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Hello,
I have an unpublished novel which has seen many revisions until finally reaching its current completed state. I've submitted 82 queries (to date) to various agents and agencies with no success. I understand that the supply of stories must be tremendously high and the odds of being picked up by an agent are rather low. My story and writing style might also make my work a difficult sell. Should I continue querying agents in the hope of being picked up by one? Should I try small presses or seek self publishing?
I have a number of short stories which I am also trying to have published, but this is also proving quite challenging. I figure that having any published work would be advantageous.
I do not plan on writing a book a year like many persons aspire towards. I'd rather have a single decent title than multiple mediocre ones. For this reason, I'm skeptical about hurriedly getting my book published just to build a platform for myself.
Also, I've done some work on visually creating my characters and I would like these drawings to be included in my novel's appendix. Would you advise that I publish them on a website such as DeviantArt, or would this affect my ability to include them in my book?
I have an unpublished novel which has seen many revisions until finally reaching its current completed state. I've submitted 82 queries (to date) to various agents and agencies with no success. I understand that the supply of stories must be tremendously high and the odds of being picked up by an agent are rather low. My story and writing style might also make my work a difficult sell. Should I continue querying agents in the hope of being picked up by one? Should I try small presses or seek self publishing?
I have a number of short stories which I am also trying to have published, but this is also proving quite challenging. I figure that having any published work would be advantageous.
I do not plan on writing a book a year like many persons aspire towards. I'd rather have a single decent title than multiple mediocre ones. For this reason, I'm skeptical about hurriedly getting my book published just to build a platform for myself.
Also, I've done some work on visually creating my characters and I would like these drawings to be included in my novel's appendix. Would you advise that I publish them on a website such as DeviantArt, or would this affect my ability to include them in my book?