Comments on: How Publishing My Memoir Helped Me Write a Novel That Sold https://booksbywomen.org/how-publishing-my-memoir-helped-me-write-a-novel-that-sold-by-eldonna-edwards/ Sat, 07 Jul 2018 02:36:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Charlotte https://booksbywomen.org/how-publishing-my-memoir-helped-me-write-a-novel-that-sold-by-eldonna-edwards/#comment-49387 Sat, 07 Jul 2018 02:36:14 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=22986#comment-49387 In reply to Eldonna Edwards.

Ah, gotcha. Thanks for clearing that up! 🙂

]]> By: Eldonna Edwards https://booksbywomen.org/how-publishing-my-memoir-helped-me-write-a-novel-that-sold-by-eldonna-edwards/#comment-49370 Sat, 30 Jun 2018 16:44:54 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=22986#comment-49370 Hi Charlotte, The book that was heavily shopped years ago was a chic lit MS. My coming-of-age novel pretty much fell through the cracks after my previous agent got pregnant and dropped everything in the lap of another agent at her office. I do think it’s challenging for agents to pitch a book that’s already been seen unless major revisions have been made. My belief is that so much is about timing. If it’s the right story for the right agent/editor at the right time, it will sell.

Thank you for your kinds words about my story and congratulations on publishing your memoir. Trust in the synchronicity of your creative efforts. My best advice is to write the NEXT book. 🙂

]]> By: Eldonna Edwards https://booksbywomen.org/how-publishing-my-memoir-helped-me-write-a-novel-that-sold-by-eldonna-edwards/#comment-49369 Sat, 30 Jun 2018 16:44:33 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=22986#comment-49369 In reply to Charlotte.

Hi Charlotte, The book that was heavily shopped years ago was a chic lit MS. My coming-of-age novel pretty much fell through the cracks after my previous agent got pregnant and dropped everything in the lap of another agent at her office. I do think it’s challenging for agents to pitch a book that’s already been seen unless major revisions have been made. My belief is that so much is about timing. If it’s the right story for the right agent/editor at the right time, it will sell.

Thank you for your kinds words about my story and congratulations on publishing your memoir. Trust in the synchronicity of your creative efforts. My best advice it to write the NEXT book. 🙂

]]> By: Charlotte https://booksbywomen.org/how-publishing-my-memoir-helped-me-write-a-novel-that-sold-by-eldonna-edwards/#comment-49368 Sat, 30 Jun 2018 14:43:12 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=22986#comment-49368 Thank you for your story and for being a donor! I had a memoir traditionally published five years ago but so far it hasn’t helped me snag an agent for my novel, though I’ve had a lot of interest. I’m curious if your new agent was concerned that the novel had already been shopped around with no luck? Did he/she feel there would be enough editors who hadn’t seen it yet, or did he/she explain it had been completely reworked? We hear so much about editors not wanting to touch projects that had been shopped before. Thanks and good luck!

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