I have a situation about a previous work. I signed an agent (or at least she said she was) and she in turn worked out a contract with my MS and a small independent publisher.
This was about two years ago. The problem I face now is that the publisher may be gone.... their website has shut down and now the agent's website is gone too. The book had a lot of potential, but the agent never came forward with a promotional plan and now I feel like it was a waste of time.
To complicate things, I had already written a sequel to the work and outlines a third book.
Do you think it is worth pursuing a return of rights for the work or do you think an agent will want to stay away from it considering its less-than-stellar first launch? (by no fault of its own I believe).
This was about two years ago. The problem I face now is that the publisher may be gone.... their website has shut down and now the agent's website is gone too. The book had a lot of potential, but the agent never came forward with a promotional plan and now I feel like it was a waste of time.
To complicate things, I had already written a sequel to the work and outlines a third book.
Do you think it is worth pursuing a return of rights for the work or do you think an agent will want to stay away from it considering its less-than-stellar first launch? (by no fault of its own I believe).