig - I think... probably.... will report to everyone. Not mailing contracts til tomorrow. Any more feedback?
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{setvalue:subtlety=low} This agent has little chance of placing you anywhere that would sell more than a couple hundred copies. If that's all you want for your book, best of luck. If you have greater aspirations, keep looking.straightshooter said:
Straightshooter, it's not enough for an agent not to be a verified scammer. An agent must be proven good enough for you to consider being represented by that agent. This one isn't.
Have enough respect for yourself and your work not to jump at wanna-be agents just because you think that's the best you can do. If you can't get a good agent with the work you have, then write a better book. There are no shortcuts to success in writing.
Fingers crossed for you.
Have enough respect for yourself and your work not to jump at wanna-be agents just because you think that's the best you can do. If you can't get a good agent with the work you have, then write a better book. There are no shortcuts to success in writing.
Fingers crossed for you.
Proverbial tail between legs.
Writing has been a hobby for me and was never about lots of money - just a chance to get out there.... but this stuff is turning out better than I ever thought it would. You guys are right. Nothing of value will be lost in waiting and learning. Thanks for all your helpful feedback. Now I need to push my luck with the group one last time and ask about a New Zealand (moving to california)- Publishing company. I will begin a new thread for the benefit of my fellow rookies - who will soon be asking about this new publisher coming to a theater near you !!!
Writing has been a hobby for me and was never about lots of money - just a chance to get out there.... but this stuff is turning out better than I ever thought it would. You guys are right. Nothing of value will be lost in waiting and learning. Thanks for all your helpful feedback. Now I need to push my luck with the group one last time and ask about a New Zealand (moving to california)- Publishing company. I will begin a new thread for the benefit of my fellow rookies - who will soon be asking about this new publisher coming to a theater near you !!!
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Oops. Not good. You should never ever ever ever ever pay anything at all to get your book into print. Not unless you want to, of course, but if you do, make sure your eyes are W-I-D-E open.straightshooter said:
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Most agents do expect clients to bear some of the expense of submission--postage, photocopying, FedEx, long distance phone calls, and the like. They let these costs accrue and deduct them from your advance, or, less typically (and less desirably), bill them after they're incurred.RobCurtis said:
You shouldn't have to pay any submissions costs upfront, though, nor should the costs you're expected to bear include pointless extras (such as a photo of you to send to publishers) or normal business overhead (stationary, travel, general office expense).
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I was offered a contract - but refrained because the only form of contact was email. It took her weeks to respond to questions, so we parted after she informed me that her phone and office situation was not yet on line. She would be moving her establishment to the US soon - thus making real live person contact possible. If I decided to go with her at that time - I was welcome. Last month - I contacted her again and asked if she had moved yet? Her response - " it is not necessary to be in the US to be a good agent and she was tired of the implication." She was not accepting any new MS's at this time. She is still not available and apparently (based on the above information )- full of s**t.
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Even in this age, you can do a lot of things via email and cellphone but agenting takes of a lot of face to face meetings and personal contacts. In other words, you don't have to be in the US to be a good agent but it makes it much, more, much diificult.
http://www.jodilee.ca/
Jodi Lee Wetherup has changed hats again to professional editor (Marked in Red), mainly for Apex and Lachesis/LBF.
Jodi Lee Wetherup has changed hats again to professional editor (Marked in Red), mainly for Apex and Lachesis/LBF.
Updating with new links:
http://jodilee.sacredtriskele.net/?page_id=1353
http://www.mts.net/~jjrc1/index.html
http://jodilee.sacredtriskele.net/?page_id=1353
http://www.mts.net/~jjrc1/index.html
It looks like the editing is part-time, with limited slots available.
The previous post mentioned there was:
http://jodilee.sacredtriskele.net/?p=1755
The previous post mentioned there was:
http://jodilee.sacredtriskele.net/?p=1669