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 By Argile Stox Feb. 23, 2006 Well, today I began an introspection concerning the articles I have submitted to U-K. I came to the surprising conclusion that the substance of my articles was as exciting as sharping pencils and opening up a can of soup. “Yawn!” would be the usual reaction I would get from individuals who would read my articles, when they have a bad case of insomnia. Tracy really enjoys my writing and she thinks that I should not change the substance and attitude of my articles. Okay, no more “Mr. Nice Guy!” for a while. Yesterday, Tracy received a certified letter from PublishAmerica, informing her that they were releasing her from her publishing contracts. Okay, that was a good thing. However, they even released her from a contract for a poetry book that PublishAmerica went through the trouble and expense of editing, and choosing a front & back cover. The poetry book was to be released sometime in April of 2006. The poetry book, at the time of this writing, is still listed on their Web Site. The name of the poetry book is, “Dancing Naked In South Dakota,” By: Tracy Sutterer. The last time I checked the PublishAmerica Web Site – www.publishamerica.com – I placed Tracy’s last name – “Sutterer” in the PublishAmerica inventory search box; and there it was – Dancing Naked In South Dakota was still listed in their inventory. In addition, Tracy’s other book and a quotation about PublishAmerica (when she was on good terms with them) was still listed on the PublishAmerica’s Web Site – in the “Press Room” under “Author Profiles.” It appears that one hand of PublishAmerica does not know what the other hand is doing! Tracy fired off an e-mail to PublishAmerica to immediately remove any and all references to her and her books. So, a few days ago – I sent Ms. Miranda Prather this e-mail: “Dear Ms. Prather, On December 10, 2005 I suffered a heart attack and was in the hospital for four days. Subsequently, I had a Stent placed in one of the arteries of my heart, and was in the hospital for one day. Since those occurrences, I have suffered a mild stroke which has left the left side of my body extremely weak. The only saving grace that I have been blessed with is the fact that Tracy Sutterer has been by my side throughout the occurrences, and has made my life bearable. She is a great and loyal woman. In addition, I still have the use of my fingers, so I can type. While I was in the emergency room - and the doctors were working to save my life, my mind focused on my memoir. It would have been a damn shame if I had expired from the heart attack, and my book would have still lingered in cyberspace for another five years - not reaching the audience that it was written for. At the time of this writing, twenty individuals have purchased my memoir - and the reviews have been good. However, due to PublishAmerica’s business marketing plan - my memoir is locked out of conventional distribution channels offered by other publishing houses. I hereby request that PublishAmerica release me from the remainder of my publishing contract, due to poor sales. I make this request, so that I may rewrite my memoir and solicit the services of a reputable literary agent - who can then market the revised memoir to other publishing houses that incorporate a strong marketing department and viable distribution channels. At fifty-one, and since I already have suffered a heart attack and stroke - I do not know how much time I have left on this earth. I would sincerely enjoy having my memoir published and distributed nationally & internationally - while I am still alive. I desire a clean and unencumbered release from the remaining time that is enforced in my present contract with PublishAmerica. A simple “PublishAmerica hereby releases Argile Stox from the remainder of his contract,” will suffice. Nothing fancy - No Clauses - No Restrictions. A plain and simple termination of my present contract with PublishAmerica will be in the best interests of all concerned. Please advise as to your decision. Argile Stox” Have I received an answer, yet? Nope! I wonder how long it will take and how many meetings the talking heads at PublishAmerica will have, before they decide to release me from the contract that has about five years to go. I have a feeling that I will expire long before the contract does – LOL! To be on the safe side, I have purchased a PDF editing program – as an insurance policy. Therefore, I can begin a critical re-write. If PublishAmerica decides to terminate my publishing contract the memoir will be in the process of being re-written, given a new title, and enhanced. Once the re-write is completed, I will have the opportunity to present the completed PDF manuscript to a reputable literary agent; and if the agent feels that my memoir has “legs” – the agent will shop it around to reputable and established publishing houses. If God decides that he wants to have a long eternal talk with me – and I expire before being released from the PublishAmerica contract (five years to go), Tracy will be able to shop the re-written manuscript around. The funny thing is artists and authors’ creative works seem to sell rapidly and command a hefty price, when they are dead. I have news for you; I plan to be around for a long time, to aggravate everyone! Besides that, Tracy will kick my @ss and never talk to me again – if my body ceases to function, LOL! Well, that is all I know for now. I hope that this article was more interesting than chewing on milk-toast and washing it down with diet Dr. Pepper… ------------ Email Argile Stox: argilestox@gmail.com Comment on this article here! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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