I do have some agents I wish to approach. Once I understand their guidelines completely, I will craft my query letters. I don’t have to worry about selling my manuscripts; both of them hit the bestsellers lists while they were free of charge. I have numbers and a track record behind me, but then again, what does that matter in this day and age?
There is an old saying in the publishing business: A bad agent is worse than no agent at all. Agents, like editors, make their decisions based on their personal biases, especially when it comes to fiction. I need a powerhouse behind me. El Aguila could very easily take the world by storm, and Esmeralda could become a cult classic among men.
It may take years to find another agent. I am competing against a lot of writers, and my minor flash-in-the-pan runaway bestsellers mean next to nothing when all an agent or editor sees is dollar signs.
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