I agree. Run away when asked to pay for anything regarding getting your work published. -- Melinda C. P. Skinner Richmond, VA -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Alex Colvin <[log in to unmask]> > Ann: > > I'm a retired journalist turned history student. A word of advise. 1.) > Legitimate publishers of most legitimate genres don't ask writers to pay > publishing costs,especially editing. They either have in-house staff to deal > with MS issues or they farm it out. (And if it were to be an author cost, it > would certainly be more than $70-90 dollars. In either case, they NEVER ask the > writer to pay such costs. 2.) Typically publishers seek out MS from > "established" writers, by going through their agents. To get solicited directly > from a publisher who then fawns over your work which is previously unknown to > them, wreaks of scam. > > Don't succumb to their sleazy charms. :) > > A Colvin > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html