LOL!
Ed Williams said:
....Finally, Nancy love, when I nickname you something consider it a very good thing. "Naughty Nancy" has that certain sizzle to it, and god do I love sizzle! Worry if I nickname you "Wax Sandwich Nance," or "Nod Off Nancy" or something like that. I think yer da mega, BTO caliber bomb!
Ed,
Ya know what I love about you?
You make this 51 year old (almost 52 year old) "Wax Sandwich Nance" FEEL like a BTO caliber bomb - just like you do with everyone you come in contact with!
You're a true blue Southern gentleman with a heart of gold and a mouth full of BTO caliber charm.
No wonder we can't do without you here. You have the power to brighten the day. Quite a gift.
Never, never, NEVER go away again - ya hear????
Now, back to to PA......
Mr. WhiteWolfzty,
I know you said that you knew what you were getting into...but I have to ask you if you really did.
Did you know that you wouldn't be able to get your books into stores?
Did you know that PA had an absolutely horrible reputation in the industry? (I am a book reviewer. Trust me, I know what their rep is.)
Did you know their books were overpriced?
Did you know that most of their submissions weren't read?
Did you know that most of their books were not edited?
Did you know that many of their books were not publishable? Should never have been published?
Did you know that they were not really sending out press releases the way they claimed?
Did you know about the man they sent in person to threaten Kevin Yarborough? (sp?)
Did you know how they shut out their own authors from their message board when they asked questions about things they didn't want public?
Did you know the way they responded to their authors in e-mails when they asked questions? (The infamous "don't take that tone with us e-mails.)
Did you know about me? I sold over 1300 books that I know of. By their own admission - I sold "thousands" of books I was never paid for. They dropped me for lack of potential sales.
Ken - these people are snakes. Pure and simple. Their business model is to publish anyone. Overprice the books. Get the authors to buy their own books and sell them to friends and family. That's it. Pure and simple. They could care less about their authors.
Did you really know that?
I am really glad you're here. This is a tough process. It takes time. These people took your dreams. You probably wrote a terrific book. Unfortunately, the good writers get caught up with the writers who need some seasoning. Everyone gets hurt. That's why some of these people keep fighting.
Diana Hignutt doesn't need to be here. She's on her way. She will be quite successful in her genre. Trust me. She could blow this off and walk away in a minute - as could several other people here. But these "bashers" keep at it for people just like you. Because they really, really care. They don't want to see people like you chewed up and spit out.
Please keep coming here. I have a feeling that you're standing on the edge of "basherdom." When you see the damage that's been done to so many, you'll jump in with both feet.
Be careful, though. There's this whole echelon ladder thing. Dawno gets cranky if you try to push her off. <G>
Welcome.
Nancy