Do any of y'all got any experience or green stories dealing with getting an agent?
green stories. really?
>be me
>want to be a writer
>write novels
>finish the first one
>take a break before revisiting and start writing the second one
>revisit the first, it still needs work
>back to second novel
>meet a cool girl
>good chemistry but I managed to dodge the "what are you writing about" question
>half a year later there is no way around it
>realize that I can't sum up my story for shit
>she still keeps motivating and pushing me without knowing shit about the shit I am writing
>we talk about getting published
>I still don't have a query letter or synopsis for the first book and working on the second
>things happened and I told her that I'll try get an agent by the end of the year
>I take my promises very serious so there is no way around it now
>tfw still no synopsis, query or agent
>half a year left
And this is my experience with agents so far.
>big black manly man says Luke
>I am your agent
>he couldn't sell the book for shit
>>8325615kek
Are you a master who makes the grass green ?
>>8325644
Metaxic Dubs
Purple Tie for the PurpleParty ?
>>8325644
Have you heard of the Purple Party a Banquet Of The Gods
>>8324585
Did you see the sign and did it open up your eyes ?
>Start writing
>Don't want to give money to an agent
>Can't get published without one
Fuck...
>>8326243
It's unlikely that you will make any money without one though. 20% from something is a lot more than 0% from nothing.
>>8327324
That's what I'm saying. Without an agent in this day and age you simply WON'T get published because the gatekeepers have such huge slush piles.
>>8327395
So what's so bad about having a smaller profit if the alternative is none? That's like quitting a high paying job, so you won't to have pay taxes.