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Quick Question for you all, I'm new here. I'm a small time writer and illustrator of childrens books and comic books.
I solicited a publisher with my new graphic novel at the same time that I solicited an agent. The agent loved the book and has several publishers interested. He takes a percentage.
Just heard that the publisher I approached also like the book and is offering a contract.
Question:
Is there ever a reason to keep your agent even though they didn't contact the publisher? Are there ever grounds to renegotiate the percentage based on the fact that I made the contact with the publisher who's offering?
The general answer may be "yes the agent can negotiate a better advance", however in comics there are often no advances at all. So what's the gain?
thoughts? thanks for reading!
-rlepp
I solicited a publisher with my new graphic novel at the same time that I solicited an agent. The agent loved the book and has several publishers interested. He takes a percentage.
Just heard that the publisher I approached also like the book and is offering a contract.
Question:
Is there ever a reason to keep your agent even though they didn't contact the publisher? Are there ever grounds to renegotiate the percentage based on the fact that I made the contact with the publisher who's offering?
The general answer may be "yes the agent can negotiate a better advance", however in comics there are often no advances at all. So what's the gain?
thoughts? thanks for reading!
-rlepp