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That's absurdly cruel. Who said I was seeking them out? I thought we were meant to check out publishers, and that that was the point of this. No need for the personal attacks associated with it. Total jerkwad response there.
There are no agents in Australia who will consider fantasy writing.
That being said, there is one agent who will take it anyway and, for $8,000, will publish it himself.
I'm not sure if that is a scam or not.
Hi guys. So I wanted to know if any of you have heard of a publisher called Hydra Productions, and whether they are legitimate or not.
https://www.hydraproductionsonline.com/
Hydra Publishing, for reference, are definitely legitimate, as they are listed on Penguin Random House's website as being their science fiction, horror and fantasy imprint.
Hydra Productions, according to their CEO (who I talked to), said that they are currently an independent publisher but aim to be an imprint for Harper Collins, but are yet to finish their negotiations.
I got the two mixed up at one stage, and thought that they were already an imprint of Penguin, but they corrected me and said that that was a different one and they are not at that stage yet.
As for my interactions with them, first off I wanted to go in some anthologies and ended up with two that are run by individual people, and then after a while they invited me to join Hydra Productions, which I did, and then the CEO of Hydra Productions, Raven, asked me what I was doing in her group, and was quite aggressive about it, but then I explained that I was with those anthologies, and I was sorry about that. We got to talking, and over about two hours the conversation led to me talking about my book, and she was quite curious about it and, while I didn't show the manuscript, she said that she'd probably be happy to publish it, if my other deals fall through, but we can deal with that situation later on if and when it happens.
I also talked to four of their authors and they all said that they were wonderful.
I just wanted to make sure that they are legit. I mean, I haven't signed anything but they do sound good, but are they too good to be true?
We offer a full range of author services for those who prefer to self-publish or already have a long-term contract elsewhere.
I've asked the moderators to remove this thread as it has become dishonest. From my dealings with Hydra they are a good press. And who said that is who I started with? I started with Penguin Random House, thank you very much, and they are the publisher I have been with previously. This forum is not coming across as a particularly honest forum. Penguin offered to publish my book too, so what's your point? I think there are some people here who are not legitimately asking questions. Hydra are a small press but an honest one. They should not be being criticised because one bad author found their way onto their list. Totally unfair.
Uh, what is Wix? Not to sidetrack, but that flew well over my head.
I've asked the moderators to remove this thread as it has become dishonest. From my dealings with Hydra they are a good press. And who said that is who I started with? I started with Penguin Random House, thank you very much, and they are the publisher I have been with previously. This forum is not coming across as a particularly honest forum. Penguin offered to publish my book too, so what's your point? I think there are some people here who are not legitimately asking questions. Hydra are a small press but an honest one. They should not be being criticised because one bad author found their way onto their list. Totally unfair.