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Early this year I made the mistake of self-publishing, prematurely, a novel I have been working on in bursts for ten years. When I finally managed to get some critical looks at it, I was told it really needed to be edited or subjected to beta reads.
Thing is, I am not a DEY (do everything yourself) guy. I have a limited set of skills, and whilst I am good at those skills, I need to interact with others about my work.
All this brings me to a question. Have I completely ruined my chances of getting an agent's representation for my novel? Or does unpublishing them and saying "let's get this professionally seen to" change that? I guess I am having difficulty defining the actual question haha. But I feel I can bring something unusual or different to the table, and I want something I have never been given before in my life, called a chance.
Does anyone have any insights into where I go from here with regard to my old books?
Thing is, I am not a DEY (do everything yourself) guy. I have a limited set of skills, and whilst I am good at those skills, I need to interact with others about my work.
All this brings me to a question. Have I completely ruined my chances of getting an agent's representation for my novel? Or does unpublishing them and saying "let's get this professionally seen to" change that? I guess I am having difficulty defining the actual question haha. But I feel I can bring something unusual or different to the table, and I want something I have never been given before in my life, called a chance.
Does anyone have any insights into where I go from here with regard to my old books?