Hello,
My name is Marilena, I'm Illustrator - Writer and I'm from Greece. I've been watching the forum the past month and finally I joined, and I find it very helpful. I finished my first illustrated fantasy novel eight months ago, in the beginning I have written it in Greek, and then I had it translated in English ( I hired translator ). Fist I tried to publish my book here in Greece (in Greece the agent isn't necessary), but that was a fault, because the Greek market is too small and the publishers do not appreciate so much the fantasy novels, unfortunately. I tried in Greece for around five months and I got seven rejections that hurt me a lot. The reasons that my book was rejected was mainly the high cost of the print, because of the illustrations included in the book. Production was expensive for a publisher here in Greece. That was the problem and prevented me from realizing my dreams.
But I decided not to stop, I had the translation in my hands and that was very important. Things has changed 360 degrees. I have lost the right path and finally i found it again. Now I'm looking for an agent in US or UK and i never again give up.
So I'm happy to be here, and I would like to ask if the fact that I live in a different country could be a problem in finding an agent, and if you are aware of any agencies that represent exclusively illustrated novels.
Thanks in advance.
My name is Marilena, I'm Illustrator - Writer and I'm from Greece. I've been watching the forum the past month and finally I joined, and I find it very helpful. I finished my first illustrated fantasy novel eight months ago, in the beginning I have written it in Greek, and then I had it translated in English ( I hired translator ). Fist I tried to publish my book here in Greece (in Greece the agent isn't necessary), but that was a fault, because the Greek market is too small and the publishers do not appreciate so much the fantasy novels, unfortunately. I tried in Greece for around five months and I got seven rejections that hurt me a lot. The reasons that my book was rejected was mainly the high cost of the print, because of the illustrations included in the book. Production was expensive for a publisher here in Greece. That was the problem and prevented me from realizing my dreams.
But I decided not to stop, I had the translation in my hands and that was very important. Things has changed 360 degrees. I have lost the right path and finally i found it again. Now I'm looking for an agent in US or UK and i never again give up.
So I'm happy to be here, and I would like to ask if the fact that I live in a different country could be a problem in finding an agent, and if you are aware of any agencies that represent exclusively illustrated novels.
Thanks in advance.
