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CONGRATULATIONS!  Chances are that you are looking at this site for professional services and if so, you are having a GREAT DAY!

You know how we often contract for services and too often we do not get nearly what we expected? Or worse? In my case, I had hired an “Author Consultant,” and it was worse than nothing.

But, lucky me, I invested a modest amount with Publishers Agents & Films and got a great deal More and Better than I ever imagined.

I had been sending queries to literary agents for over a year, without a hint of interest. I am a long-time writer and had fine- tuned my query about 15 times.

PA&F took a look at my query, suggested I change the introductory font size, that I take out one paragraph and add some content on one major issue in the form of four or five bullets.

You know how you are working in the weeds so long and sometimes you do not see the Big Picture? That was me. I knew in a flash that the content suggestion would make a big difference and it did!

PA&F sent out my query to a host of agents and publishers and BINGO! On the very day it went out, I got six requests for my book proposal, six more than I had gotten in my life!

AND I got a data base list of the agents’ names and agencies, along with the name of the key contact at each publishing house and the name of the publishing house.

This whole process from end to end took me about a week. My account manager was always there to answer a few questions; I mean early in the morning and well into the evening.

Less than a half day before we were going to go live, I asked them to put in a single word that I had failed to add in my rewrite. They did it!

I give my unqualified, whole-hearted recommendation for the services and the fine folks of Publishers Agents & Films. CONGRATULATIONS! You are having a GREAT DAY!

Brian Hampton
Author: It’s a Great Life If You Don’t Weaken! How do Deal with the Ups and Downs in Life and Jerks In-Between
Arlington, VA.
https://brianauthorhampton.com/

 

“Thanks you so much!  I had close to twenty people request the manuscript (for my memoir and inspirational book, but one agent told me to call me.   She has worked with (many big names in entertainment). I think she is the right one!  Thank you.  That was fast!”

Tricia Barker 
Author of Angels in the OR
Fort Worth, TX
www.triciabarkernde.com

 

“I used NudgeLine’s services to send my book query to literary agents. Within a month I was deluged by rejection notices, even from agents who previously did not even bother to answer. Two agencies however wanted to see my work; one of them turned out to be a perfect fit, and I signed a contract within two months of sending NudgeLine my payment. The service saved me hundreds, perhaps thousands of hours of clerical work. I am extremely grateful and would recommend it to any unknown author.”
Vito Victor – Santa Cruz, CA
February 2017

 

 

“I had a good response, about sixteen requested to see some of the novel, and four request to see the complete manuscript.”
Michael McManus
February 2017

 

 

“Many thanks to Gini Graham Scott. She helped me find a publisher for, Lessons of Redemption, which was just published through a mailing to publishers by Publishers Agents and Films, and now has been helping me in writing, editing, and doing some research for my book Baltimore on Fire, which is based on my observations, interviews, and experiences after Baltimore erupted in response to Freddie Grey’s death in a police van. She has done a great job for me and I recommend her highly.”

Kevin Shird
Author of Lessons of Redemption and Baltimore on Fire
Baltimore, Maryland

 

“I heartily recommend Publishers Agents and Films. The difference between that service and sending individual queries is like the difference between a rocket ship and roller skates.  I did get an agent as a result of my query.”
Chelsea Lowe
Editor, Writer
Brookline, Massachusetts

 

“Through your company, I got an agent in New York for my children’s trilogy, Thunderblunder…They’re finally going to send it out soon…so I’ve been pretty excited about it.”
Marianne Gage
Author, Thunderblunder

 

“Black Rose Writing is releasing my book, An Unexpected Indiscretion. I never considered myself a bodice ripper, but it appears that I am now.  Thanks for making the introduction through Publishers Agents and Films.”
Marcy Bachmann
Author, An Unexpected Indiscretion
Walnut Creek
“So far, I heard back from about 15 people from my mailing to film producers and agents, and three have requested a copy of my book.”
Kate Walter
Author of Looking for a Kiss: A Chronicle of Downtown Heartbreak and Healing
New York, New York

 

“Gini helped me so much in editing my book on The Deep See, based on seeing much more about yourself from looking into a single picture. Then, she helped me publishing my book under a short deadline for a big conference I was attending as a NLP trainer. A great job well done.”
Naomi Bareket
Author, The Deep See
NLP Certified Trainer
NeuroSuccessology
Castro Valley, California

 

“Gini Graham Scott helped in writing my book: At Death’s Door about end of life care, and helping patients and their families choose the best option to minimize pain and suffering at the end. She did a great job in helping me bring out the stories of the patients to make the book come alive and put the reader beside me in dealing with these patients day to day. I really feel I have written a powerful and important book about a timely topic. Many thanks to Gini Scott for her help.

Sebastian Sepulveda, M.D.
Author of At Death’s Door
Chelmsford, Massachusetts

 

“Gini Graham Scott helped me publish my book, Remodeling Stress and saved me over $3.00 a book in the process, getting the price per copy reduced from over $5.50 to $2.15 a copy.  She also helped with cover revisions.  I was very pleased with the results, and I highly recommend her for help with self-publishing.”
Robert Clifford
Author of Remodeling Stress
Building Pros
Danville, California
www.bldgpros.com

 

“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 of Barnes and Noble within 60 days of release…I look forward to working with you again.”
Dr. Eric Kaplan
www.dyingtobeyoung.com

 

“I used your service 18 months ago and got a book contract because of it! It will be called Cracking the Parenting Code and will be released in January 2009…I appreciate Publishers and Agents so much. They got me started in my new career as a PUBLISHED AUTHOR! Thanks again for your excellence of service.”
Laura Lee Heinsohn – Happy Valley, Oregon
(Formerly FBI Parent, now Cracking the Parenting Code)
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 this is a wonderful avenue for new writers to reach publishers. I still remember the day that I sent out my letter to publishers and agents. I actually had to hire someone to come in and help me answer all the emails. What fun it was.”
Suzanne Hansen – Portland, Oregon
“You’ll Never Nanny in this Town Again!” The True Adventures of a Hollywood Nanny
New York Times Bestseller
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 publishers asking to review our material, including all major business book publishers. After many conversations, we landed with John Wiley & Sons and the book hit the #1 Sales Management Book and the #1 Customer Service Book in the country as rated by Amazon.com. After that we tried Gini’s PR service and now we are appearing on numerous regional and national radio programs. We would recommend this service to anyone.”
Ben and Dale Midgley
Authors of Golden Circle Secrets

 

“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 – Boulder, Colorado
Author of Remember Us

 

 

 

 

“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 – Acworth, Georgia
Author of The Shattered Pearl
www.sarmstrong.biz

 

 

 

“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 – West Hurley, New York
Author of He’s History, You’re Not
www.ericamanfred.com

 

“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

 

 

 

 

“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 – Boulder, Colorado
Authos of the nonfiction book: Healing from Trauma: A Survivor’s Guide to Understanding Your Symptoms and Reclaiming Your Life
www.jasmincori.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 – 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 – Boulder, Colorado
Author of What Freud Didn’t Know
www.cpsEAPSplus.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

 

 

“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 just wanted you to know that in the past 24 hours, I have received 8 positive responses and I am extremely happy with your service. I 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 sending out copies of my book to the people who asked for it.”
Toni K. Cyan-Brock – Princeton, Texas
Author of Prisoners of Love, a guide to help family members when a loved one is in prison
www.prisonersoflove.com

 

 

“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 – Danville, California
Editor Golf Today Magazine

 

 

“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 – Pacific Grove, California
Author of California Health: Complete Guide to Healthy Foods, Wines and Great Walks for Travelers and Locals

 

 

 

“We have received 4 favorable responses so far for my inspirational gift book. Pretty good I think.”
Carolyn Kleefeld – Carmel, California
Author of Soul Seeds

 

 

 

“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 – Tulsa, Oklahoma
Author of The Smiling Pets Recipe Book
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

 

 

 

“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

 

 

 

“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 – Ruidoso, New Mexico
Author of Touch the Sky

 

 

 

“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 gratitude.”
Jennifer Horsman – Laguna Beach, California
Author of Please Don’t Eat the Animals

 

 

 

“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 – Monterey, California
Author of BS Kills: How Denial, Delusion and Blame Destroy Your Life

 

 

 

“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 – Los Angeles, California
Author of How to Get Arrested: How to Break Into Hollywood
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 – Kalispell, Montana
Author of Loss of Innocence
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, McGraw-Hill, Farrar, Straus, Giroux, St. Martins Press, Doubleday, Harper Collins, and Random House. As you can imagine, I couldn’t recommend Gini’s services more highly…And the result is I SOLD MY BOOK TO ST. MARTIN’S.”
Curtis Arnold – Jupiter, Florida
www.curtisamold.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. McGraw-Hill said the book will be published sometime in the fall of 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 you for more help with article queries.”
Scott Frush – Walled Lake, Michigan

 

 

“123 responses…with about 30 wanting to look at something. This is a great response and I’ve passed along your service to several writers.”
Vic Cabrera – Burbank, California
Author of My Cuban Story

 

 

 

 

“SHOCK and AWE are the only words I can use to describe your service! This morning (within minutes of your e-mailing), I received very nice responses from over 40 publishers for my four humor books. 14 of them (now up to 17) including many of the largest and most prominent, want me to send them my books ASAP. And these just weren’t junior editors either, these were senior editors and even the publishers themselves. Very few times in life do people deliver what they promise; even rarer are those individuals who deliver much more. You are definitely in the latter category!”
David Samson – Los Angeles, California
Author of THE JOY OF DEPRESSION, WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFIN, and other humor books

 

 

“I’ve been writing and selling for nearly 20 years, and nothing, including three literary agents, has ever gained me access to interested editors like the Publishers and Agents service. I’ll be using it again.”
Coke Newell – Idaho Falls, Idaho
Author Dying Words(Scripps Howard)
Latter Days (St. Martins Press)

 

 

“I recently purchased your mailing service, and I am writing to thank you, and tell you that Simon & Schuster has picked up my book, Inside the Cage, about playground basketball in New York City, due completely to your getting my letter to an editor there. Good 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

 

 

“I can’t thank you enough for your incredible service. About 200 agents responded to my pitch for Positive Distractions: One Company’s Loyal, Disabled Workers Show that Love and Compassion Make Good Business Sense. Nearly half of the agents wanted to see the proposal, many offered encouraging comments and several wanted to take on the project right then 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 writing rather than selling. Bless you!”
Nancy Henderson Wurst – Chattanooga, Tennessee
www.nancyhendersonwurst.com

 

“Thank you for all your did to get my book The Fireman’s Wife exposed and for your help with my equery. It will be published in 2005 by one of the large New York publishing hours. I think they’re one of the top four.”
Susan Farren – Rohnert Park, California

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

“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 publishing houses, including St. Martin’s, Ballantine, Rodale, and Barnes & 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 your help in polishing up my query letter and in selecting the appropriate recipients. Quite a service you offer.”
Suzanna Stinnett – Sebastopol, California

 

 

“I wanted to let you know that thanks to your services, I got a great New York agent (had a choice of three) and I’ve just signed a publishing contract with a major publisher, Sourcebooks! I even had another offer from Rodale. Your list and your phone consultation are easily worth 10 times what you charge.”
Forbes Robbins Blair – Washington, D.C.
Author of Instant Hypnosis: Self-Improvement as Your 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 sold it to Random House and it will be out later this year.”
Erica Manfred – West Hurley, New York

 

 

 

 

“I think you are a genius putting this whole operation into place. I am very pleased and happy. I have eight 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
Co-Author of A Doctor’s Prescription to Solve the Health Care System and Enhance Your Personal Health
Member ASJA

 

 

“Besides using the Publishers and Agents service to pitch two columns on antiques and pets to syndicates and newspapers, I found a query especially help for a book on the experience of Jewish soldiers in World War II. Though I wasn’t even sure if there was a commercial market for this book, 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 get some advice on how to best write and present my proposal from Gini Graham Scott.”
Terry Hamburg – Oakland, California
Author of Grand Entrances
Columnist of “Test Your Antiques IQ” in the San Francisco Examiner

 

“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 the proposal to those who would accept it via email — 16 agents, due to the timely nature of my book. Two asked to represent me, and I signed with one of them.”
Bob Stone – Atlanta, Georgia

 

 

“I just wanted to let you know about the response to the query for the children’s stories. I received about 35 replies…Five told me to mail the manuscript…So, I’m very excited and hopeful!…Will let you know what develops. Thanks again.”
Virginia Connelly – Carmel, California

 

 

 

 

“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. – Naperville, Illinois
Author of Our Spiritual Genes and Their Power for Self-Transformation
www.DrBairdsGeneticWeightLoss.com

 

 

 

“It’s not that I couldn’t find these e-mail addresses on my own. Sure I could…if I spent 3 weeks researching them and making long distance phone calls to confirm them! And then spent another week typing up and sending e-mails to each of them. But, why should I do that, when I can type one e-mail, sent it to PublishersAndAgents on one evening and …within hours of my e-mail going out (ON A WEEKEND) start replying to all the interest from major firms. This service is exactly what busy writers need. Someone to do the work for us. Like having my own personal secretary. I’m going to recommend this to all my agent and writer friends! I LOVE it!”
Marsha Marks – Savannah, Georgia
Author of 101 SIMPLE LESSONS FOR LIFE
www.marshamarks.com