WL Writers Literary Agency
I contacted this company via the web on a book I wrote, they are wanting me to send the material to them to see if it's worthy for them to try and get it published.
Does anyone know anything about this company?
2007-09-08 16:37:09 · 2 answers · asked by rakkabye girl 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Yes I do. I have posted here before. RUN to the nearest exit. NO NO NO. Here is information I posted on them once before to someone else who claimed they checked this agency out.
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 anncrispin@aol.com (or beware@sfwa.org , 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/showthre...
Another Realm - Preditors and Editors
www.anotherealm.com/prededitor...
Mind Sight Forum
www.mindsightseries.com/cgi-bi...
Speculations - Rumor Mill
www.speculations.com/?t=1368
Writer Beware - 20 Worst Agencies
www.sfwa.org/beware/twentywors...
Writers Digest
www.writersdigest.com/mbbs/for...
Writers Net - Discussion Forum
www.writers.net/forum/read/10/...
Write Words
www.writewords.org.uk/groups/6...
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
They are very very bad. Stay far away from them. Do not send them anything. Pax- C
2007-09-08 16:59:47 · answer #1 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Listen to Persiphone. This agency is well-known in the writing community as a complete scam.
2007-09-09 02:26:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋