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Good Morning,
Please allow me to ask this in strict sincerity, despite the laughter that may ensue.
Suppose I have the first 50,000 words of a novel completed. The idea has never been done before. And suppose the idea screams of financial success (yes, we all say that, and, yes, I may be delusional, I accept that, but please bear with me and stop laughing).
Has anyone ever successfully approached an agent with a 50% completed draft and gone on to secure an advance?
Note one fact: while I have never been published as a fiction writer I have had great success in my engineering writing. I am now under contract for a textbook. I complete what I say. Yes, this bears no testimony to my ability to write, but it shows dedication.
Now... one more thing... I did submit a novel for consideration to agents last year. And it was read by many. They all said the same thing: great style, excellent writing, but no plot. Now I have a plot. I am thinking of approaching the same ones. (There is a personal reason I need to do this in advance. It has to do with funding.)
Please allow me to ask this in strict sincerity, despite the laughter that may ensue.
Suppose I have the first 50,000 words of a novel completed. The idea has never been done before. And suppose the idea screams of financial success (yes, we all say that, and, yes, I may be delusional, I accept that, but please bear with me and stop laughing).
Has anyone ever successfully approached an agent with a 50% completed draft and gone on to secure an advance?
Note one fact: while I have never been published as a fiction writer I have had great success in my engineering writing. I am now under contract for a textbook. I complete what I say. Yes, this bears no testimony to my ability to write, but it shows dedication.
Now... one more thing... I did submit a novel for consideration to agents last year. And it was read by many. They all said the same thing: great style, excellent writing, but no plot. Now I have a plot. I am thinking of approaching the same ones. (There is a personal reason I need to do this in advance. It has to do with funding.)