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To prospective writers.
As a professional artist with around two hundred published paintings, I appreciate the value of personal input from a publisher. It’s an important ingredient in a writer-publisher relationship. Of course, we all know the word ‘personal’ can be found under “P” in the dictionary, but believe me, not too many publishers look up its meaning.
God smiled on me the day I came across Eric Patterson and Avid Readers Publishing Group. I had been through so many formatting nightmares with my previous publisher that I was about to call it quits. Needless to say, breaking into the world of published novels is a far cry from my forty years in the art world. I guess I’ve been spoiled, having had a great N.Y. Agent to handle the licensing contracts from numerous art publishers.
So, if you’re reading this you’re already off to a great start. You’ve short cut the painful elimination process. The process of sorting through the many publishing houses full of promises. Publishing houses more proficient at ‘nickel and dimeing’ a hopeful writer to death than they are in assisting in a smooth passage and ‘pre-agreed upon’ cost of production.
With each of my three manuscripts, Eric Patterson has been in contact with me several times each and every day by email and phone. He personally handles the formatting as well as my inexcusable editing. He has worked far and beyond the hours of any sane person and I thank him a million fold for his dedication and priceless contribution in hours and insurmountable assistance. He won’t like me saying this, but he also refused to allow me to pay him any extra toward the unexpected amount of corrections that I dumped onto him time after time . . . after time.
I have, in the past, worked with another “major” book publisher, and by comparison with ARPG, they were amateurs with absolutely ZERO personal contact. Eric Patterson is by far the best thing that has happened to my book publishing. I hate to admit it, but realistically, I might have thrown the towel in with the other publishers, they just don’t have it. They have a lot of my money, but they don’t have “it.”
Eric kept the vision alive and produced a top quality paperback - and he is FFFFAST !!!!!! Eric Patterson and Avid Readers Publishing Group has . . . “IT.” Thanks Eric. As I said many, many times since we began the first book . . . you are a saint mate. And the bookmarks are spectacular too!
Jason Denaro
Writers wishing to ask any questions are welcome to contact me at litden@yahoo.com
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To prospective writers.
As a professional artist with around two hundred published paintings, I appreciate the value of personal input from a publisher. It’s an important ingredient in a writer-publisher relationship. Of course, we all know the word ‘personal’ can be found under “P” in the dictionary, but believe me, not too many publishers look up its meaning.
God smiled on me the day I came across Eric Patterson and Avid Readers Publishing Group. I had been through so many formatting nightmares with my previous publisher that I was about to call it quits. Needless to say, breaking into the world of published novels is a far cry from my forty years in the art world. I guess I’ve been spoiled, having had a great N.Y. Agent to handle the licensing contracts from numerous art publishers.
So, if you’re reading this you’re already off to a great start. You’ve short cut the painful elimination process. The process of sorting through the many publishing houses full of promises. Publishing houses more proficient at ‘nickel and dimeing’ a hopeful writer to death than they are in assisting in a smooth passage and ‘pre-agreed upon’ cost of production.
With each of my three manuscripts, Eric Patterson has been in contact with me several times each and every day by email and phone. He personally handles the formatting as well as my inexcusable editing. He has worked far and beyond the hours of any sane person and I thank him a million fold for his dedication and priceless contribution in hours and insurmountable assistance. He won’t like me saying this, but he also refused to allow me to pay him any extra toward the unexpected amount of corrections that I dumped onto him time after time . . . after time.
I have, in the past, worked with another “major” book publisher, and by comparison with ARPG, they were amateurs with absolutely ZERO personal contact. Eric Patterson is by far the best thing that has happened to my book publishing. I hate to admit it, but realistically, I might have thrown the towel in with the other publishers, they just don’t have it. They have a lot of my money, but they don’t have “it.”
Eric kept the vision alive and produced a top quality paperback - and he is FFFFAST !!!!!! Eric Patterson and Avid Readers Publishing Group has . . . “IT.” Thanks Eric. As I said many, many times since we began the first book . . . you are a saint mate. And the bookmarks are spectacular too!
Jason Denaro
Writers wishing to ask any questions are welcome to contact me at litden@yahoo.com
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To have found Avid Reader's Publishing Group is like finding that elusive pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! I am so happy to finally have my manuscripts turned into novels and to experience the joy all over again of watching a new generation enjoy reading as much as I did when I was young. It is my goal to leave a legacy for years to come, ARPG is an important step in that direction of achieving that goal!
Thank you,
Diane Ganzer / Sammy St. Croix, authors of Trail Boss: The Quest as well as other upcoming titles
Write In Your Ear Productions
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There may be a lot of people like me who have written manuscripts over the years, but have never tried to get them published. Or, perhaps also like me who tried first with a traditional publisher only to be rejected when it was certain that the works deserved to be read by others.
It turns out that Avid Readers Publishing Group was the answer to my prayers, after I had a lot of expense and no results with another “free” publisher on the Internet. I decided to forgo the traditional publishing route because I discovered I was not Madonna, Jay Leno, Jenna Bush, or a host of “celebrities” who suddenly became children’s book authors!
The well known company I approached on line would accept manuscripts only in a format that I was unable to follow. Luckily, they referred me to another “partner company” which would help me with publication. After nearly a year and almost $500 I still had no book. I could see the cover online, (priced at over $20 and I’d make 72 cents per copy.) but they were never able to get the correct formatting and also the content in the correct order that I would accept. The final straw was when an unknown person from the company contacted me and asked “what is the status” of your project. I replied back, “that’s something that Jane Doe should know, ask her.” The reply I got back was “we have had a complete reorganization, blah, blah, blah.”
I had known Eric Patterson (now ARPG Publisher) for some time and was talking to him about how he had a book published via another publisher. He told me he was now publishing with Avid Readers Publishing Group and using the same commercial printing company that was used by the previous company.
Cut to the chase, ARPG has now published these Children’s books for me.”Waterworld Wonderways,” “Ten Spunky Monkeys,” and “Hey Benny Brown!” The books are all in full color and are priced at a reasonable $8.99 to $9.99. For adult students, ARPG has also published, “The American Nursing Shortage,” Online Art Education Programs”, and a book on Teacher Education and Accredited Doctorate Degrees is in the works.
Eric has provided the formatting, page numbering, layout suggestions, and other factors that I was unable to do myself for only around $200 per book. I know that Eric will have an interest in seeing that each author has a quality book on the market as mine are at www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com.
I would suggest that anyone who really wants to get their writing into book form and available at major distributors contact www.avidreaderspg.com
Clifton C. “Cliff” Phillips, Ed.S.