I didn't see her on the AW, so I thought to ask around. Anyone know of her?
http://www.linkedin.com/in/janedowaryagency
She's listed on the P&E too.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/janedowaryagency
She's listed on the P&E too.
I only sign my clients to a contract once I have secured them a publishing contract from one of the major trade publishing houses.
I also found this to be a bit red-flag-y:
So...there's no contract before she submits? This leaves both the author and her open to a lot of problems. It's not standard practice (there are agents who don't have written contracts at all, but there's still a verbal agreement to actually represent the author. The idea that she's submitting books she doesn't officially represent, and refusing to sign an author whose book does not sell...all kinds of questions there).
PM turned up no sales (just adding that info to Victoria's comment).
I'm sure I don't need to remind anyone here that there's NO SUCH THING!
Strategic Book Publishing. Need I say more?Trish Jackson, Capricorn Cravings (Published by Soulmate Publishing)
Gary Maier, The KeyMasters, The Tyrannosaur Rebellion (Published by Strategic Book Publishing)
Dave Bullock, The Last Rapier, (Current Project)
Jim Goddard, Jack and Charmian London, (Current Project)
Does that read to anyone else like one of those 5-star book reviews that reads, "This is the best book I've ever read. I couldn't put it down and finished it in one day. (Insert name here) is really a new author to watch."
Julia Levin? That name rings a bell. A loud and wonky one.The Jane Dowary Agency is a full service literary agency and was founded in March of 2013 and is owned and operated by Jane Dowary. Her real name is Julia Sarah Levin. She operates her agency under the name of Jane Dowary because she wanted to make sure that her career as a literary agent stood on it's own from her one-time career as a writer.