Still–shades of Edit Ink, the crooked editing firm that paid kickbacks to literary agencies that sent rejected clients its way! Most of the agencies that hooked up with Edit Ink were fraudulent or amateur, but a few legitimate agents did participate in the scheme.īut Objective isn’t just suggesting that rejected clients check out a self-publishing service–it’s encouraging them to do so in a wholly misleading manner.
Even with the probably huge volume of queries Objective rejects every week, however, it’s hard to imagine that $100 apiece for the small number of writers who might actually sign up with AuthorHouse would be an incentive for a successful literary agency (unless AuthorHouse has offered a special, more remunerative arrangement). AuthorHouse does offer a Referral Program that pays $100 to anyone who makes a successful referral, and I have heard from literary agents who’ve been solicited by AuthorHouse to participate in this program. The most pressing question, of course, is the one the writers themselves asked–why Objective would refer rejected clients to a self-publishing service. So we believe they can help our potential future clients immensely. One of their books is number 5 on this weeks upcoming NY Times Best Seller list. Then you would come back to us after the sales starting racking up and we go major! This is the best way for an author to get their work out their. As of this writing, only one has received a response, which I am reproducing exactly as it was sent to me:īecause we believe they would be the most beneficial for you at this point in time. The writers then asked why Objective was recommending a self-publishing service. Iuniverse has the number 5 book this week on the NY Times Best Seller List! When the writers, eager to know the name of the publisher, requested more information, they received this response from Ms. Please reply with the information we asked so that we can get you that one step closer to getting your work published! I think this is an amazing opportunity for you. The following information we need is if you would like to receive their newsletter and special offers. In order to do this I need your permission and the following information so they can either contact you via Phone or Email. We have reviewed your material and we would like to refer you to one of our Publishers who we trust and believe will be able to serve you best. Thank you so much for contacting us at Objective Entertainment.
Over the past couple of days, I’ve heard from several writers who queried agents at Objective Entertainment, a relatively new literary agency with a strong track record and experienced staff, and received the following response: Since the fall of 2009, Writer Beware has received no further reports. Edited to Add: Objective seems to have discontinued these referrals.
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