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You should grab them by the balls and go for gold. Get all monies returned to you plus extras.
Sharon wrote: "You should grab them by the balls and go for gold. Get all monies returned to you plus extras."Oh don't worry I will give it my best shot!
Good, those B*stards can't get away with it.
Sharon wrote: "Good, those B*stards can't get away with it."Nice to know I'm not alone, I just hope they haven't conned more people since me into thinking they are the best thing since sliced bread.
Sharon wrote: "Oh you are never alone."I know I'm not alone I have been told that this morning! But How to get the message across to other people not to use them, that's the problem.
Unless we start tweeting the bad stuff again. I write a piece and put it on your website!
Sharon wrote: "Unless we start tweeting the bad stuff again. I write a piece and put it on your website!"I'll talk to Mick and see what he suggests - he may well do a piece in his magazine, he can use my story to warn folk not to make the same mistakes. They are probably using the other company to con people!
Yes this is very true. The thought had crossed my mind.
Sharon wrote: "Yes this is very true. The thought had crossed my mind."Stephen Cheshire just contacted me on Twitter, he's keen to do battle with Raider too, the ball is now rolling! Let's keep it rolling and flatten the buggers! They have published his book or not as the case may be!
That is terrible. Have you told him to do what you are doing with TBL and with fighting against Raider?
Sharon wrote: "That is terrible. Have you told him to do what you are doing with TBL and with fighting against Raider?"Not yet I gave him my email and told him to contact me and we can discuss a plan of action there in private then Raider will get a shock!
Sharon wrote: "I like your style."I hope more follow his example and join in the scrum brute force may be our best option I want to get them put out of business and charged for fraud!
Maybe start a new twitter account for reasons to NOT publish with Raider!!
Maybe start a new twitter account for reasons to publish with Raider!!
Maybe start a new twitter account for reasons to publish with Raider!!
hey just read these messages and maybe you should start a campaing against them through facebook and twiter, the more the people hear it the better.
Eva wrote: "hey just read these messages and maybe you should start a campaing against them through facebook and twiter, the more the people hear it the better."Hi Eva
Don't worry I'm going for the jugular this time and I think a Facebook and twitter campaign is a good step forward - the more people we contact the better our chances of pulling the rug from under them! I have a twitter member that has come forward with their gloves on!
Eva wrote: "http://www.ripoffreport.com/book-publ...this might help you"
I have read some of these before the latest is the same as me no royalties, no statements, no free copies, no free e book the list is endless.
Raider Publishing are not fulfilling their contracts authors beware - Don't touch their services with a 20 foot barge pole never mind a 10ft!
Morning allI have a great idea for getting through to Raider, last time I looked at their website they were promoting JK Rowling as one of their authors I bet they aren't witholding her royalties and I wonder how she will react when she finds out they are doing that to all the new authors people like me, a single mum, a widow... Don't think she'll be impressed, do you! She knows how hard it is without being faced with people like Raider being arseholes!
I read that about JK Rowling when I looked them up. I think she would be horrified.
Sharon wrote: "I read that about JK Rowling when I looked them up. I think she would be horrified."I am contacting everyone I can and giving them the low down on Raiders non-co-operation and non payment of royalties. I hope Mr Adam Salviani doesn't forget I have him over a barrel - I have a letter of apology in which he states its his fault and offering me the moon and sun on a stick.
My lawyer is going to have a field day with it!
Sharon wrote: "I read that about JK Rowling when I looked them up. I think she would be horrified."Well we are about to find out as that is my next port of call...
It's horrible here today foggy, wet and miserable I have got all the lights on I may as well shut the blinds and call it night time its that dull! The only plus is our snow's all gone!
Excellent. That will teach them to be theiving b*stards! I can't actually see why JK Rowling would have used them unless it is a farse so that other people will send them their money!
We still have snow, but it is very white/grey out there and still very cold. They think we are due some more snow and then by the end of the week it is back to the rain.
How r u all today It's very cold here and I am up very early for some silly reason
Not too bad Trisha. It is very cold here too.
Sharon wrote: "Excellent. That will teach them to be theiving b*stards! I can't actually see why JK Rowling would have used them unless it is a farse so that other people will send them their money!"Well I have put my plan into action, soon the whole world will know what robbing, theiving b*****ds Raider are! I will forward a copy of the email to you now! I pulled no punches!
Sharon wrote: "We still have snow, but it is very white/grey out there and still very cold. They think we are due some more snow and then by the end of the week it is back to the rain."It chucked it down here when I went to get the girls, and I ended up sliding in the mud in front of the garage and almost ended up flat on my back!
Trisha wrote: "How r u all today It's very cold here and I am up very early for some silly reason"
In fighting mode-- my publishers have p****d me off for the last time! How's you?
http://gmtapublishing.com/Looking for a publisher? Why not not check out GMTA, I will be sending them HOD when I get around to finishing it!
Sarah wrote: "Trisha wrote: "How r u all today It's very cold here and I am up very early for some silly reason"
In fighting mode-- my publishers have p****d me off for the last time! How's you?"
I am doing ok my little girl has a cold so I am a little worried
Trisha wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Trisha wrote: "How r u all today It's very cold here and I am up very early for some silly reason"
In fighting mode-- my publishers have p****d me off for the last time! How's you?"..."
Get some vitamin C inside her, Ribena is good, and kids love it and you can drink it hot or cold!
Sarah wrote: "http://gmtapublishing.com/Looking for a publisher? Why not not check out GMTA, I will be sending them HOD when I get around to finishing it!"
sarah, this aren't propper publishers; it's vanity publishing and they use the same providers as if you tried to publish it yourself. haven't found any complaints but i still wouldn't use them. Try and go with a proper publisher that willpay YOU money if it doesn't work publish it yourself. This page looks really helpfull
http://www.mslexia.co.uk/resources/pu...
this page gives you a list of pubishers that will accept work from unagented writers, have alookhttp://www.bookshedonline.co.uk/conte...
is HOD a horror? if you want i can gather other ones that accept the gender and send it to you
this is a small ebook publisher for horror. There's a girl from another book that has her book published with them, the death lily.http://fireflyandwisp.weebly.com/subm...
Eva wrote: "Sarah wrote: "http://gmtapublishing.com/Looking for a publisher? Why not not check out GMTA, I will be sending them HOD when I get around to finishing it!"
sarah, this aren't propper publishers..."
They aren't asking for any money, the only mention of money is if you are not one of their authors, I think they may be both vanity and publishers as to whether they pay you or not I have no idea, I will ask Mick Rooney if he has anything on them too, don't worry I am not going to lay myself wide open for that again.
You're a little treasure hunting for stuff for me, thanks - if I ever am able to see well enough upstairs to get on with making any more Barbie clothes I'll make some in readiness for your little one too!
It's been like the black hole of Calcutta up in my bedroom as there is only a small velux window and the light in the centre doesn't reach over to the far end of the room under the velux where my sewing machines are! I'm going to treat myself to a daylight lamp when we move it's better for your eyes!
Eva wrote: "this page gives you a list of pubishers that will accept work from unagented writers, have alookhttp://www.bookshedonline.co.uk/conte...
is HOD a horror? if yo..."
No, not really its paranormal romance with a twist that could also perhaps fall into the genre murder mystery.
How would you describe HOD Sharon as a genre?
Possibly Dark Fiction/Murder mystery/Thriller
Sharon wrote: "Possibly Dark Fiction/Murder mystery/Thriller"I'll run with that interpretation, there is a romantic involvement but whether or not it's for keeps only my fingers know the answer to that conundrum!
@ Eva you will be pleased to know I am in the home straight with Cally's Secret chapter 57 of 78 I think. Lol it's been a while since I read it through to the end!
Sarah wrote: "Eva wrote: "Sarah wrote: "http://gmtapublishing.com/Looking for a publisher? Why not not check out GMTA, I will be sending them HOD when I get around to finishing it!"
sarah, this aren't proppe..."
No worries, I'm a right geek when it come to info gathering, i love it!. Don't worry about making clothes for barbie, she's still too little and I don't want you to become blind. Imight get you have a look at my novel when im finished if that's ok with you. I'll get working on the publishers thing first thing in the morning. i'll look for thriller
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Slowly - I am trying to finish reading Cally's Secret and get it up on Amazon before I tell Raider to get stuffed and demand they refund my contributions or I'm going to take them to court, this is the second breach of contract not to mention all the stuff they promised that hasn't materialised!