What Authors Say About Jeanne Fredericks as a Literary Agent
"I can't possibly recommend Jeanne Fredericks highly enough. I count my lucky stars to have her as my agent. My experience with her has been wonderful. Her communication is incredible and her advice wise. She's very experienced in the publishing world and completely trustworthy. For all future books I write, there's no question that I want Jeanne to represent them. If she offers to represent your book--accept!"
Christine Horner, author of Waking the Warrior Goddess, www.drchristinehorner.com
Independent Publishers Award for Best Health/Nutrition/Medical Book of the Year
Dennis Powers, dennispowersbooks.com
"In The Art of Authorship, Mark Twain said: ‘The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter - 'tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.’
Those words might well sit above Jeanne Fredericks' desk. I have never worked with anyone else who is as attentive to the meaning and power of words, no matter whether those words are in a proposal put forth by an anxious author or in a contract offered by an enthusiastic publisher. Jeanne's attention to detail, loyalty, and perseverance also contribute to her well-earned position among the best of American literary agents."
Carolyn Janik, author of Making Money in Real Estate and 14 others
"I sincerely wish that every aspiring author could find an agent like Jeanne Fredericks. Her talent lies not just in her skills as an agent, but in her ability to project calm and reassurance in the competitive and ever-changing world of publishing that can be highly intimidating for writers. Jeanne's steady guidance and consistently wise counsel have made it so much easier for me concentrate on writing. Even more remarkable is her dedicated involvement and enthusiasm for making each project as good as it can be. If not for her efforts, my proposals - and the books that follow - would have been significantly lesser works. Thank you, Jeanne!"
Stephen Snyder, author of The New Green Home, Beautiful Solar Homes, and Brewmaster's Bible
"Let me be clear. I'm a fan of Jeanne's and this is a totally biased recommendation. It's simple really, she made me a ton of money. Not only did she find me more books that I was looking for, she got me more money than I was getting previously for each project.
Now, I could write about how smart she is, how great she is to work for (and how she rejects your dumb ideas really, really nicely even if you're an award winning author), how good she is at answering the phone or getting back to you once you've agreed to work together and how valuable her own editorial experience is in sharpening your thinking. I could do all that but you either believe me by now or you don't.
I'm completely biased and I'd no more give her up than I'd give up my old wood sailboat, my gardening or my children. Hmmm, let me get back to you about the children sometimes..."
Doug Green, author of Garden Wisdom, www.simplegiftsfarm.com
Garden Writers of America's award for best written book, and others
"Since day one, Jeanne has been more than an agent -- she's been a trusted colleague and friend, giving us sage counsel, going to bat for us, and always encouraging our efforts."
Sally & Andy Wasowski, www.botanicalmissionaries.com
American Horticultural Society Award - One of the 75 best gardening books of the last 75 years
"Jeanne Fredericks does a great job of matching the author's work with the best publisher, and uses her extensive relationships to secure the best deal possible for the author. Jeanne not only helped me land a contract with Chronicle Books for my first book, she went on to find me work on a baby journal with Stewart, Tabori & Chang. She is now fighting hard to promote my newest book idea with yet another publisher who's on the fence - and keeps me apprised of the latest developments always. Jeanne Fredericks is a great agent to have in your corner!"
Hélène Tragos Stelian, author of Getting Ready for Baby and Oh, Baby!
"I am extremely well pleased with the literary service of Jeanne Fredericks. She has successfully placed three books for me, all with major publishers. The most recent of these, issued by McGraw-Hill in 2006, carried this note of thanks: To Jeanne Fredericks, literary agent, always effective, always affirmative, with whom it has been my privilege to work for more than a dozen years."
Dr. Leonard Woodson Mann
"Offering invaluable advice, Jeanne Fredericks helped shape a handsome book proposal. I am grateful to Jeanne for her dedication in finding a publisher."
Will Troyer, author of Into Brown Bear Country
"I am so thankful to have Jeanne Fredericks as my long time agent since she opened her office in 1997. Her gentle, dignified approach combined with a steely resolve in times of disputes with publishers has proved the ideal combination of qualities. Together we have sold five books and continue to market my new book projects to a wide variety of publishers. I heartily recommend her services to any author, both new or well established."
Maureen Gilmer, author of Gaining Ground, Water Works, The Gardener's Way, God in the Garden and others, moplants.com
"Jeanne Fredericks is wonderful to work with. Unflagging advocate for clients' manuscripts. Several of our books have straddled the borders of genres, and she has been effective in persuading editors of their potential. Excellent attention to details, especially vis-à-vis contract negotiations. Frank appraisals of publishing possibilities."
Linda Davidson and David Gitlitz, authors of Drizzle of Honey, http://www.uri.edu/personal2/dgitlitz/index.htm
Jewish National Book Award for Ashkenazi and Sephardic Studies
The International Association of Culinary Professionals'
Jane Grigson Award for Distinguished Scholarship