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Originally Posted by dadioflex
I went onto Amazon and stuck his book on my Wishlist for when I'm next spending money on myself. (a) he's Irish
I don't know if it's strictly related but this thread made me think about a fellow called Lindsay Brambles who I used to exchange PMs with at a now defunct SF forum. He'd written an SF novel and had... well I Googled his name to see what he was up to so I guess you can read for yourself if you want to see how his story turned out:
http://www.helium.com/items/583764-t...writing-a-book |
Thanks, dadioflex -- I knew being Irish had to be good for something
I would recommend the link you posted to anybody thinking of jumping into this game without the help of a real agent. Over half of my writing-related earnings came from the eight foreign language deals my agent found for me so far. You can't do that by yourself and even if a publisher takes you on from the slush pile, an inexperienced writer will never know how far to push in negotiations.
What is a real agent? Somebody who makes all of their living from selling books and none of it from charging reading fees to newbies. You can find links to the websites of such people here (UK):
http://www.writersservices.com/agent/uk/agent_uk.htm
And here (US):
http://www.writersservices.com/agent/us08/agent_us.htm