Sad news today. My agent doesn't like the book and isn't interested in the series.
This is always a hard part of the process. You pour your heart into something again and again, and again and again you're told that there's no space for your work.
Don't what I'm going to do with this novel, or the series I'd built around it. It might be that I don't have the right advocate for my work. It might also be me.
No big decisions right now.
Just going to try not to catastrophize.
@MLClark ((💜)) that’s a tough one. Shelf for a short time and try again.
There was a time when authors could pitch books directly to publishers - so if one press said "no", you just went on to the next yourself.
That time has passed, sadly. Having an agent is critical to getting anything through the door with any of them. But finding an agent who supports and understands your work can also be a challenge.
It's no wonder that so many folks turn to indie pub instead - but that is a costly and time-consuming path as well.
No easy answers.
It is what it is.
