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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
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Dr. Eric Kaplan
www.dyingtobeyoung.com
"I
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It will be called Cracking the Parenting Code and will be
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They got me started in my new career as a PUBLISHED AUTHOR!
Thanks again for your excellence of service."
Laura Lee
Heinsohn
(Formerly FBI Parent, now
Cracking the Parenting Code)
Happy Valley, Oregon
www.lauraleeheinsohn.com
"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
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still remember the day that I sent out my letter to publishers and
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Suzanne Hansen
Author: "You'll Never Nanny in this Town
Again!" The True Adventures of a
Hollywood Nanny
New York Times Bestseller
Portland, Oregon
www.hollywoodnanny.com
"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
www.contrariantraveler.com
"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
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book publishers. After many conversations, we landed with John
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that we tried Gini's PR service and now we are appearing on numerous
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Ben and Dale Midgley
Authors of Golden Circle Secrets
"I
sent out fifty book proposals to 25 agents and 25 specifically
identified publishers in the spring of 2004 and received not one
affirmative response. I decided to use PublishersAgents after a
strong recommendation from a friend. I received 12 responses from
publishers requesting the book proposal or full manuscripts. Of
those, I received two offers and my book Making Room in Our Hearts:
Keeping Family Ties Through Open Adoption will be published in
November by Routledge. I am very thankful for the expertise and
wide and current database that Gini possesses. Of all things I
have spent my money on during this process, her service reaped the most
rewards. I only wish I had done it sooner."
Micky Duxbury
Author of Making Room in
Our Hearts
"The
overall response from the query was terrific. But more surprising
were the friendly emails I received from the publishers regardless of
their level of interest. In total I received abut 25 responses
with three asking for book proposals -- and these three were the big
guys. A couple of weeks ago I signed an agreement with McGraw-Hill
for Understanding Asset Allocation (September 2006 publication
date). As you can imagine, I am quite excited. Thank you very much
for your help, and I will surely be coming back to you for more help
with article queries."
Scott Frush
Frush Financial Group
Bloomfield Hills,
Michigan
www.frush.com
"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
Author of Loss of Innocence
Kalispell, Montana
www.teensncrisis.org
"I signed with Quill Drivers for PLEASE DON'T EAT THE ANIMALS: FACTS
ABOUT VEGETARIANISM, and I got a conditional offer on my novel...I
cannot tell you how much you have helped me! With deep gratitude!"
Jennifer Horseman
Laguna Beach, California
"Gini
Scott was a great help to my daughter, Janet Brill, in obtaining a top agent for her book
Cholesterol Down."
Alma Bond
New York, New York
"I used your service
earlier this year to promote a book I am now publishing with Triumph
Books/Chicago,
a division of Random House - OUR TEAM - OUR DREAM: A
CUB'S FAN'S JOURNEY INTO BASEBALL'S GREATEST ROMANCE. The e-query went out at NOON
on January 25, 2007 and by 3:30 p.m. I had received more than 60 e-mails -
including 13 serious requests for a full book proposal and treatment.
The other 40 or so included some complimentary remarks...fun and
colorful comments about the "Cubs" and some offered to pass the query
forward to associates. Anyway -- very impressed with your
service. Very happy with the first day of results...the proposals
are already in the mail to 13 expectant editors. I never could've
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don't)...Thank you -- will definitely be recommending your service to
others...All is appreciated."
Tammy Lechner
Author of: Our Team - Our Dream: A Cubs Fan's Journey Through
Baseball's Greatest Romance
Still
Productions
Laguna Beach,
California
www.stillpro.com
"Thank
you! You did an excellent job in writing my letter and proposal
for my self-published book and sending it out to agents so I can find a
mainstream publisher. Now I am working hard on packaging them
together for each agent's request."
Julie Thong
Author of Khanteya
Queensland, Australia
www.juliethong.com
"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
Author of Remember Us
Boulder, Colorado
"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
www.powerfromsun.com
www.Woodstock'69Anniversary.com"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
Author of The Expiration
Date
Los Gatos, California
"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
Author of Safe Company
Colorado Springs, Colorado
"Just wanted to let you know
that within 6 hours of the email query going out on Monday, I had 20
positive responses. Today the number is up to 35. Thank
you."
Kay Cannon, MBA
Author of Two Tired for Sex
The Leadership
Whisperer
Executive Coaching & Leadership Consulting
Lexington, Kentucky
www.LeadershipWhisperer.com
"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
Author of The Shattered Pearl
Acworth,
Georgia
www.sarmstrong.biz
"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
Author of Tales
from the Kindergarten Kitchen
(a
memoir and how-to book about healthy eating for adults and their
families)
Lafayette,
California
"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
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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
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
www.theheartofacult.com
"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
Author of the nonfiction book: Healing from Trauma:
A Survivor's Guide to Understanding Your
Symptoms and Reclaiming
Your Life
Marlowe and Company (October 2007)
Boulder, Colorado
www.jasmincori.com
"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
www.loriheinsohn.com
www.fbiparent.com
"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
aka Kenneth of London
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
Author of What Freud Didn't Know
Boulder, Colorado
www.cpsEAPSplus.com
"I really appreciate this service; it has opened up many doors. I
have publishers interest in my illustrated book. To gather this
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Veronica Verve
Santa Monica, California
www.vervephotos.com
"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
Author of WHAT I WANT YOU TO
KNOW
Orinda, California
"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
Author of And Yet Somehow Society
Blames Me: Confessions of an Inner City High School
Teacher
Des Plaines, Illinois
"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
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Barry Willis
Los Angeles, California
"I will definitely take advantage of your service for my other works,
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President/CEO IATB
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Fort Collins,
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"I am getting a lot of response. Some calls as well. A
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Antoinette
(Toni) Attell
Van Nuys,
California
www.attell.com
"I just wanted you to know that in the past 24 hours, I have received 8
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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
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Toni K.
Cyan-Brock
Author of
Prisoners of Love, a guide to help family members when a loved one
is in prison
Princeton,
Texas
www.prisonersoflove.com
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
Author of Sparks of Enchantment
Aptos, California
www.christinagrant.com
"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
Author of The Jewish Film Guide
La Crosse, Wisconsin
"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
Author: My Heart
as a Compass: Navigating through the Life Threatening Illness of a Loved
One
Carmel, California
"I got seventeen positive responses so far for my query to literary
agents. Most want a proposal+/- a chapter...Thanks a lot."
Mark
Mollenhauer
Author of Empathy: A Guide for Men
Bethesda, Maryland
"Thanks so much for your work. I have about 8 hits for my book in
my query to publishers."
Fred
Brown
Author of Mastering Money Emotions
Portland, Oregon
"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
Author of How to Be Human and Still Lose Weight
Manlius, New York
"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
Editor
Golf Today Magazine
Danville,
California
"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
Park Place Publications
Author of California
Health: Complete Guide to Healthy Foods, Wines and Great Walks for
Travelers and Locals
Pacific Grove,
California
"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
Author of
Shine Freely
Salinas,
California
www.shinefreely.com
"We have received 4 favorable responses so far for my inspirational gift
book. Pretty good I think."
Carolyn Kleefeld
Author of Soul
Seeds
Carmel, California
"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
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good a response I've had with your service."
Thomas Smith
Author of High Tech on the
Couch
Seattle, Washington
"The response to the query was overwhelming!!!! I have received
over 48 interested publishers and agents. Thank you for your
professional help!!!!"
Laura Heinsohn
Author of FBI Parent: Six
Clever Clues to Connecting with Your Child
Lake Havasu, Arizona
www.fbiparent.com
www.familybureauofinvestigation.com
"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
Author of The
Smiling Pets Recipe Book
Tulsa, Oklahoma
www.thesmilingpets.com
"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
www.craigandkelly.com
"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.
Author of Our Spiritual
Genes and Their Power for Self-Transformation
Naperville, Illinois
www.DrBairdsGeneticWeightLoss.com
"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
Author of It's All About Points, a
flippant parody of relationships books
Hopewell, New Jersey
www.gaiti.com
"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
Author of Giving Up the
Ghost, a rock and roll memoir
Studio City, California
www.johnoszajca.com
"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
Author of Kramer & Kompany
New York, New York
"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
Author of The Place You Come Back
To
Portland, Oregon
"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
Author of Spit
Dog: Whose Rump Are You Roasting?
Hillsboro,
Oregon
"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
Freelance Writer
Nashville, Tennessee
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hesitate to recommend them."
Dr. Eric Kaplan
Author of Dying to be
Young, From Botox to Botulism
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
"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
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grin).
Bethany Williams
Author of Never Be Downsized, Always
Be Promoted
Rowlett, Texas
"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
Author of Winter Snows
Anchorage, Alaska
"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
Author of Touch the Sky
Ruidoso, New Mexico
"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 gratitutde."
Jennifer Horsman
Author of Please Don't Eat the Animals
Laguna Beach, California
"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
Author of Letters Home
Estero, Florida
"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
Author of BS Kills: How Denial, Delusion and
Blame Destroy Your Life
Monterey, California
"A fantastic response so far for my query to agents! Way past my
expectations."
Jennifer Horsman
Author of Please Don't Eat the Animals: Facts About
Vegetarianism
Laguna Beach, California
"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
Author of How to Get Arrested: How to Break
Into Hollywood
Los Angeles, California
www.howtogetarrested.com
"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
Author of Loss of Innocence
Kalispell, Montana
www.teensncrisis.org
"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,
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Curtis Arnold
Jupiter, Florida
www.curtisarnold.com
"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.
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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
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Walled Lake, Michigan
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Mike Maisch
Author of After Oil: the Geothermal
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Boulder, Colorado
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Author of My Cuban Story
Burbank, California
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Even large companies like ICM have
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Ontario, Canada
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Sarah Ohlin
Author Daughter of War
Everett, Washington
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about the wake of Katrina and how it has affected my life. I
cannot thank you enough."
Earline Eleby-Coleman
Harvey, Louisiana
From an agent:
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MJ Literature
Encintas, California
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Oakland, California
www.eastbayacupuncture.com
"Thanks you for the letter you wrote for my query for The Soul is
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Theodore Eckhart
Newport, Rhode Island
"So far so good for me. I got about 25 interested
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Denver, Colorado
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David Samson
Author of THE JOY OF DEPRESSION, WAKE UP AND
SMELL THE COFFIN,
and other humor
books
Los Angeles, California
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Author: "A Howling Success -
How to Make It Big in the Dog Eat Dog World
of Show Business"
Dallas, Texas
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Santa Monica, California
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Corsicana, Texas
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Portland, Oregon
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Chiayi City, Taiwan
www.taiwanho.com/people/dan
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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
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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
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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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
"They are still coming! Over 60 replies for my novel THE TREE OF
LIFE, about a man in a coma who lives a life he always wanted...So I am
a little overwhelmed. But I guess this is good."
Ken Noyle
Honolulu, Hawaii
"Thank you so much Gini for all of your help with writing my query and
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Angela Marie
Fort Myers, Florida
"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
www.marlenesatter.com
www.harpsdesire.net
"Thanks to Gini Scott's wonderful query service, I've gotten multiple
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Mary Rice
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Author: Not Just the Facts: A Chronicle of the
Television Generation
Boston Chapter, NWU
"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."
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Morristown, New Jersey
www.zey.com
"I just wanted to let you know I signed with an agent to represent my
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wonderful service."
Dana Titus
San Francisco Bay Area, California
“I’ve been writing and
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Coke Newell
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Author Dying
Words(Scripps Howard)
Cowchips Aren’t For
Dippin’ (Gibbs Smith)
Latter Days
(St. Martins Press
"A truly amazing response starting from the day
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San Francisco, California
"Thank you so much for your amazingly prompt work!
I have received numerous positive responses from an assortment of
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Dr. Janet Brill
Coral Springs, Florida
"I recently purchased your mailing service, and I am writing to thank
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going."
Wighty Martindale
New York, New York
"Hi Gini, I wanted to update you on the equery for my book Mom Looks
Great
.
I currently have four very interested publishers...I have a few others
that want me to mail the manuscript. In total (in one day), I have
eight interested parties from the equery - pretty darn good, as far as
I'm concerned."
Sherri Dodd
Los Gatos, California
www.momlooksgreat.com
"Thanks Gini, you're the best! Thanks for your suggestions on my
query letter. I really appreciate your help. I've had lots
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chapters. Many thanks for your help."
Dana J. Titus
Author of A True 'Fountain of Youth' Story -
My Diet/Weightloss Book
Sunol, California
www.danatitus.com
"I can't thank you enough for your incredible
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Disabled Workers Show that Love and Compassion Make Good Business Sense.
Nearly half of the agents wanted to see the proposal, many offered
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and there. I quickly signed with a fabulous AAR agent and, five weeks
later,
had a publishing contract in hand. Thanks to you, I can now spend my time
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Nancy Henderson Wurst
Chattanooga, Tennessee
www.nancyhendersonwurst.com
"Your service is great and you personally have
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Art of North America with the letter you drafted. Yours is a
great service and sure works. Thanks so much."
Tom Sheehan
Baltimore, Maryland
"I am really impressed with your service.
Yesterday I sent you my approval of the query letter you drafted.
You then sent it out to the trade. Today, I received about 400
replies from publishers, many of them requesting that I send my complete
proposal to them."
Ed Morris
San Francisco, California
"The response has been very good. We've had
quite a few requests for full manuscript submissions as well as for
partial chapter reviews for our book: So You've Been Lied To: A
Common Sense Approach to Navigating Your Way Through Corporate America."
Stephanie Chadwick and
Travis Zweibohmer
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
"Thank you so much for your services. I receive
185 e-mails today from agents and publishers (mostly agents) expressing
interest in my book: Guarding the Taliban and Al Quaida...Again,
many many thanks."
Paul Bouchard
Las Cruces, New Mexico
"In two hours, I got over 100 responses to my
manuscript about my life in the former Soviet Union, and so far 20 editors
would like to see a few sample chapters or the whole manuscript...I was
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far your help is just enormous and very effective. And I am very
grateful....Then, when I used your service to contact agents, I got 97
responses. So far 19 agents would like to see my work."
A. Shvetsy
Irvine, California
"Thus far I have received about 90 requests for a
proposal and/or writing samples from publishers and agents, and the
requests were from the likes of HarperCollins and Bloomsbury, and major
agents. Thank you Gini!"
Paula Parisot
Allentown, Michigan
"Wow Gini. It's looking good for my diet
book...I have 14 agents and 3 publishers who want me to send them the
manuscript -- with more replies coming in!"
John Bishop
Wilson, Wyoming
"I received over 45 requests for proposals
immediately after sending out query letters for my book on improving
customer service: Would You Like Some Kindness with Your Fries?.
About half of these requested e-mail and the others requested regular mail
submissions. I quickly sent proposals to the first group and
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Edward Horrell
Speaker, Author,
Consultant
Memphis, Tennessee
www.edhorrell.com
"Thanks so much for your help with my query letter.
I got a great response -- about 3 dozen replies within 2 days, and a
half-dozen editors were interested in seeing my humorous cookbook.
So I have sent off proposals by mail and e-mail and am waiting for their
responses."
Annette Haugabook
Oakland, California
"Thank you for all your did to get my book The
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Rohnert Park,
California
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The response was immediate and overwhelming."
Iyna Bort Caruso
Freelance Writer
Rockville Center, New York
www.iynacaruso.com
"Let
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contacts). This is by far better and easier than looking up the contacts
yourself and contacting them each individually."
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).
Marsha Marks
Savannah, Georgia
Author of 101 SIMPLE LESSONS FOR LIFE
www.marshamarks.com
"Wow! Thanks for your help. It worked just as your web site
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Michael Noricks
Littleton, Colorado
Author of
Latino
History from Al Andalus to Zapata
"To this point I must say your service is an astonishing
development in the transformation of the world of publishing. In the
first 12 hours after the query went out for my book Open Here: You Hold
the Keys, I received requests from executive editors and senior editors at several major
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& Noble. Altogether, I received responses from over a dozen
publishers and after 6 weeks, have been offered a contract by a major
publisher who wants to publish the book...Also, thanks for
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recipients. Quite a service you offer."
Suzanna
Stinnett
Sebastopol,
California
www.crowsmoons.com
"WOW, I am totally and completely overwhelmed...I literally
have about 150 VERY POSITIVE responses, many, many publishers asking for
exclusive reading rights for my book: Beauty and Soul...Thank you,
thank you!"
Wendy Gough
Scottsdale, Arizona
www.beautyandsoul.com
"So far, 17 people interested. Thanks a bunch.
Very effective. Great job, Gini!"
I. Yardley
Houston, Texas
"I wanted to let you know that thanks to your services, I
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Forbes Robbins Blair
Washington, D.C.
Author of
Instant Hypnosis: Self-Improvement as You Read
"A
quick word to thank you for you efforts. I have already received 53
replies to date, including 6 enthusiastic requests to see the proposal for
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Roger Swallow
West Hills, California
www.manna-veg.com
"It's
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could...if I spent 3 weeks researching them and making long distance phone
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Marsha Marks
Savannah, Georgia
Author of 101 SIMPLE LESSONS FOR LIFE
www.marshamarks.com
"Thanks for all your help...You're very dedicated and
thorough and it's most appreciated...Thank you again for all your careful
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Gregory Blair
Redondo Beach, California
"Excellent! You are fabulous. Thanks so
much."
Julie Knight
Castro Valley, California
From an Agent:
"This service has been tremendously valuable to us.
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Mike Valentino
Cambridge Literary
Newburyport, Massachusetts
(AAR Member Agent)
"Gini, you are worth your weight in gold! I have
(so far) 47 requests for my book or a proposal on Instant Hypnosis.
I'm floored! This doesn't even include the folks that are out of the
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Forbes Robbins Blair
Washington, D.C.
Author: Instant Hypnosis:
Self-Improvement As You Read.
"I have found this an effective marketing tool, since
I got over a dozen major publishers who expressed interest in my
previously self-published book on weight loss surgery. I eventually
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Erica Manfred
West Hurley, New York
"My days of going to the post office and spending
countless hours sending out e-mails are gone after finding this service.
The responses and results were remarkable. Within hours I had 13
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well done it was. Thanks Gini!!!"
Laurence LaRochelle
Dracut, Massachusetts
Business Management Professional
"I think you are a genius putting this whole
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serious editors who want to see my proposal, and I am now putting the
finishing touches on the revisions. Thanks for the advice on
marketing, too. Feels like good advice on the gut level."
Maury Breecher
San Diego, California
Member ASJA
Co-Author of
A Doctor's Prescription to Solve
the Health Care System and
Enhance Your
Personal Health
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I got a tremendous response from both agents and editors, and my book is
now being considered by a dozen publishers. I also found it helpful to
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Graham Scott."
Terry Hamburg
Oakland, California
Author of
Grand Entrances
Columnist of "Test Your Antiques IQ" in
the San Francisco Examiner
and
8 trade publications
"Thank you for your help with my book. After you sent out my query to agents, I received e-mail
responses from 116 agents, and 29 asked to see my proposal. I sent
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Bob Stone.
Atlanta, Georgia
"Your e-mail query service
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their list and they referred me to other editors. I decided to do an
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Kate Weaver
Author of
She Died for Her Kids
Lafayette, Colorado
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though we'd supplement his efforts with a mailing, and the results were
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Ana Zaharia and Jim
O'Reilly
Saskatchewan, Canada
"I was delighted by the quick response I got from both agents and editors. In two
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Tony Capria
Pulaski, New York
For Fiction
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"I
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I would recommend your service to anyone who is lost in the world of
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Houston, Texas
http://www.tatepublishing.com/bookstore/book.php?w=978-1-5988676-5-7
"So far 12 agents
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Peter Rizzolo
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
"Way-ta-go!!!...I
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Author of Weevil
Elizabethtown, Tennessee
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Arlington, Virginia
"I
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Evan Drake Howard,
Pawtucket, RI
"Within one day of posting
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Deborah Bowman, Ph.D.
www.luminousbuddha.com
Psychologist, Photographer and Professor at Naropa University
Boulder, Colorado
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Becky Masterman
Author of the detective mystery:
One Tough Broad
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www.markellisdumbartonghosts.com
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www.storyispromise.com
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www.markellisdumbartonghosts.com
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Creator of Bubbie and Zadie
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Creator of Bubbie and Zadie
characters for Hollywood movie
Chiaya, Taiwan
http://bubbieandzadie.blogspot.com
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WERE TRUE, (May
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FLIGHT ATTENDANT
ADVENTURES ON A WING AND A PRAYER
(May 2005)
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California
www.bradleylewis.com
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Staten Island, New York
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Los Angeles, California
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Moscow, Russia
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Author of
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Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
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From
Professionals in the Film Industry
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Gray Fox Films,LLC
Beverly Hills, California
www.beverlyhillslit.com
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New York, New York
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Ed Silver, President: ES Agency*WG*AFTRA
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Cambridge Literary
Member, AAR
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Senior Editor, Prentice-Hall Publishing
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Cassell Network of Writers
Publisher: Freelance Writer’s Report
http://www.writers-editors.com
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Northern California chapter of the American Society
of Journalists and Authors
Co-author of The Voices of the Rocks
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American Society of Journalists and Authors Newsletter Editor
British Columbia, Canada