First off, I’m happy to say isn’t just a hypothetical situation I wrote up for this comic. (In case you’re curious, I ended up signing with the agent who asked me to cut 30,000 words out of my book–the situation from this previous comic.) Getting representation feels like a giant step forward–and I’m hoping it is!–but once you’re out of the query trenches, it’s not like you’re home free. . . .
So now that I no longer have to query agents to ask if they want to represent my novel, my agent gets to start querying publishers to see if they want to take a look at my book. And the cycle begins again. I’m glad to say my agent seems confident that publishers are going to fight over me, but I’m far too jaded to expect it to be easy. . . .
But who knows. Maybe soon I’ll be doing comics about bashing my head in over line edits from the publishers and stressing over cover concepts and sequels and movie deals, huh?
We’re swinging for a three-book deal for my fantasy trilogy starting I guess this week, so wish me luck!
A thousand mile journey begins yadda yadda yadda, screw the platitudes ^^ Hopin’ for the best, though, seeing that she seemed to have a fair amount of enthusiasm when reading the book.
i really enjoy your manga style it’s cute that being said good luck on convincing publishers to buy your book ^____^
I just finished reading all your comics, and I really enjoyed them! You made me laugh and ponder about your comics and what writers have to go through while writing (especially since I have debated writing my own stories a time or two ^^; ). Good luck with getting your book published!