- Sep 20, 2014
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- Country
- United States
- Gender
- Female
- Faith
- Non-Denom
- Marital Status
- Divorced
I'm at the point that I am ready to publish one of my works. I'm very busy in my life, and I also have a great deal of exhaustion and pain due to a chronic condition.
I had not previously wanted to have an agent because I want to be choosey about who my books are pitched to. I also worry about my manuscripts being changed against my will. Like, I write what I write the way I write because that's how I want it to be. If it gets changed, even in the slightest way, I think it would feel like it's not mine anymore.
I thought that I would just pitch directly to publishers who were having open submissions or who did not expressly say they weren't accepting unsolicited manuscripts. Then if that didn't work, I would try self-publishing.
However, as I said, I'm not in the best health and I'm extremely busy. I'm no expert in choosing a publisher to pitch to. If I don't get a publisher, then I don't have the energy or expertise to promote my own self-published work.
So, I've come to the conclusion that I really do need an agent. I need someone else who knows the business to put my work out there and help me get it in print. If I become successful and able to quit my day job and focus on writing as a career (dream), then maybe at some point I could manage without an agent. Or perhaps I will develop a good relationship with an agent and want to continue because quit frankly, as a introverted single mom with no family to trust, I could use all the supportive relationships I can get, including professional ones.
I just think it is funny how I have never, ever wanted an agent before, and now it seems like it would be a lifeline. I believe I will spend the month of October seeking an agent. That is my major writing goal for this month.
I had not previously wanted to have an agent because I want to be choosey about who my books are pitched to. I also worry about my manuscripts being changed against my will. Like, I write what I write the way I write because that's how I want it to be. If it gets changed, even in the slightest way, I think it would feel like it's not mine anymore.
I thought that I would just pitch directly to publishers who were having open submissions or who did not expressly say they weren't accepting unsolicited manuscripts. Then if that didn't work, I would try self-publishing.
However, as I said, I'm not in the best health and I'm extremely busy. I'm no expert in choosing a publisher to pitch to. If I don't get a publisher, then I don't have the energy or expertise to promote my own self-published work.
So, I've come to the conclusion that I really do need an agent. I need someone else who knows the business to put my work out there and help me get it in print. If I become successful and able to quit my day job and focus on writing as a career (dream), then maybe at some point I could manage without an agent. Or perhaps I will develop a good relationship with an agent and want to continue because quit frankly, as a introverted single mom with no family to trust, I could use all the supportive relationships I can get, including professional ones.
I just think it is funny how I have never, ever wanted an agent before, and now it seems like it would be a lifeline. I believe I will spend the month of October seeking an agent. That is my major writing goal for this month.
