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Question

Are they a good agency? Have you ever heard of them?
I am a first time writer and finished a Fantasy Fiction novel. I contacted this agency and they sent me an email requesting the manuscript. i am a little afraid that they might be fraud or something. This is their main website:
http://www.wlwritersagency.com/index.html
and this is their sub-website:
http://www.wlchildrensagency.com/index.html

I did my research about them, but did not find much. PLEASE guys, if you can, please find out if they are honost or not. I will continue my research. Thank you all so much. This place helped me alot in the past. Thanks again.

Answer 1

No, you didnt do your homework. If you had checked with Preditors and Editors, you would have seen this ...


Writers' Literary Agency & Marketing Company (aka WL Writers Literary Agency): Strongly not recommended. A literary agency.

3/18/07 - Here's a new question: If you submitted anything to the Writers' Literary Agency and Marketing Company, did you get rejected? If so, please let P&E know for we all know that real literary agencies are very picky. They only select the work they believe they can sell. We'll post the numbers here. Simply email P&E and tell us you were rejected or not rejected by this agency under any of their many names. Let's find out just how picky this agency is. Oh, if they represented and actually sold your book, we'd like to know that too.



You will also find them on the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America's Thumbs Down List ...

Writers' Literary Agency & Marketing Company (a.k.a. WL Writers' Literary Agency), formerly The Literary Agency Group, which includes the following:
-Christian Literary Agency
-New York Literary Agency
-Stylus Literary Agency (formerly ST Literary Agency, formerly Sydra-Techniques)
-WL Children's Agency (a.k.a. Children's Literary Agency)
-WL Poet's Agency (a.k.a. Poet's Literary Agency)
-WL Screenplay Agency (a.k.a. The Screenplay Agency)
-Writers' Literary & Publishing Services Company (the editing arm of the above-mentioned agencies)

This is from the website Making Light...

WL Writers’ Literary Agency
Posted by Jim Macdonald at 09:40 AM * 122 comments
We’ve mentioned these folks before at Making Light: Take My Logline … Please.

Now convicted conman Robert Fletcher is back with a new name for his old agency. Ann Crispin of Writer Beware has this to say, and adds, “Please feel free to copy and paste this alert wherever writers gather.”

This is a NEW ALERT FROM WRITER BEWARE: Writers’ Literary Agency & Marketing Company (formerly The Literary Agency Group)
The Literary Agency Group, a business owned or controlled by Robert M. Fletcher of Boca Raton, Florida, changed its name in February 2007 to Writers’ Literary Agency & Marketing Company (a.k.a. WL Writers’ Literary Agency).

This umbrella group includes or has included the following agencies:

* Christian Literary Agency
* New York Literary Agency
* Stylus Literary Agency (formerly ST Literary Agency, formerly Sydra-Techniques)
* WL Children’s Agency (a.k.a. Children’s Literary Agency)
* WL Poet’s Agency (a.k.a. Poet’s Literary Agency)
* WL Screenplay Agency (a.k.a. The Screenplay Agency)
* Writers’ Literary & Publishing Services Company (the editing arm of the above-mentioned agencies)

Since this company began operating in 2001 under the name Sydra-Techniques, Writer Beware has received hundreds of complaints and advisories of fee-charging, editing referrals, and other questionable practices. We’re not aware that the company has a significant track record of commercial book sales under any of its names, despite its claims to the contrary.

Writers who have had trouble with Robert M. Fletcher or any of the above-named companies, and who are or were residents of the state of Florida, please get in touch with Ann Crispin at [e-mail] (or [e-mail] , if the AOL address bounces), even if you have previously contacted her. Please provide complete contact information.

This is from Absolute Write Water Cooler's List of Top 20 WORST agencies.

The Literary Agency Group, which includes the following:
Children's Literary Agency
Christian Literary Agency
New York Literary Agency
Poets Literary Agency
The Screenplay Agency
Stylus Literary Agency (formerly ST Literary Agency)
Writers Literary & Publishing Services Company (the editing arm of the above-mentioned agencies

From Script Links Think Twice Column

Writers' Literary Agency & Marketing Company

(Robert M. Fletcher, WL Writers' Literary Agency, The Literary Agency Group, LR&R Enterprises)
Literary and screenplays. Charges fee, no record of sales.
www.wlwritersagency.com

Sources:
Absolute Write Water Cooler
http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13517
Another Realm - Preditors and Editors
www.anotherealm.com/prededitors/peals.htm
Mind Sight Forum
www.mindsightseries.com/cgi-bin/discus/board-auth.cgi?lm=1114264410&file=/3831/5123.html
Speculations - Rumor Mill
www.speculations.com/?t=1368
Writer Beware - 20 Worst Agencies
www.sfwa.org/beware/twentyworst.html
Writers Digest
www.writersdigest.com/mbbs/forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=10439&posts=12
Writers Net - Discussion Forum
www.writers.net/forum/read/10/133269/133269
Write Words
www.writewords.org.uk/groups/60_9388.asp
That only took me ten minutes or less to find. It should point out the need to GOOGLE any name before you send anything to anyone!!!! I cannot stress that enough. I just saved your butt and your work for you. I hope that helps. This is an agent your should run from - far and fast. They are one of the worst out there. Ask for your work back and RUN

Pax - C

Answer 2

WORD TO THE WISE ABORT-THIS COMPANY IS LISTED AS A SCAM-Like yourseld I queried this company three days ago and I just recently received a response. However, I checked on the internet only to find this
(also note that this company asks for digital files and they claim they are deleting the files if u don't receive a contract) The truth is these thieves are publishing your work behind your back. Please Please Please don't send your work to these people and file an official complaint with the e-mail
address listed below.
WL Writers’ Literary Agency
Posted by Jim Macdonald at 09:40 AM * 122 comments
We’ve mentioned these folks before at Making Light: Take My Logline … Please.

Now convicted conman Robert Fletcher is back with a new name for his old agency. Ann Crispin of Writer Beware has this to say, and adds, “Please feel free to copy and paste this alert wherever writers gather.”

NEW ALERT FROM WRITER BEWARE: Writers’ Literary Agency & Marketing Company (formerly The Literary Agency Group)
The Literary Agency Group, a business owned or controlled by Robert M. Fletcher of Boca Raton, Florida, changed its name in February 2007 to Writers’ Literary Agency & Marketing Company (a.k.a. WL Writers’ Literary Agency).

This umbrella group includes or has included the following agencies:

* Christian Literary Agency
* New York Literary Agency
* Stylus Literary Agency (formerly ST Literary Agency, formerly Sydra-Techniques)
* WL Children’s Agency (a.k.a. Children’s Literary Agency)
* WL Poet’s Agency (a.k.a. Poet’s Literary Agency)
* WL Screenplay Agency (a.k.a. The Screenplay Agency)
* Writers’ Literary & Publishing Services Company (the editing arm of the above-mentioned agencies)


Since this company began operating in 2001 under the name Sydra-Techniques, Writer Beware has received hundreds of complaints and advisories of fee-charging, editing referrals, and other questionable practices. We’re not aware that the company has a significant track record of commercial book sales under any of its names, despite its claims to the contrary.

Writers who have had trouble with Robert M. Fletcher or any of the above-named companies, and who are or were residents of the state of Florida, please get in touch with Ann Crispin at [e-mail] (or [e-mail] , if the AOL address bounces), even if you have previously contacted her. Please provide complete contact information.

You can learn far more about WL Writers’ Literary Agency wherever scam-hunters sit around the fire gnawing roast haunch of scammer and telling tales.

I note with some amusement that WL Writers’ Literary Agency has a wiki at AboutUs.org.

Answer 3

just a quick anwer for you. I have not checked out their website. but you can protect yourself by copyrighting your work. there should be a copyright office somewhere near you. it's not very expensive. at the office or online they will have forms that will tell you everything you need to do and how to do it. it's very simple to do. once it is done then your work is copyright protected and nobody can infringe on your rights. if they do then you have legal entitlements.

the simplest way to do it is to mail a copy of your work to yourself and don't open it when it arrives. that way it has a postmark with a date on it proving that you had it first. this is legally legitimate in the eyes of the law but often courts prefer you to use the proper copyright procedure.

once it is done then you can give your manuscript to anyone you want to and let anybody read it. and if they steal it or portions of it, you are protected. it won't matter whether or not this company is a fraud, you will own the rights.

good luck

Answer 4

it incredibly is an employer - no longer a writer - you're nonetheless an extremely good way from being revealed. you may tell the employer you have 2 weeks properly worth of artwork to do on the chapters in modifying. they ought to be pleased with that.

Answer 5

DO listen to Persiphone. Ann Crispin has been a watchdog for bad agencies for over ten years and is totally credible.

Thank you, Persiphone, for Ann's email. I'd lost touch with her after my 5th book.

Answer 6

I've never heard of them, but they say that they don't edit, therefore I wouldn't go to them for that reason. Because, getting an opinion from someone professional is very important. Good luck. I'd look at the predators and editors website if I were you.
-CayleeJo

Answer 7

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