Abby
February 18th, 2008, 03:52 AM
Weclome, Tatiana. Good luck trying to sell your epic ... I nearly threw mine across the room when I found out that no agent wants to represent such a huge work, because booksellers in this day and age want shorter books unless they're a guaranteed best-seller.
Lord of the Rings is guaranteed. The movies were successful. Stephen King is guaranteed. A few others. But a newbie author? ... Good Luck.
But finish it anyway, while the iron is still hot.
When you find it impossible to sell, write a shorter novel (under 150k words) and sell that one. Make yourself a household name. Then sell your epic, and watch all the publishers say, "Wow, she was an overnight success! I never saw that talent coming."
:) Best Wishes from one epic writer to another.
Lord of the Rings is guaranteed. The movies were successful. Stephen King is guaranteed. A few others. But a newbie author? ... Good Luck.
But finish it anyway, while the iron is still hot.
When you find it impossible to sell, write a shorter novel (under 150k words) and sell that one. Make yourself a household name. Then sell your epic, and watch all the publishers say, "Wow, she was an overnight success! I never saw that talent coming."
:) Best Wishes from one epic writer to another.

