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I have a contract offer from a small(ish) publisher. It's a sure thing. I get all I've hoped for: the novel gets copy-edited, cover designed, etc. etc. then published to a respectably-sized readership. The problem? My agent has larger aspirations for the book. He really believes in it, is very passionate. And he's very reputable, from a marquee agency. He wants to submit to the major pub. houses.
The offer from the small publisher is not being held out indefinitely. I basically need to decide (soon): the sure thing (albeit smaller readership) vs. the gamble for the "bigger and brighter."
I don't want to be an ornery old man on a rocking chair in 20 years, grumbling about the one that got away as my fingers caress the molded and yellowed pages of my unpublished manuscript. But on the other hand, neither do I want to undersell myself.
Your thoughts?
The offer from the small publisher is not being held out indefinitely. I basically need to decide (soon): the sure thing (albeit smaller readership) vs. the gamble for the "bigger and brighter."
I don't want to be an ornery old man on a rocking chair in 20 years, grumbling about the one that got away as my fingers caress the molded and yellowed pages of my unpublished manuscript. But on the other hand, neither do I want to undersell myself.
Your thoughts?