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"I worked with you prior and you were great. I wrote the book DYING TO BE YOUNG. It was published by Nightingale Press, a small house. I reached #1 on Amazon's best seller list and Top 20 of Barnes and Noble within 60 days of release...I look forward to working with you again."
Dr. Eric Kaplan
"I used your service 18 months ago and got a book contract because of it! It will be called Cracking the Parenting Code and will be released in January 2009...I appreciate Publishers and Agents so much. They got me started in my new career as a PUBLISHED AUTHOR! Thanks again for your excellence of service."
Laura Lee Heinsohn - Happy Valley, Oregon
(Formerly FBI Parent, now Cracking the Parenting Code)
"I was extremely pleased with Gini's service and I am thrilled with the agent/manager and then publisher I found for my book. I believe this is a wonderful avenue for new writers to reach publishers. I still remember the day that I sent out my letter to publishers and agents. I actually had to hire someone to come in and help me answer all the emails. What fun it was."
Suzanne Hansen - Portland, Oregon
"You'll Never Nanny in this Town Again!" The True Adventures of a Hollywood Nanny
New York Times Bestseller
"I was too pressed for time to research and distribute individual queries to agents for my second book, so I used Publishers and Agents to help me find a literary agent who would be a good match. I received over 25 requests for a proposal and six agents offered representation. The one I went with secured a deal at a very appropriately matched travel publisher and I'm very happy with how the process worked throughout."
Tim Leffel
Author of Make Your Travel Dollars Worth a Fortune
Travelers' Tales Publishing
"Being first time authors we tried repeatedly to get published on our own but were rejected by every publisher we applied to. However, after reading an article about Gini's service in the Wall Street Journal, we gave it a try and hit a home run. After the query went out, we had 16 publishers asking to review our material, including all major business book publishers. After many conversations, we landed with John Wiley & Sons and the book hit the #1 Sales Management Book and the #1 Customer Service Book in the country as rated by Amazon.com. After that we tried Gini's PR service and now we are appearing on numerous regional and national radio programs. We would recommend this service to anyone."
Ben and Dale Midgley
Authors of Golden Circle Secrets
"I have been swamped with people who want to read my manuscript about holocaust survivors after you sent out sent out my email...Thanks for your help and guidance."
Vic Shayne - Boulder, Colorado
Author of Remember Us
"I have been astounded by the response to Confessions from Generation Woodstock, but by the potentialities of your companies' marketing targeting. I knew it would be rough selling a memoir (even with Woodstock pix!), especially at this late date, but I've had over a half dozen solid requests, two phone calls, and another 50 or so emails from editors/publishers who clearly appreciated being "in the loop" on this. Some gave me some much appreciated advice. I've published books every which way but loose and this OUGHT to prove to be the best way to get editors'/publishers' attention--well worth the money. I will probably still self-publish but if I have an idea for a book that might truly be a "best" seller (I actually do, called The Little Book of Big Answers, in progress), I'll be contacting you again...maybe sooner than you think. Wish me luck, a half dozen packets went off Priority Mail earlier in the week, and I still have a handful more to send."
Bill Seavey - Cambria, California
"The phone is ringing. I am going to be a busy gal today. Thank you SOOOOO much. I've had seven agents so far that wanted sample chapters or a complete manuscript! Even the agents who passed are encouraging me and saying that this will sell. I'm pleasantly surprised...And now I need a secretary! I woke up to 27 more emails and three more requests for chapters and proposals -- I think it's 12 or more now...Again, I am thankful and in shock."
Robyn Justo - Los Gatos, California
Author of The Expiration Date
"So far I've received very nice responses and several requests for my proposal and/or manuscript. Thanks for everything, and for the e-queries report."
Susan Rust - Colorado Springs, Colorado
Author of Safe Company
"By using your service, we receive over thirty requests from agents and editors for our non-fiction book. The query was done efficiently and effectively. You have my highest recommendation."
Sara L. Armstrong - Acworth, Georgia
Author of The Shattered Pearl
"I have been amazed and overwhelmed by the response I received to my equery. I want to thank you for all your assistance in helping me navigate this process."
Mary Rentoumis - Lafayette, California
Author of Tales from the Kindergarten Kitchen
"I've seen some great results through using P&A. As an editor working with a number of first-time authors, I'm grateful for having a highly effective vehicle for getting their works to publishers and agents. We've had incredible responses within days of the query going out... Two authors now have contracts (one with Tarcher/Penguin), and two others have had their manuscripts reviewed by the William Morris Agency. Another author picked up a high-powered New York agent who's doing a great job getting the book before major publishers...Always a pleasure (and a relief!) to refer P&A. Many thanks for your good offices!"
Kedron Bryson - Monterey, California
"By the way, your service sold yet another book for me. My initial email blast sold the book to Adams Media. When that didn't work out, I got the rights back and another email blast re-sold it to another publisher. Hooray! For a number of reasons my agent had never approached the second publisher but they loved it, and gave me a decent advance. So now you've sold 3 books for me--including the same book twice. Is that a record?"
Erica Manfred - West Hurley, New York
Author of He's History, You're Not
"Just wanted to let you know that in my first week (which happened to include Thanksgiving) I had 54 requests to see my proposal for Gurus Behaving Badly and three offers of interest, one of which I accepted yesterday...Wow, is all I have to say. You guys are fantastic. Thank you so much for creating this service. I'm sending all of my writer friends your way....You're providing a great service."
Lisa Phoenix
Author of The Heart of a Cult
"My e-query went out early Monday morning. By 9 a.m. in Colorado, I had 10 requests to see the proposal or manuscript. By 4 p.m., I had 20. In all, I had 13 publishers and over 20 agents showing interest. I received 2 offers from publishers WITHIN 2 WEEKS of the query going out, and I picked what I thought was the best one. The book was then scheduled to come out half a year later. Wow! I never would have imagined so much quick response. (I had waited 9 months to hear from 6 publishers before this.)One of the reasons I think this service is so effective is that queries go to people at the top. In 3 cases, acquiring editors showed interest when others lower on the chain had previously rejected the book. In one case, I received a response from an editorial assistant saying no when 3 weeks earlier the executive editor had offered me a contract!Thanks, P & A, for opening up these doors!"
Jasmin Lee Cori - Boulder, Colorado
Author of the nonfiction book: Healing from Trauma: A Survivor's Guide to Understanding Your Symptoms and Reclaiming Your Life
"I just wanted you to know that my book FBI Parent: Six Clever Clues to Connecting with Your Child will be published spring 2008. I just signed a contract with Hew Hope Publishing thanks to you through Publishers and Agents. What a blessing you have been! Again, thank you for all you have done to make this dream possible."
Lori Heinsohn - Lake Havasu City, Arizona
"Unparalleled! That is how I rate your innovative creativity, prompt service and honesty. You covered every aspect of my needs to find a publisher for my first novel. I received a flood of gracious responses to the (appropriately) hilariously funny equery letter you penned and send out. The responses included dozens of agents who have showed enthusiastic interest plus several publishers who requested copies of Making Waves, which, I had self-published a minimum run for a business promotion years ago -- Gini, if only your skills and services had been known to me then. Still, better late than never. Thank you!"
Kenneth Pearce - Concord, California
"I'm going through the many replies that I received. Quite a few (10 or so) have asked for my proposal. Looks quite promising. Much thanks."
Tim Stokes - Boulder, Colorado
Author of What Freud Didn't Know
"I really appreciate this service; it has opened up many doors. I have publishers interest in my illustrated book. To gather this data myself would take forever."
Veronica Verve - Santa Monica, California
"I certainly appreciate your help with the sending of my query to agents, publishers, and editors. Approximately 200 responses were received by me within several days time. It was quite a job sorting out everything. The holiday season was very busy. Of those responses to my email, approximately forty of those have turned out to have some potential. Will keep my fingers crossed."
Eric Jensen - Ft. Collins, Colorado
Author of Forever and a Day: The World War II Odyssey of an American Family
"Wow! I have received 24 requests for more information already for my nonfiction gift book which features tips on living a better life from mothers to their adult daughters. I'm stunned! Thanks"
Rebecca Riley - Orinda, California
Author of WHAT I WANT YOU TO KNOW
"I've gotten many positive responses so far for my weight management book for parents and children, especially from agents, and from a major publishers, so I'm very excited about that....Now I would like to send out another proposal. I had excellent responses last time to my initial proposal. I have people still reviewing it, and one who wants to take on the book, but with a different focus for this book."
Theresa Gregory - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"I've heard from so many agents who offered to help me and a few even called today...I've signed with an agent, and I really appreciated all their thoughts, advice, and enthusiasm. Thanks."
Carole Jacobs - Inyokern, California
"So far I've had 21 book proposal requests for my book on new research on Shakespeare: Shakespeare Suppressed. Thank you!"
Katherine Chiljan - San Francisco, California
"I got 60 or so responses in a few hours...and 21 want the proposal...You guys sure are everything you said you were. Thanks."
Michael Li - Des Plaines, Illinois
Author of And Yet Somehow Society Blames Me: Confessions of an Inner City High School Teacher
"Gini provides an invaluable link for writers to the difficult corporate worlds of publishing and movie production. Editors, agents, and movie producers take her communications seriously, and respond lightning-fast. Whether a first-time novelist, an aspiring screenwriter or a seasoned journalist, biographer, or fiction warhorse, everyone receives immediate entry to and response from the publishing and production jungle. I highly recommend her service."
Barry Willis - Los Angeles, California
"I will definitely take advantage of your service for my other works, having received multiple requests for my proposal for Consummate Cash already. The publishers I was specifically targeting asked for immediate copies of my proposal. Because I am time-pressed, your service made it very easy for me."
Antigone Author - Fort Collins, Colorado
President/CEO IATB Network LLC
"I am getting a lot of response. Some calls as well. A little overwhelming to say the least...Thank you for helping me with my book: Just Kidding! Stand Up Comedy for Teens."
Antoinette (Toni) Attell - Van Nuys, California
"I just wanted you to know that in the past 24 hours, I have received 8 positive responses and I am extremely happy with your service. I would recommend it to anyone who is serious about getting things done! I feel like I passed through a veil that was holding me back. It was worth every penny even if nobody buys my book. I am sending out copies of my book to the people who asked for it."
Toni K. Cyan-Brock - Princeton, Texas
Author of Prisoners of Love, a guide to help family members when a loved one is in prison
"Thank you for your prompt, professional service. We have received many good responses, and the ones who said no thanks were very kind and helpful. I was pleasantly surprised! I will use your service again soon and referred you to several others."
Christina Grant - Aptos, California
Author of Sparks of Enchantment
"So far, so good. My equery to agents and your service has produced over 90 replies (as of this writing(. Of those, nearly 20 have shown interest. Consequently...I am happy with the results your firm has generated...Thank you."
Jimmy Gillman - La Crosse, Wisconsin
Author of The Jewish Film Guide
"Wow! I had no idea the response would be so quick!...I am very busy polishing up my proposal to send out to the 24 who requested it so far...Thanks for your services."
Jennifer Allen - Carmel, California
Author: My Heart as a Compass: Navigating through the Life Threatening Illness of a Loved One
"I got seventeen positive responses so far for my query to literary agents. Most want a proposal+/- a chapter...Thanks a lot."
Mark Mollenhauer - Bethesda, Maryland
Author of Empathy: A Guide for Men
"Thanks so much for your work. I have about 8 hits for my book in my query to publishers."
Fred Brown - Portland, Oregon
Author of Mastering Money Emotions
"Guess what??? 28 people are perusing my non-fiction proposal, including Harper Collins, McGraw-Hill, and others.. This is a very exciting time...Many thanks."
Theresa Gregory - Manlius, New York
Author of How to Be Human and Still Lose Weight
"Looking forward to being your next success story...We have received a great deal of interest as expected on our book Walking 18 Holes with Tiger. Thanks."
Mike L. McColgan - Danville, California
Editor Golf Today Magazine
"I had a tremendous response to the query email. By Monday afternoon, the first day, I had received replies from 7 publishers wanting to see more!...Thank you so much; I really appreciate your service and I'm recommending it to everyone."
Patricia Hamilton, Publisher - Pacific Grove, California
Author of California Health: Complete Guide to Healthy Foods, Wines and Great Walks for Travelers and Locals
"The really great news is that I received 12 requests for my manuscript, including one requesting a week's exclusive to consider it. Though I may yet be a long way from published, there is now way I could have generated this degree of dialogue with the industry on my own. Thank you so much for your help!"
Rebecca Trautwein - Salinas, California
Author of Shine Freely
"We have received 4 favorable responses so far for my inspirational gift book. Pretty good I think."
Carolyn Kleefeld - Carmel, California
Author of Soul Seeds
"This is the best response I've had during the time I've been using these services. I found a British agent who is trying to sell my book. The services I've used in the past are those services that connect screenwriters to producers, and I've never had as good a response I've had with your service."
Thomas Smith - Seattle, Washington
Author of High Tech on the Couch
"The response to the query was overwhelming!!!! I have received over 48 interested publishers and agents. Thank you for your professional help!!!!"
Laura Heinsohn - Lake Havasu, Arizona
Author of FBI Parent: Six Clever Clues to Connecting with Your Child
"I have over 200 emails with responses from your query letter on behalf of my pet cookbook! Amazing responses and one email even commented on my nice query letter. I thank you!"
Connie Reisenbigler - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Author of The Smiling Pets Recipe Book
"We have now received a total of 45 expressions of interest to our queries regarding our book Beer in the Bilges, including the biggest publishing houses in the U.S. This is far beyond our expectations. Thanks again for all your help in connecting us to these influential people...And just to update you, I wanted to let you know that I flew to New York to meet with the agent and we've now signed a 12-month contract. We really appreciate your review of the contract and ongoing suport. I expect that the next news I will have for you will be a publishing contract."
Alan Boreham - British Columbia, Canada
"I got some good responses so far, many within the first day...and I am happy with who you reached for my memoir The Climb of My Life. Thank you."
Kelly Perkins - Laguna Niguel, California
"To date, I have received about 29 agent replies for the proposal...This was a better response than I expected; consequently, you can put me on your list of satisfied customers."
James D. Baird, Ph.D. - Naperville, Illinois
Author of Our Spiritual Genes and Their Power for Self-Transformation
"I have now found an agent for a previous project and got an offer from a publisher In the game of too many scams...you deliver a bonafide service...good value for the $ and responsive and trustworthy...how unusual...thanks...I have had reasonably good success so far (through you)...7 agents want to see more...1 offered representation; 7 publishers wanted to see more information. Thanx."
Ritch Gaiti - Hopewell, New Jersey
Author of It's All About Points, a flippant parody of relationships books
"I have received my first offer of representation...and there are a number of other people that have requested the full manuscript after reading and liking the first few chapters...Thanks again, couldn't be more happy with the results of your service."
John Oszajca - Studio City, California
Author of Giving Up the Ghost, a rock and roll memoir
"I received an avalanche of responses for my query to publishers about my memoir, and several have requested more so far, and it is a delight to at least read a 'good luck' from many others...I believe your letter did it!"
James L. Sullivan
Author of Tanked
"You did a great job Gini on my proposal for my book...thank you for everything."
Mimi Scott - New York, New York
Author of Kramer & Kompany
"Thank you again for the great query letter for my memoir...The response from agents was more than I've ever gotten for other books on my own. I got more interest from publishers than my last two agents received on my two previous books. Your query letter ended up generating interest and requests to see part or all of the manuscript from seven major publishers, five in the U.S. and two in the U.K., and two midsize U.S. publishers. Fifteen agents expressed interest in reviewing the proposal and/or manuscript. Thanks again for your help."
Patty Somio - Portland, Oregon
Author of The Place You Come Back To
"Wow! I have received a considerable amount of responses already for my rock and roll memoir: Giving Up the Ghost...I'm estimating there has got to be somewhere between 30-50 requests to reach more...Thanks again, and I'll keep you posted on how it goes."
John Oszajca - Studio City, California
"Thanks for sending out the query letter last night for my self-help/motivational book. I have received quite a few emails this morning as a result...with about a dozen inquiries for the proposal...Some proposals came from large publishers, so at least we got our foot in the door in some larger organizations. Thanks for everyone's help. I'll let you know how this goes."
James Whitley - Hillsboro, Oregon
Author of Spit Dog: Whose Rump Are You Roasting?
"I was impressed with the overwhelming response we received when Gini submitted my client's query letter to her list of agents and publishers. We had at least 25 inquiries from which to choose. It was a pleasure to work with Gini and I plan to recommend her to all my clients looking to be published...I have also posted an entry on my blog about your services at http://yvonneperry.typepad.com/ghostwriters"
Yvonne Perry - Nashville, Tennessee
Freelance Writer
"I found the service to be professional and successful and would not hesitate to recommend them."
Dr. Eric Kaplan - Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Author of Dying to be Young, From Botox to Botulism
"I was amazed and thrilled by the strong response to my query for SHRINK IN THE CLINK about my experiences as a psychologist in the California prisons. I got dozens of requests for material. You guys really know what you are doing and are changing the face of publishing with your service. My hat is off to you. Thanks for all your help."
Natica Greer, Ph.D. - Costa Mesa, California
"THANK YOU so much for all you've done. I definitely have gotten more requests for information than I will be able to comply with in a short period of time (laugh out loud). You are my new hero (big grin)."
Bethany Williams - Rowlett, Texas
Author of Never Be Downsized, Always Be Promoted
"I was swamped with more than 200 responses from editors and agents for my biography, thanks to your great work. Out of those, I have more than forty different publishers/agents who are interested in taking a look at my work...Thanks for everything. This is great fun."
Linda Martin - Anchorage, Alaska
Author of Winter Snows
"Your service has worked amazingly for me for my memoir. So far, I have had two New York agents actively pursuing my work and over 30 requests to read more. Thanks."
Sandi Browne - Ruidoso, New Mexico
Author of Touch the Sky
"I got a good offer on the vegetarian book! Now my agent called all the other editors who it was submitted to and gave them until Monday to make an even better offer. So I am jazzed!!! You are the best...You helped me so much! Lots of gratitude."
Jennifer Horsman - Laguna Beach, California
Author of Please Don't Eat the Animals
"So far 12 editors want a copy of the manuscript; another seven want proposals. Thanks for your help with writing and sending out my query."
Beverly Smith - Estero, Florida
Author of Letters Home
"The response to the equery for my self-help psychology book has been excellent. This morning I will be selecting an agent to represent the book...Thank you again for your excellent professional service."
Carl Alasko - Monterey, California
Author of BS Kills: How Denial, Delusion and Blame Destroy Your Life
"A fantastic response so far for my query to agents! Way past my expectations"
Jennifer Horsman - Laguna Beach, California
Author of Please Don't Eat the Animals: Facts About Vegetarianism
"As for positive responses, 6 have asked for the book or proposals so far. Sent them out today...Thanks, fingers crossed...I will keep you posted on what happens and will tell many about you and your services."
Michael J. Wallach - Los Angeles, California
Author of How to Get Arrested: How to Break Into Hollywood
"Just wanted to send you a note thanking you for all your help a year or so ago. Our book will be released in April 2007 from Virgin Books. Our book is about our family's effort to save our daughter from Carren from Methamphetamine addiction. We couldn't have accomplished the almost insurmountable task without your early assistance. I got over 50 requests via e-mail asking for synopsis and proposals. Thanks for your help."
Ron Clem - Kalispell, Montana
Author of Loss of Innocence
"I was told that finding an agent and much less a publisher was a Herculean task, so I had nearly resigned myself to self-publishing my book, HONEY, WHO SHRUNK OUR MONEY? However, Gini convinced me to send out a query letter, since I had already made the effort to write a proposal. Gini edited my proposal and wrote a query letter for me. Then, she emailed it to her list of publishers and agents. I wasn't holding my breath. I expected at most to get interest from maybe one or two agents or publishers. You can imagine how surprised I was to get 58 responses to the query letter from agents and publishers who wanted to see the proposal. The publishers included Dearborn, John Wiley & Sons, McGraw-Hill, Farrar, Straus, Giroux, St. Martins Press, Doubleday, Harper Collins, and Random House. As you can imagine, I couldn't recommend Gini's services more highly...And the result is I SOLD MY BOOK TO ST. MARTIN'S."
Curtis Arnold - Jupiter, Florida
"Everyone who responded to the email query was very nice. A big surprise for me. I received about 25 responses with three asking for book proposals. A couple of weeks ago I signed an agreement with McGraw-Hill with the title of Understanding Asset Allocation. McGraw-Hill said the book will be published sometime in the fall of 2006. As you can imagine, I am quite excited about this. Thank you very much for your help, and I will surely be coming back to you for more help with article queries."
Scott Frush - Walled Lake, Michigan
"Great response! WOW. It's tough to pick out the best agent for me."
Mike Maisch - Boulder, Colorado
Author of After Oil: the Geothermal Solution
"123 responses...with about 30 wanting to look at something. This is a great response and I've passed along your service to several writers."
Vic Cabrera - Burbank, California
Author of My Cuban Story
"The response has been overwhelming. So far over 20 companies want to see the proposal or the full manuscript for The New World Order, and additional requests are coming in all the time. Some say that they are 'very very interested' and 'thank you, thank you,' and 'it sounds absolutely fascinating.' I couldn't have asked for a more positive response. Even large companies like ICM have requested the proposal -- not too shabby for an unpublished, unheard of, first time author...I don't think it is any exaggeration to say that there is no way on earth I could have achieved this level of response without your excellent service. The little extra it costs to have you write the query letter could prove to be the best investment a person could make if they are serious about a career in writing. Thanks again and all my best to you."
Jim Paterson - Ontario, Canada
"I'm getting an amazing response. I'm completely overwhelmed in a good way...Thank you! Thank you!...Already I've had one call from an agent in LA and an amazing response from an agent in NY who requested the first 30 pages and now wants to know what it will take to work with me. OH MY GOD!!!! This is in addition to the many who want to see sample pages or the entire manuscript...I could not have garnered this type of response on my own in years and this has all happened in one week!""
Sarah Ohlin - Everett, Washington
Author Daughter of War
"The response has been phenomenal for my memoir The Forgotten about the wake of Katrina and how it has affected my life. I cannot thank you enough."
Earline Eleby-Coleman - Harvey, Louisiana
"I had four positive responses within the first week, and then another two came in after the holiday, including several from major publishers. Thanks so much for helping me with the wording on the query! I'll definitely be using your service in the future for other clients."
Megan McKeon - Encintas, California
MJ Literature
"I can't believe how great the service has been to help promote my book. I sent in my query letter to Gini, the Creative Director of Publishers and Agents on Friday, and by Monday morning I had over 30 agents wanting to read my proposal. Over the next few days more came in! My challenged changed from how to get my book out there to how to respond to all of these agents! How fun is that!"
Maureen Raytis - Oakland, California
"So far so good for me. I got about 25 interested agents...Surprisingly most agents actually requested the proposal in e-mail, in contrary to all the books I read about having to send them in regular mail. :) It will take me a couple more days to finish my final polishing of the proposal and then I will be busy sending them...Thank you again for your wonderful service. It's a god-send for a new comer!"
Eddie Chambers - Denver, Colorado
"SHOCK and AWE are the only words I can use to describe your service! This morning (within minutes of your e-mailing), I received very nice responses from over 40 publishers for my four humor books. 14 of them (now up to 17) including many of the largest and most prominent, want me to send them my books ASAP. And these just weren't junior editors either, these were senior editors and even the publishers themselves. Very few times in life do people deliver what they promise; even rarer are those individuals who deliver much more. You are definitely in the latter category!"
David Samson - Los Angeles, California
Author of THE JOY OF DEPRESSION, WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFIN, and other humor books
"WOW! What a really quick response we got for my photo humor book...almost 60 overnight an they're still pouring in...The publishers that are interested have us absolutely elated...Based on this response, I can't wait to have you query my music book and screenplays that I've been working on...Thank you so much!"
Wade Hampton - Dallas, Texas
Author: "A Howling Success - How to Make It Big in the Dog Eat Dog World of Show Business"
"I've gotten lots of responses, plenty interested for my book WAR BAD!...It's amazing...The list of places and you have e-mails for is impressive. So far so good. Thanks for everything. I'm grateful."
Jeff Rose - Santa Monica, California
"The response has been overwhelming for the book I am representing for a client: JUNIA; THE SEARCH FOR THE MISSING APOSTLE. I have been busy all afternoon sending queries. I am so excited...Thank you!"
Tina Jacobson - Corsicana, Texas
"I've gotten A LOT of yesses so far...Quite a number of large publishers have asked to see my proposal and/or manuscript for my memoir THE PLACE YOU COME BACK TO, and I've have interest from quite a few agents (and many more, now that I've told them about the publishers)...Many thanks."
Patty Somlo - Portland, Oregon
"I truly admire what you have created. It's a boon for the writer or artist without connections, without an agent, just knocking at doors that seem to be always closed, and with the Internet, and e-mail around the world now, anyone, anywhere, even in far away Taiwan or China or Japan, can get access this way. It's a quiet miracle of the publishing business...It's wonderful. It's an amazing way to break through brick walls. You deserve some kind of Nobel prize for this...And thanks for all your help with my book IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO BEGIN AGAIN."
Dan Bloom, Reporter - Chiayi City, Taiwan
"I highly recommend this service to anyone, like me, who is out there thinking if only I could get someone's attention, I know I could sell this project. The service delivers exactly what it says it will deliver. Gini revised and tweaked my letter of submission for my true crime book on a Monday, sent it out on a Tuesday, and on Wednesday, I had 11 publishers and at least 30 agents screaming to see more. Highly valuable service and worth every cent."
Neil S. Lerner - Los Angeles, California
"I've gotten about 80 responses so far for my memoir BULLETS, BROADS, AND BOOZE....Six of them want about 60 pages...four of them want the entire manuscript and two want me to send some stories via e-mail, so I've been up to my ears getting things as ship-shape as a I can...THANK YOU!"
Hugh Carroll - Tucson, Arizona
"The overwhelming response I've received to the letter about my book proposal (and am still receiving) has been, well, overwhelming to me. I feel impelled to thank you profoundly for steering me in the right direction and for plugging me into your finely-honed system and database in gaining the attention and agents and publishers for I'm Fed Up with Politics as Usual...So effective is your approach that even some of the turn-downs had non-boilerplate nice things to say....This is a stunning affirmation of your approach to the publishing industry! Of course, the positive responses said something even nicer: 'Please send proposal via e-mail."
David Shrier - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"I've had about a hundred responses to the queries you sent out for the book of my son Jack Armstrong who was taken hostage and killed in Iraq and wrote a memoir about his adventurous life: ...And Along the Way... I've sent manuscripts to those who were interested. Thanks."
Fran Gates - Eaton Rapids, Michigan
"Thank you so much Gini for all of your help with writing my query and my book proposal for PEACE AND HARMONY CONSCIOUSNESS. I have gotten 10 positive responses on my query that I just sent out the finished proposal to...I could never have come close to the response I've gotten for my book without you!...Your service stands as one of the distinguished few on the Internet where one truly gets what they pay for and then some! Kudos ad infinitum! Your service is invaluable, your advice is backed by your years of credible experience. And your guidance throughout, exceeded my expectations! It's been a true pleasure, Gini!"
Angela Marie - Fort Myers, Florida
"Thanks to Gini Scott's wonderful query service, I've gotten multiple requests to see my nonfiction book proposal -- and manuscript -- from editors and agents."
Mary Rice - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Author: Not Just the Facts: A Chronicle of the Television Generation
"Thank you for the FABULOUS response I received from the query to agents for my book: GOOD VIBRATIONS: HOW MUSIC AND SOUND CAN IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH....And thank you for the guidelines to help in writing my query...I'm much better at writing the book than the query, as I'm sure many writers are."
Marlene Satter - Oceanport, New Jersey
"When I get a moment to breathe here, I owe you the world's greatest quote...The update: at last count 27 publishers, including 13 major houses have asked to see a copy of the proposal for SPIN...I stopped counting the agents at 67...Thanks again!!!"
Madeline Bodin - Andover, Vermont
"Thank you for the fine work on the query letter for my next book...I received a phone call from an agent almost immediately after you sent out the query. I've had about five agents call, and there is some interest from a variety of publishers at least to see the full proposal...Thanks for your help."
Michael Zey - Morristown, New Jersey
"I just wanted to let you know I signed with an agent to represent my book THE HOOTCHIE MAMA'S GUIDE TO LOSING WEIGHT...Thanks again for your wonderful service."
Dana Titus - San Francisco Bay Area, California
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Author Dying Words(Scripps Howard)
Latter Days (St. Martins Press)
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Speaker, Author, Consultant
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Freelance Writer
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Jo Fulkerson - Arizona
From an Article: "Don't Wait to Start Your Marketing Strategy"
Copyright © 2004, Jo Fulkerson
"Gini, I received over 50 responses from my query requesting the manuscript. Can't count the total number. The president of one publishing house called me tell me why the book would be best with his house. Hopefully, the book will sell soon. My Agent LOVED the response. How quick is this? WOW." (And here's a more detailed article she sent to various writing publications and Web sites about the service)."
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Author of 101 SIMPLE LESSONS FOR LIFE
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Forbes Robbins Blair - Washington, D.C.
Author of Instant Hypnosis: Self-Improvement as You Read
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Author of 101 SIMPLE LESSONS FOR LIFE
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Cambridge Literary
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Forbes Robbins Blair - Washington, D.C.
Author: Instant Hypnosis: Self-Improvement As You Read.
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Business Management Professional
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Co-Author of A Doctor's Prescription to Solve the Health Care System and Enhance Your Personal Health
Member ASJA
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Author of Grand Entrances
Columnist of "Test Your Antiques IQ" in the San Francisco Examiner
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Author of She Died for Her Kids
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MJ Literature
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Fiction Books
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Author of Weevil
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Deborah Bowman, Ph.D. - Boulder, Colorado
Psychologist, Photographer and Professor at Naropa University
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Author of Damaged Goods
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Gale Martin - Lititz, Pennsylvania
Author of The Shaker Proposal
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Author of The Original Instructions
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Joyce Lebra - Boulder, Colorado
Professor Emirta, University of Colorado
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Co-author, Climbing Mountains in Stillettos
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Author of Witchdoctor of Love
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Victoria Costello
Author of A Field Guide to Immortality
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Leanne Krause - Talent, Oregon
Author of The Spaghetti Afterlife
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Lorraine Merkl - New York, New York
Author of Fat Chick
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Ray Peters - Lafayette, California
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Sigrun/Siggi Buckley - Jacksonville, Florida
Author of Next Time Lucky: Odyssey of a Cyberdater
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Shuri Geeslin - Langley, Washington
Author of Nights Alone with the Dead We Love
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Joe Zingale - Discovery Bay, California
Author of The Divine Journey
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Author of The Putneyville Fables
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Julie Folsom - Tallahassee, Florida
Author of The Flipped Side of the Coin
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Rahima Warren - Lafayette, California
Author of Dark Innocence, fantasy novel
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Hillel F. Damron - Sacramento, California
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Joey Chung - Taichung, Taiwan
Author of Translating Taiwan, a coming of age story
"Many many thanks. I've heard from 40 agents and I've had six request for my manuscript. I can't thank you enough."
Paul Bouchard - Carthage, New York
Author of A Package at Gitmo
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Darlene Ensor - Jacksonville, Oregon
Author of The Amazing Graces
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Scott Lingen - Dublin, California
Author of A Given Line in Time
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Author of The Transfer
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Joe Crew - Olympia, Washington
Author of The Great Slave Lake
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Author of The Sins of Zachery Walden
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Author of Yesterday's Shadow
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Author of Rainbow Nightmares
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Carol Faenzi - New York, New York
Author of The Stonecutter's Aria
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Author of Land of the Sausage Fences
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Author of Plantains and Steel
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Author of Girls Go to Jupiter
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Author of Two Weeks Since My Last Confession
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Cambridge Literary Agency (AAR Members)
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Member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors
Author of I Married Dr. Jekyll and Woke Up Mrs. Hyde; The Autobiography of Maria Callas, A Novel, and other books
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Children's Books
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Representing Somewhere author Luis Aira
Executive Producer, Ofrenda
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Executive Producer
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Author of Little Jane Silver
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Toon Studios
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Bound by Faith Publishing
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Screenplays
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Creator of THE OFFENDERS
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Author of Full Moon Morning: A Shanghai Survivor Story
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Author of Alien Story
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Ken Nadzak - Orlando, Florida
Creator of Meet the Martins, TV Series
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Author of The Christmas Socks, a Christmas tale for children
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Author of The Dove
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Author of Minute Waltz
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Author of Hotel Vertigo, a gangster drama series
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Author of American Jury
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President, Card Promotions
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Author of Monster Mash
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Author of Harold's Revenge
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Author of Born to Heal, I, II, and III and Frederick and Emily, I and II
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Bill Johnson - Portland, Oregon
Author of Unintended Consequences
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Author of Sitting Pretty
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Los Angeles Film Producer/Life and Career Coach
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Dan Bloom - Chiaya, Taiwan
Creator of Bubbie and Zadie characters for Hollywood movie
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Dan Bloom - Chiaya, Taiwan
Creator of Bubbie and Zadie characters for Hollywood movie
"I have received over 150 responses to my e-query to film producers and agents about developing a film from a book for which I own the film rights: SHOVELING SMOKE, and 15 have requested treatments and copies of the book. Thank you for all your good help."
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"Because of your service I have signed with an agent for my script ARMADA about the great Spanish naval expedition which set sail from Lisbon in 1588 to conquer London and Queen Elizabeth...In addition, a production company is interested in developing a documentary about this story. I can't thank you enough."
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Marsha Marks
Author of IF I IGNORE IT, IT WILL GO AWAY: AND OTHER LIES I THOUGHT WERE TRUE, (May 2004) and FLYING BY THE SEAT OF MY PANTS: FLIGHT ATTENDANT ADVENTURES ON A WING AND A PRAYER
"Thanks with your help on my query to film agents and managers for THE MONTANA PROJECT...I have had replies from 29 agents and I have sent out eight scripts."
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Steve Miller - Los Angeles, California
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Amir Epstein - Oakland, California
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Gwendolyn Hulet - Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Dale Mayer - Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
Author of Perfect Partners and Road to Redemption
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