About SDS Literary Agency

'Your resume is impressive, so is your reputation.' COLLEEN DAVOREN

SDS is the only literary agency in the Swindon area of England, and one of very few west of London. The agency was established in April 2010. Our most regular Email contacts are direct with commissioning editors and film producers, of multiple genres and imprints at;

Capstone (Minnesota)                             Book Guild Publishing (Brighton)                 Zephyr Films (London)
Orion (London)                                       Mainstream Publishing (Edinburgh)              St. Martins Press (New York)             

Harper Collins (New York and London)      Allison and Busby (London)                        Fettis Films (York)
Simon & Schuster (New York)                 Grove/Atlantic (London and New York)         Fizz & Ginger Films (London)
Random House (New York and London)    Beaufort Books (New York)                        LA Productions (Liverpool)
Bloomsbury (New York)                          Kensington Books (New York)                     Sterling Pictures (London)
Faber & Faber (London)                          The Overlook Press (New York)                  Woodfield Publishing (Bognor Regis)
Source Books (Illinois)                            Pan Macmillan (London)                              Antix Productions (Salford)
Sunstone Press (New Mexico)                 Scholastic Professional Books (New York)    Film & Music Entertainment (London)           
Hachette (New York and London)             Rogue Arts (Hermosa Beach)                     Alcove Entertainment (London)
Henry Holt (New York)                           Cowboy Films (London)                             Bedlam Productions (London)
Chronicle Books (San Francisco)              Tailor Made Productions (London)               Silver Light Productions (Oxford)
Highland Press Publishing (Florida)           Focus Films (London)                               Sly Fox Films (Cranbrook)
Disney (New York)                                 Picture Palace (London)                            Farnham Film Company (Farnham)

Penguin (New York and London)               Rough Sea Productions (Newcastle)           The Producers (London)
Carnival Films (London)                          Dan Films (London)                                  Ipso Facto Films (London)
After Dark Films (Los Angeles)                Lakeshore Entertainment (Los Angeles)      Screen Gems (Culver City)
Platinum Dunes (Santa Monica)                Roberts/Davis Films (Los Angeles)            Bleiburg Films (Los Angeles)
Arclight Films (Los Angeles)                    Silverline Entertainment (Los Angeles)        Code Entertainment (Los Angeles)
Sommers Company (Los Angeles)           Mills and Boon (Richmond)                        Titletown Publishing (Green Bay)
Black & White Publishing (Edinburgh)        Old St Publishing (Brecon)                         Transworld Publishers (London)
Souvenir Press (London)                         Michael O'Mara Books (London)                 Little, Brown Book Group (London)
Octopus Publishing Ltd (London)              Child's Play International (Swindon)            Hodder & Stoughton (London)
Guillane Children's Books (London)           Little Tiger Press (London)                        Piccadilly Press (London)
Templar Publishing (Dorking)                   Walker Books (London)                             Cloiar-Connacht (Co. Galway)
Merlin Publishing (Dublin)                        Morgan Creek Productions (Los Angeles)    Focus Features (Los Angeles)
Working Title Films (London)                   Dark Horse Entertainment (Los Angeles)    Roberts/Davis Films (Los Angeles)
Bubble Factory (Los Angeles)                 Seven Arts Entertainment (Los Angeles)     Playboy Entertainment Group (Chicago)
Gold Circle Films (Los Angeles)               The Kaufman Company (Los Angeles)       Ambush Entertainment (Los Angeles)
Mainline Releasing (Santa Monica)           MakeMagicProductions (Los Angeles)         Nasser Entertainment Group (Studio City)
Walden Media (Los Angeles)                   Mosaic Media Group (Los Angeles)             Lightning Entertainment Group (Los Angeles)
Femme Productions (New York)              Pink Visual (Van Nuys)                             Vivid Entertainment (Los Angeles)
Wicked Pictures (Canona Park)               Transax Productions (Tel Aviv)                  Imagine Entertainment (Los Angeles)
Double Feature Films (Los Angeles)        Hyde Park Entertainment (Santa Monica)    Matador Pictures (London)
Bedford Falls Company (Santa Monica)   Dimension Films (New York)                     Stanley Kimmel Entertainment (Los Angeles)
Cherry Road Films (Santa Monica)          Weinstein Company (New York)                World of Wonder Productions (Los Angeles)
Fast Carrier Pictures (Los Angeles)          Beacon Pictures (Santa Monica)                Flux (Woodbury)            
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Boston)          Holiday House (New York)                       Egmont (New York)
Bancroft Press (New York)                     Candlewick Press (Somerville)                  Macmillan (New York)                                         
 

We have recently expanded rapidly in terms of representation. We also continue to offer paid services to writers, but many services are free for clients we choose to represent. 

The agency employs three staff as a trading division of SDS Finance, and was originally sponsored with a British Government grant. Banking is with Barclays PLC. The agency operates according to the following business model;

1. No frills, just solid representation, which will never cost our clients a penny. Under our standard contract, we will only take 15% of proceeds from advance payments, royalties, options and sales if we are successful in placing our clients' work. We combine generic PRINCE2 Project Management with a wealth of IT experience to produce deliverables that will give clients' work the best chance of success, in terms of paper and electronic publishing.

'Wow, you really do know the publishing industry. Very, very impressive.' CLIVE RADFORD
 
'Your IT skills are fabulous.' MARIE JENSEN

2. Novels are sold by auction. We submit work to a number of publishing houses of various sizes, in the UK and/or US. Publishing houses and their imprints are chosen to best serve client interests, given genre. We initially ask the houses to express an interest in client work by a stated deadline. Those who express an interest then bid against each other in rounds, the publishing house offering the best combined deal in terms of advance payment, royalties and contract conditions being declared the winner. A publishing contract is then negotiated and closed.

3. Screenplays are similarly sold by auction. We submit work to a number of film production companies, chosen to best serve client interests, given genre. We initially ask the production companies to express an interest in client work by a stated deadline. Those who express an interest then bid against each other in rounds, the company offering the best combined deal in terms of option payment and contract conditions being declared the winner. A contract is then negotiated and closed.

4. We recognise the explosion of electronic publishing and communication. In general, the agency will only accept email submissions. In general, the agency will only submit electronically to publishing houses and film production companies. Costs of paper submissions have risen very substantially, and we feel it's not reasonable to expect clients or the agency to spend £25 to £60 per submission on printing, paper, stationery and postage. Just imagine the cost of paper submission to most or all of the organisations listed above. In general, the agency prefers email contact to telephone discussions.

5. We will always conduct ourselves in a friendly and business-like way. Conditions are currently difficult in the publishing and film industries. But whilst constructive discussion is always welcome with clients and vendors alike, arrogance and pomposity are never acceptable, and will lead to the managed termination of business with us.

The agency is proud to have OneTravel, CheapOair USA, CheapOair Canada and Home Removals Surrey as business partners.

Representation

We represent completed novels and feature-length screenplays, of any genre. You will never pay the agency a penny for representation, just 15% of the proceeds under our standard contract, in the event that we are successful in placing your work. 

We are unlikely to represent novels below 80,000 words, or above 110,000 words, as novels outside of these parameters are unlikely to be published in the current economic climate. If your novel is over 110,000 words, you should probably consider splitting it into two works.

Similarly, we are unlikely to represent screenplays that do not conform to Hollywood Standard Format, or are over 114 pages in length, as improperly formatted or over-long works are unlikely to be optioned in the current economic climate. If your screenplay is over 114 pages in length, you should probably consider splitting it into two scripts.

We sell novels and screenplays by auction - see About for more on this. We use generic PRINCE2 Project Management to run the process, and a wealth of IT experience to produce the required outputs. During the process, we keep you informed every step of the way - we will make recommendations, but will never take decisions or close a deal, without consulting you first. We do not offer exclusivity to publishers or film production companies, unless they are willing to pay now for that privilege, i.e. offer a suitable deal. The auction process is designed to get the best possible deal for your work.

We recognise the explosion of electronic publishing and communication. The large majority of agency contact is consequently by email. Owing to the rising costs of ink, paper, stationery and postage, we would only produce a paper submission, if we were convinced that a worthwhile deal would follow from it.

We also recognise that we are a small agency. We can always assure you of our best efforts, but would always release you from our contract, should you find representation with a big-name concern, presuming that the process of acquiring a deal has not been completed, or is not in process for one of your works.   

Submissions

As of end-March 2012, having built up contacts in the British and American publishing and film industries, SDS Literary Agency began actively looking for submissions of completed novels and feature-length screenplays. All genres will be considered for representation, based on a simple, standard 15% contract.

For novels, the contract can be configured to include representation for traditional paper publishing, electronic publishing or both. So please indicate which option(s) hold interest for you. If you already have electronic rights on platforms such as Amazon, agreement of a contract with the agency would in no way affect your existing offer to your readers, which would remain yours and yours alone, outside of the scope of the contract. You will never give up your existing electronic rights under any subsequent paper publishing deal secured by the agency, unless you consent to do so as part of the deal.

There are no frills here, so let's not mess around with sample chapters or pages. Just send your entire completed work as a Word-compatible or .pdf attachment to sdsliteraryagency@live.co.uk, with a few covering sentences about yourself and your work. If you have a tagline or synopsis for your novel, or a logline or treatment for your screenplay, we would love to see that detail too. We'll pick out what we need to make a quick-ish judgement. And even if we reject your proposal, we do guarantee you at least one paragraph of honest feedback.

'The feedback you have offered is wonderful. It really helps me to see the weakness.... and gives me a solid direction for a rewrite.' JOHN CHANDLER

'I am so impressed with the thoroughness and thoughtfulness that you showed.... in your Email. I.... feel deeply flattered that you read the script so carefully. Thanks.... for your meticulous attention to detail. That's what every writer wants!' JIM CURTIS

Before you submit your work, please take a look around our other pages, in particular About, Representation, Clients, and the book statistics within Editing, to understand more of what we're about.

Client History

Represented clients;

Marie Jensen

'Dragons and Butterflies: Just Like Her Father'
Wonderful childhood tale, spanning the UK and the racial hotbed of 1960's Singapore. Hilarious school-age adventures, but also some heart-wrenching episodes, as Jean Ridgeway battles her domestic abuser, and her own fears with the help of her friends. A touching novel, made all the more engaging by the fact that it is based on a true story.

'Dragons and Butterflies: War With Her Father'
Jean Ridgeway's battle with her domestic abuser develops into a war, in which there can only be one winner. But as Jean reaches adolescence, she also has to deal with evolving family relationships, boyfriend troubles, school issues, deceit, jealousy, heartbreak and tragedy. In the end, her very physical and mental well-being come under threat, as her visions of the future become as heart-wrenching, as her experiences of the past and present.

A compelling study of family relationships at their most dysfunctional, and a fascinating dissertation on adolescent mental health, made all the more engaging by the fact that it is based on a true story.

'Dragons and Butterflies: A Strong Woman'
As Jean Ridgeway emerges from a childhood of domestic abuse, she is full of hopes and dreams for the future. But her problems are only just beginning. Her past constantly haunts her, as much as ongoing issues with her dysfunctional family, and crises spawned from new relationships.

Will Jean achieve her lifelong aim of ensuring that her bad experiences ultimately make her into a strong woman, or will she be doomed to life in a pit of despair?

As with all of Marie Jensen's books, expect the unexpected, and the usual array of stunning shocks and surprises. Based on a true story.


Check out these links;
Amazon UK
Amazon US

Colleen Davoren

'The Little Pig Who Lost His Jig'
Marvellously illustrated poetic picture-book story based in Ireland, with a very important message on the key subject of school bullying. Happy soul Packy the Pig deals with personal torment, with the help of his family, friends and teacher.

Used at schools in New York, Michigan and Ireland. SDS Literary Agency encourages everyone to support our campaign against bullying.  

Colleen is currently considering feedback from 11 commissioning editors.

 


Steve Stone

'Intrepid'
Time travel. Futuristic space shuttle Commander Lance Tucker travels back in time to change history, after an accident in orbit causes nuclear war. Battling his conscience, his own crew, Russian cosmonauts at the International Space Station, a New Orleans street gang and the American military, his actions and words have unforeseen consequences on everyone.

22/11/2012 update - the agency is delighted that this established seller has been selected by Amazon for Email promotion, at the top of their science fiction list.

'Intrepid - The Two Storms'
Murder mystery. Futuristic space shuttle Commander Lance Tucker travels back in time to change history, after notorious assassin 'The Chinaman' shoots the American and Russian Presidents, and a devastating hurricane crosses the Atlantic.

But who is The Chinaman? His game of cat and mouse ultimately proves as dangerous as the plan to destroy the super-storm using a neutron bomb....

'Intrepid - Revelations'
Fascinating historical fiction, based on 30 years of research. Who was Jack the Ripper? Did Hitler commit suicide, or did he survive the war? Who really shot JFK? And did O.J. Simpson really do it?

Futuristic space shuttle Commander Lance Tucker travels back in time to change history, after a meteor shower cripples the International Space Station. The imprisoned alien navigator of a secret flying saucer at Area 51 offers assistance, but a slip of the tongue diverts the journey to 1888 London, 1945 Berlin, 1963 Dallas, and 1994 Los Angeles....


Check out these links;
Amazon UK
Amazon US

SDS Literary Agency also represents Steve Stone's feature-length screenplays for this series. 

Also represented; 'The Cyberbully Murders' (in progress). Follow Steve on Twitter @steven_stone

Clive Radford 

'Doghouse Blues'
Sharp, hilarious suburban satire, as investment banking high-flier Roger Fraser battles through his ineptitude in family and social situations.

Clive is currently considering feedback from 8 commissioning editors. 

'Bullet'
Which famous British politician from the past was a Soviet mole?

Paul and Gina Morgan find a bullet in a wall of their home, which was used as an MI5 safe house in 1958. A dossier could be hidden closeby, unmasking a famous British politician as a Soviet mole, codename Arrow Eye, who rose to prominence in the 1970's. The Russian Secret Service will stop at nothing to keep his identity secret, but MI5 want to reveal it to the world....


Jim Curtis (Screenplays)

'The Missing Angel' 

Mystical properties of Christ's fragmentary annunciation shroud transport lovelorn Shelly Peterson to 1651 Chipping Campden, to find her true love. Family ghosts, past and present, engage sibling rivalry and Cromwell's Roundheads, in the hope of restoring her shining Cavalier to the present day, to prove that true love transcends time.

Previously optioned, at expression of interest stage with British and American film production companies.
  

'Elegant Secrets'
A fantastic tale, part fiction and part non-fiction, of Bristol-based Cary Grant's wartime contribution in England, Canada and occupied France, in conjunction with British Intelligence and many famous film industry figures of the day.

This script has achieved an offer to option from a Hollywood film production company. It is currently in negotiation, but has been offered to British and American film production companies, in hope of an improved offer.

'Sugar'

Erotic thriller. Terry Pizzarelli turns to sugar-daddy prostitution to pay her student bills. But she soon learns that too much sugar can kill....

Currently at expression of interest stage with American film production companies.




Jean Moredon (Short Stories)

'Dream in Peace' 

A young girl lives in fear of her abusive father....

Check out these links;
Amazon UK
Amazon US

'Mistress Alexandria: Clothes Pegs and Candle Wax'
What do you get, if you mix clothes pegs and candle wax, with a cellphone?
'Mistress Alexandria: Rose Thorns and Ice Cubes'
What do you get, if you mix a thorny rose and ice cubes, with Deep Heat and a magazine?
'Mistress Alexandria: Jelly and Stinging Nettles'
What do you get, if you mix them?
'Mistress Alexandria: Mansion Party'
Client Mick invites Alexandria to a party. Big mistake...
'Mistress Alexandria: The Prince and the Pop Star'
Alexandria is with a rich foreign Prince, when famous British pop star Robbie asks to become a client. Big mistake....
'Mistress Alexandria: The Day Jake Came Home'
As Alexandria's boyfriend Jake returns from a long bike tour on the continent, Alexandria plans to welcome him home, the only way she knows how. But things don't go quite according to plan, and true feelings become revealed....

The first six in a series of 12 Mistress Alexandria tales, other instalments coming soon. Based on a true story.

Robert W Burns

'The Renaissance House'

SDS Literary Agency is delighted to represent Robert, and to collaborate in this unique picture book project.

An incredible story of how a former painter-decorator found renaissance art, and turned his home into a shrine to it.

As featured by BBC's 'The One Show', ABC, Channel 9 Australia and AFP. Shortly to feature in Brighton Argus.



Check out these links;
Amazon UK
Amazon US

John L. Chandler (Screenplays)

'Gateway to Hell'

Demons galore in this 'Freddie'-style Gothic horror.

Professor Mark Kleindorf faces ruin, his university funding curtailed. In a pact with the Devil, he can secure wealth by returning to his demon-cursed, time-slipping cursed hometown, to burn a member of childhood sweetheart Rebecca Brown's family. He wants Rebecca and the money, but only people named Kleindorf can ever leave....


Currently at expression of interest stage with American film production companies.

'Sisters of the Moon'

As the Black Death ravages England, Sister Eunice quietly shares a monastery with fellow nuns and Benedictine monks, but is abused by her twisted Prioress. Failing to seek resolution within her Order, she turns in desperation to the dark arts for an answer. But a re-awoken age-old curse ultimately has terrifying consequences for the Order and her very identity, consequences which might just stretch to the present day....


Jayme Ardente-Silliman

'Written in the Stars'

YA, first in a contemporary romance series.

'My mom once told me that the only fairy tales that come true, are the ones which are Written in the Stars, for all to read. I never thought in a million years, that my story would be one of them.'

Jayme is currently working on Volumes 2 and 3.


Jayme is also rewriting Volume 1, following feedback from 5 commissioning editors.

Sergeant Robert Lofthouse, 1st Battalion, Princess of Wales Royal Regiment

'A Cold Night in June: Falklands Battle of Mount Longdon'

Ever wonder what it was really like to serve in the Falklands? A machine-gunner's complete experience, centring on the infamous Battle of Mount Longdon. Combines dry gallows-style soldier humour with a very real and brutal account of the conflict.

With key endorsements from leading military figures, this outstanding biopic is almost a dead cert to achieve paper publication in 2013.

To be featured in the June 2013 edition of 'Soldier' magazine, to mark the forthcoming Falklands anniversary... complete with the agency book cover!

Loaded to Amazon as a condition of the 'Soldier' magazine deal, a great online seller;
Amazon UK
Amazon US

Julie Raguse

A delightful series of recipes, uniquely combining cookery with religious commentary.

 
 'Conversations at the Kitchen Table'

 Lunch recipes.








'Your Invitation to Sunday Dinner'

Sunday dinner recipes.












Currently at expression of interest stage with American and British publishing houses.

Earl Carter

 

'The Obituary Murders'
A New York obituary writer plays cat and mouse with police, as he murders celebrities in an attempt to maintain his flagging business.

Major Amazon bestseller; online sales approaching 10,000 per year. Represented in the distant past by William Morris Agency.


Currently at expression of interest stage with British and American publishers.

Robert Bahr

'Hurricane'
Topical tale of the effect of a hurricane on the small community of Dauphin Island, on the northern shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico.

An Adjunct Professor of Creative Writing, Robert has a publication history spanning over 35 years. Top 40 US Kindle bestseller in Weather, top 30 in Natural Disasters.







Check out these links;
Amazon UK
Amazon US

At expression of interest stage with American publishers.

Nick Quintanilla

 

'Story of a Texas Marine'

Autobiographical piece. The agency is proud to help a brave American serviceman, now afflicted with Parkinson's disease.









Check out these links;
Amazon UK
Amazon US

Rachael Webster

'The First Floor'

Engaging, charming, yet disturbing autobiographical piece. Former West End callgirl to the stars battles mobsters, alcoholism and prescription drug dependency, suffering life-threatening injury and tragedy whilst trying to re-invent herself....







Featured in Daily Mail 17 May 2013... complete with the agency book cover! Also featured by Liverpool Echo, Wigan Evening Post, Chat Magazine, EastEndLife Magazine, Warrington Guardian, Southern Echo and Radio City Merseyside. Rachael is also represented by Cavendish Press Agency.

Check out these links, it's a massive seller on Amazon;
Amazon UK
Amazon US

Currently at expression of interest stage with British publishers.

Peter Townsend (Screenplays)

'Ghostly Images'

Whitby 1894; broke photographer David Taylor acquires the legendary Tate Camera, known for capturing spiritual images from subjects' past and future. It brings wealth, but also evil and murder. And its power extends beyond the 19th Century, perhaps even to the present day....

Matching novel published by LL Publications.

'Scarborough Fair'

Official records suggest Queen Victoria never visited Scarborough. But anti-monarchy feeling was rife in 1871 - what if she really did visit the town, but something went amiss?





Siusaidh King

'The Return'
Grieving for her dead child, lonely spinster Stephanie Bowman meets debonair Paul de Pretis by chance at a railway station. They fall in love, and she moves to his lakeside family mansion. He amazes her with mystic powers, bringing her dead child back to life. But she realises his entire family are long dead, rejuvenating using the blood of local villagers. Realising that meeting Paul may not have been chance after all, she vows to destroy him and his family, but may be forced to pay a terrible price....



Andy G. Klukowski (Screenplays)

'The Ni'ihau Incident'

Outstanding dramatized account of the crash landing of a damaged Japanese Zero on the tiny Hawaiian island of Ni'ihau during the Pearl Harbour attack, and the subsequent struggle of the Japanese and American islanders against pilot Shigenori Nishikaichi, and each other. True story of a little-known incident, thought to have sparked Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066, which resulted in the internment of over 100,000 Japanese Americans during WWII.

'Valley of the Devil'

Tremendously horrifying exploration of the sinister world of Haitian voodoo.






Tio Namaya

'On the Island of Binga Bonga : The War That Never Was'

Children's picture book, promoting the benefits of conflict resolution.



Currently at expression of interest stage with American and British publishers.





Remigijus Miciulis

'Remi' - a screenplay by Remigijus Miciulis

A young Lithuanian man emigrates to England in search of a better life. Sometimes hilariously, sometimes very sadly, he battles against prejudice, the language barrier and his own social ineptitude. Eventually, he decides to visit a psychologist, in an attempt to find his true identity....



This screenplay won an Award of Excellence at the 2013 Canada Film Festival. Currently at expression of interest stage with British and Lithuanian film production companies.

Editing

Perhaps you're not looking for representation, but would instead like your novel or screenplay professionally edited. Perhaps you're worried about those hard-to-see grammatical and continuity errors, that might prove distracting for your readers. 

Editing credits;

Marie Jensen's 'Dragons and Butterflies: Just Like Her Father'. UK #1 Kindle School-Age Bestseller. Top 100 double-category Bestseller in US and Germany. Top 10 Bestseller in Italy.

Marie Jensen's 'Dragons and Butterflies: War With Her Father'. UK #1 Kindle Teenage Bestseller. Top 10 triple-category Bestseller in UK. Top 100 category Bestseller in US. Top 40 triple-category Bestseller in Italy.  


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Steve Stone's 'Intrepid'. Triple-category top 100 Kindle Bestseller in UK; Science Fiction, Military, War. Top 10 in France; War. Novel and screenplay edit.

Also;
'Intrepid - The Two Storms'. Novel and screenplay edit.
'Intrepid - Revelations'. Novel and screenplay edit.

Forthcoming;
'The Cyberbully Murders'

Colleen Davoren's poetic picture book 'The Little Pig Who Lost His Jig'. UK top 30 Kindle Bestseller in Primary Education. Successful tour of schools in New York and Michigan, on the key issue addressed by the book - bullying. Also used at schools in Ireland.

Earl Carter's 'On the Run With Buddha'

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Earl Carter's 'Charles Bay'

Clive Radford's 'Doghouse Blues'

Forthcoming;
'Bullet'

Jean Moredon's 'Dream in Peace'

US and Spain top 100 Kindle Bestseller. Double-category top 100 Kobo Bestseller. 

Jean Moredon's 'Mistress Alexandria #1: Clothes Pegs and Candle Wax'
Jean Moredon's 'Mistress Alexandria #2: Ice Cubes and Rose Thorns'
Jean Moredon's 'Mistress Alexandria #3: Jelly and Stinging Nettles'
Jean Moredon's 'Mistress Alexandria #4: Mansion Party'
Jean Moredon's 'Mistress Alexandria #5: The Prince and the Pop Star'
Jean Moredon's 'Mistress Alexandria #6: The Day Jake Came Home'  

John L. Chandler's screenplay 'Gateway to Hell'

Howard H. Schack's screenplay 'A Spy in Canaan', based on the published and award-winning novel of the same name. This screenplay has secured an Israeli film production company, awaiting a British or American partnership producer. 

Robert W. Burns' 'The Renaissance House'

UK Top 20 Kindle Bestseller in Art. 

Marie Jensen's 'Dragons and Butterflies: A Strong Woman'

 Top 30 triple-category Bestseller in Italy.  

Earl Carter's 'The Obituary Murders'. Major US and UK Kindle #1 Bestseller, approaching 10,000 online sales per year. Increasing in popularity in the UK.

Sergeant Robert Lofthouse's Falklands biopic 'A Cold Night in June'.

Top 100 double-category US Kindle Bestseller in Military. Top 100 German Kindle bestseller in War. To be featured in 'Soldier' magazine June 2013.  

Earl Carter's 'The Elusive President'. Sequel to published novel 'The Other President'.

Peter Townsend's screenplay 'Ghostly Images', based on the matching published novel of the same name.  

Rachael Webster's autobiography 'The First Floor'  

Top 5 double-category UK Kindle Bestseller in Woman's Bios. Top 20 UK Kindle Bestseller in Memoirs. Top 100 US Kindle Bestseller in Woman's Bios. Reached #453 Bestseller on the whole of amazon.co.uk. Featured in Daily Mail 17 May 2013, and in many media previously.      








Nick Quintanilla's autobiography 'Story of a Texas Marine' 











'Remi' - a screenplay by Remigijus Miciulis

This screenplay won an Award of Excellence at the 2013 Canada Film Festival.

Earl Carter's 'Down and Out in Singapore'

John Chandler's screenplay 'Sisters of the Moon'

Peter Townsend's screenplay 'Scarborough Fair'









Please find just a few examples of our novel editing below;

Marie Jensen's 'Dragons and Butterflies' #1             Clive Radford's 'Doghouse Blues'

Marie Jensen's 'Dragons and Butterflies' #2        

And here are examples of our screenplay work;

Howard Schack's 'A Spy in Canaan'                           John Chandler's 'Gateway to Hell'

Steve Stone's 'Intrepid - Revelations'    

Check out the links to free Amazon samples under Client History, to see further examples of our editing work.

"I'm awestruck, astonished by your proofread and edit, and for the first time feel I'm in good hands. Your expertise is really extraordinary." EARL CARTER

'You know, you are genius. You turned that into gold.... so quickly and perfectly.' REMI MICIULIS

Our edit for your book consists of spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalisation, hyphenation, improved readability, improved clarity of meaning, improved continuity. Your content and writing style will be preserved throughout. All for the very competitive price of $389 or £249.

Our edit for your feature-length screenplay also costs $389 or £249, constituents as per novel edit. We will edit your screenplay to Hollywood Standard Format, the only format generally accepted by film production companies. Your screenplay will be edited to 114 pages maximum, to permit the making of a two-hour film, the maximum length likely to be optioned in the current economic climate. Editing might therefore involve the condensing or removal of proliferal plot elements. To find out more, and to view samples, please take a look at our novel to screenplay conversion service below.

If you would like to take advantage of our editing service, don't pay now, instead please email us at sdsliteraryagency@live.co.uk, and tell us about your book or screenplay project. For an exceptional work, we just might provide editing free of charge, in the event that we agree a standard 15% representation contract with you.