ANSWERS from a best selling author.

[GordonJ]

Originally Posted by Sandi Bowman

Gordon, I appreciate the effort to get writers and so on.

I have to take issue with the 'must order' the report for ten dollars so we can get writer's guidelines. Since when are writers charged for the guidelines to write for a publisher? Sure, we can buy Writer's Market etc (if we choose to) but this idea of charging for guidelines from a publisher is a trend being started that I don't want to see proliferate. Just my take on things.

Good luck with the recruiting.

Sandi Bowman

This cost thing is strictly on ME. The publisher relectantly agreed. I understand your position. I doubt seriously that you will see a trend started by this. Publisher's guidelines are readily available for writers to follow.

The reason I set this up, is I know the market. I don't need GTP to be inundated with submissions "over the transom" and/or queries about what kinds of books and all that.

Actually, the people are getting a book, a book that has a real world value of 12. 95 plus postage and handling. They can always ask for a refund.

I wanted to very clearly state the reason for the download. So we don't get tire kickers, lookey loos and freebie seekers...which dominate the Internet. It's ok for me to lose out on a few potential writers, there isn't a shortage of them.

I'm sorry you don't like it. And Pete may agree, but for now, I'm going to make at least one hoop for serious people to jump through.

Its the way I want to do it for now.

Gordon Jay Alexander