This is the situation: my debut e-book, pubbed in June this year, with the digital arm of a large publisher has had "fantastic" sales (according to my publisher) and they've also sold on the audio rights. A second book with the same publisher is presenting strong pre-order sales. My publisher wants another book from me (first chapters for perusal in the next few weeks) with a view to going straight to contract if all is well. I'm sure it will be. They want to publish the new book in 2015.
Would an agent be interested in offering representation during negotiations if there's no actual pages/novel for them to see? What's the best way to approach such a query? Someone I trust has told me I should seek an agent, and I tend to agree. My publisher is keen on a new book--pronto! I barely understood the contract last time I signed and maybe now is a good time to get better terms? But it's e-book, so I'm wondering if it's best just to go it alone again.
I'm also wondering if I'm a good prospect as a client for my other planned books, now that my debut has had such good sales and my publisher wants more.
Any advice much appreciated, including how to approach an agent under these circumstances. Thanks.
Would an agent be interested in offering representation during negotiations if there's no actual pages/novel for them to see? What's the best way to approach such a query? Someone I trust has told me I should seek an agent, and I tend to agree. My publisher is keen on a new book--pronto! I barely understood the contract last time I signed and maybe now is a good time to get better terms? But it's e-book, so I'm wondering if it's best just to go it alone again.
I'm also wondering if I'm a good prospect as a client for my other planned books, now that my debut has had such good sales and my publisher wants more.
Any advice much appreciated, including how to approach an agent under these circumstances. Thanks.
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