[stylist] Tate Publishing

[Brad Dunse']

In the music industry we call  these "Song Sharks". Preying on the 
eager writer who is starry eyed over someone interested in their 
work. My daughter who wrote poetry as a teen nearly got drawn in. The 
open palm coupled by open wallet is always  worth a wave good bye. 
The thing about sharks are if you pull their teeth? They've got more 
that come in right behind it and assume the duty, same here :).

Brad



On 4/25/2011  09:19 AM Donna Hill said...
>Hi Judith,
>Yes, first-time authors contact publishers at their own peril; either they
>are legit and don't deal directly with writers or they are out for a fast
>buck like this one. I've mentioned before on this list, but I think it bears
>repeating, that unless you're going to do self-publishing, you need to find
>an agent. Bookshare has  a copy of the 2009 Guide to Literary Agents, which
>although it is a bit old, at least is a good place to start.
>Donna
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>From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>Behalf Of Judith Bron
>Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 2:42 PM
>To: Stylist
>Subject: [stylist] Tate Publishing
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>After the holiday last night my husband took in the mail.  There it was.
>The answer to every novelist's dream!  I got a response from Tate Publishing
>complete with conttract!  My husband sat down and started reading it to me.
>I felt like I was walking on cloud 9!  But there were two problems.
>1.  The publisher never read my manuscript, only my querie and a few
>chapters.
>2.  The publisherr wanted $3990 allegedly for a publicist to handle my
>novel.   Red flags went up in my husband's head, but he didn't tell me about
>them.  Instead he suggested that I investigate Tate publishers on the web.
>Anyone want to write the book on Tate?  According to their description they
>specialize in first time authors.  Why?  An experienced author knows that a
>publisher, except for a firm who represents or works with self publishers,
>never asks for money, at least to the best of my knowledge.  Anyways, it was
>a learning experience that I thought I'd share with you.  A happy Passover
>and Easter to those observing the holidays, Judith
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