The Last Poster Wins! [v21]

[Neo Emolga]

Okay that's what I got from your summary so I just wanted to make sure that was correct.

Yep, you're on the money.

The gameplan I have now is to contact agents that specialize in fantasy novels. Securing a contract with a publisher without an agent is, from what I've heard, next to impossible. I don't intend for this novel to sit in a slushpile for decades, but that's exactly what contacting publishers directly results in. Really, I don't even want to pull my hair out trying. I already get that familiar feeling through submitting resumes to job postings only to have those applications sink into the void of oblivion.

I've also done my homework and know that the agent should get 10% of the sales (and not more) and not to pay an agent for a reading fee, because that's the whole point of sending them the synopsis and the first three or so chapters of the book. Those should give them enough to make the call on whether or not to go ahead with supporting your novel. Meanwhile your agent is kind of like a lawyer in this case, and here they represent you. They also know how to better sell the book to publishing houses and which ones to contact depending on the nature of the novel.

I plan on also keeping a record log of what agents I've contacted on what date. I'm not expecting instant miracles here, but it's fun to think of it in a way that if (which hopefully becomes a when) this book becomes famous, I'll have a list of all the unlucky chaps that had the golden chance to be the agent for this book, but let the opportunity pass by them.

I'm not worried about rejection letters. In fact, I want to take the ones I get, laugh at them, doodle on them, keep going, and never stop pushing. Even the best of the best get rejection letters.

[Noblejanobii]

Remember my advice from author Jay Asher, categorize them as if they're break ups. It's funnier.

[Neo Emolga]

Remember my advice from author Jay Asher, categorize them as if they're break ups. It's funnier.

Yeah, that's exactly the kind of thing I want to do with them. I want to be original with how I goof around with my rejection letters, so I was thinking origami practice would be great for that kind of thing. What better way to poke fun at a rejection letter than by turning it into a paper crane? ;P

[AD]

Paper airplanes thrown into a barrel of fire?

Or, perhaps, use the angst to fuel a rock band, and a barrel of fire.

[Noblejanobii]

Are you going to fold a thousand paper cranes?

[ShadowBolt25]

i'd like to see that

[Neo Emolga]

Are you going to fold a thousand paper cranes?

That would be a LOT of rejection letters, but don't you get a free wish if you do that?

[Noblejanobii]

Exactly! Wouldn't it be worth it then?

[Neo Emolga]

Oh, absolutely. But it would definitely take quite a few hours... and a lot of paper cuts. :P

[Noblejanobii]

Mi no me gusta paper cuts.