Re: Drew Nederpelt
Subject: Re: Drew Nederpelt
From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
Date: 3/24/09, 18:48
To: Victoria Strauss <beware@sfwa.org>

Hi, Victoria-

Thanks, I'll check out that legal recourse section.

I hooked up with Nederpelt in 2005 or thereabouts when he posted a craigslist ad looking for a humorist to do a book on creationism and intelligent design; there was no advance, and the royalties were substandard, but it was a good opportunity for me and has worked out well. Still, the guy is obviously a sleazeball and a crook; he had me meet him to sign a contract to do another book, but then apparently decided against it and ignored my e-mails for several months. Lately, he's been ignoring me again when I ask about overdue royalties on the first book (Flock of Dodos). There are about a dozen other little things that set him apart from his more professional counterparts, but those are my big complaints. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Thanks,

Barrett Brown
Brooklyn, NY
512-560-2302

On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Victoria Strauss <beware@sfwa.org> wrote:
Dear Barrett,

Although I've gotten complaints about Drew Nederpelt, I'm afraid I don't know of any writers who have sued or are suing him.

On the Overview page of Writer Beware (http://www.sfwa.org/beware/overview.html ), there's a section on Legal Recourse that provides links to the American Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service and Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (a volunteer organization that specializes in providing legal assistance for people in the arts).  Either service will arrange an initial low-cost or pro-bono consultation for you to discuss your situation, after which you can decide on what further action to take.

I'd be interested in knowing more about your experience, and how you hooked up with Mr. Nederpelt. All information provided to Writer Beware is held in confidence.

- Victoria


Barrett Brown wrote:
Howdy-

I've noticed that you may be in touch with a couple of writers who have sued Drew Nederpelt, and I was wondering if you could provide me with a little info, as I may have to do the same thing. I wrote a book for his Sterling & Ross publishing company that was released in April 2007, and I've only received one royalty check from him thus far although I'm supposed to be getting them every six months according to the contract. He's also stopped responding to my e-mail queries. Could you let me know if any of the writers who posted on the Nederpelt thread at Absolute Write have been successful in suing him, or perhaps point me to a bit of information regarding how I might go about doing the same?

Thanks,

Barrett Brown
Brooklyn, NY
512-560-2302


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