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Brian Boru
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[Agent] Cheryl T. Pillsbury
This thread was moved from the Koval Publishing thread and could be confusing since it doesn't appear, initially, to be about Cheryl Pillsbury aka Cheryl T. Pillsbury.
I am taking the liberty of copying UJ's post from the Makinglight forum to put this thread in context. (I hope. )Quote:
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http://www.alongstoryshort.net/LanaiaLee.html You can't go much lower than this, IMO. Perhaps, this is why Roval's bookstore is under construction? Bit too late. They are still responsible.
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Your Genial Uncle
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Check out Lanaia's agent, Cheryl Pillsbury
Notice her stunning successes in selling books for her clients. Not only has she racked up a sale to Roval, she's managed to place books with PublishAmerica.
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it just gets better
Now she's saying that she hired Christopher Hill to ghost write her book and he's responsible for the plagiarism.
Wonder if she's talking about the same Christopher Hill who used to run the Hill and Hill Literary Agency? |
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This is getting good. I think I forgot to say welcome, CaliGirl85, and to you too, Absitinvidia.
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Your Genial Uncle
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I've taken the liberty of blogging this over at Making Light.
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Ha! I was just coming here to look up the Christopher Hill connection!
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She might be telling the truth about this, but given that she also said, "I have proof of my copt right and this work is totally mine. I guess some one wants a law suit," I'm finding it hard to muster up any sympathy for her. Either she "wrote" it or Christopher Hill did, but either way, she lied.
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This is so sad for everyone involved, and embarrassing.
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(Googling on "Copt right" gives me a bunch of stuff about Egyptian religious groups....)
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It was in her message board/chat box. I don't think it's there anymore, though.
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It was on the chat log on her page. It only seems to go back three or four pages, though, and it's gone now. Her early posts all stated that the work was totally hers, she had spent two years working on it, that she had witnesses who would prove that she had written the book. If you go back to the dearauthor article, you can see where people have copied these statements into the comments section.
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so was I. I saw the name, and thought 'surely can't be one and the same.' Is there no end to this man's talents. ETA: if he wrote this and then flogged it to her in the full knowledge that she intended to publish, isn't he also up shit creek? I sincerely hope so.
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u spin me right round
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Cheryl Pillsbury has checked in on Making Light (I confirmed that the e-mail address on her post is the same as the one on her "agency" website).
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Another comment from the "agent" -- I think this was meant for Jane from the Dear Author website, though?
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They are now whipping out the witchcraft on the blog James posted. This is the most fun I've had since yesterday!
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What's a ducky day?
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I am returning this otherwise good typing paper to you because someone has printed gibberish all over it and put your name at the top. Professor of English, Ohio University. |
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That's when people throw things at your head and you have to keep ducking.
This is getting well away from Roval Publishing. Maybe Ms. Pillsbury, Agent, needs a thread of her own?
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[Agent] Cheryl T. Pillsbury
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I think that a wonderful idea. Perhaps, other PA authors will benefit from reading a thread about how much Miss Pillsbury doesn't know about the real publishing world and have second thoughts about opening an "agency" or publishing service.
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