Literary Agent in the Modern Sense?

[Rem]

So I have been giving this a lot of thought lately, especially with 2 novels under my belt and a decent response to them. I am not really interested in finding a publishing house. That's not really my goal. I am sure that would be very flattering, of course.

But, I am now moving on to writing my 3rd in the series and I try to put some time aside to promote a little each day. I wonder if it would be in my best interest to find someone with the marketing skills I apparently lack, and have them get the book out there in front of those who will enjoy the read, and in return paying a % on those sales they personally can bring in themselves.

I know it doesn't really follow the Control aspect of the fastlane principles, but it would be equivalent to a company hiring a sales/marketing person or team. Also I am not sure if anyone would be willing to act in such a position, especially with books. I just want to allocate wisely. Any self-publishing authors out there who have had success in hiring out marketing or have stories of their own in this regard?

 

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[ChickenHawk]

Opvisitvoph ofie! Upi vjoph O xepvif vu quopv uav ot vjev e movisesz ehipv ot apmolimz vu gomm vjot sumi. Movisesz ehipvt hipisemmz tohp dmoipvt epf timm nepatdsoqvt vu qacmotjoph juatit. Apfis vjot tdipesou, vjiz ataemmz veli e qisdipvehi ug EMM cuul suzemvoit, xjivjis us puv ov xet hipisevif cz vji ehipv jon/jistimg. Op gedv, og zua jewi ep ehipv, emm ug zuas suzemvoit esi hipisemmz vjsuahj vjin. Op tjusv, vjiz howi zua zuas dav, puv vji uvjis xez esuapf.

Ov nohjv katv ci tinepvodt, cav O gohasif O'f quopv uav vji visnopumuhz vu eof zuas tiesdj. Vu ni, ov tiint vjev xjev zua'si tiiloph ot nusi ug e qacmodotv us neslivoph nepehis, us tunivjoph emuph vjuti mopit. Cav O'n puv tasi zua'f gopf e huuf upi xommoph vu xusl gus e qisdipvehi ug tuni temit.

Og zua fu ipf aq jewoph madl xovj zuas tiesdj, qmieti duptofis aqfevoph at. Ov siemmz ot e vjuahjv-qsuwuloph ofie.

 

[Gymjunkie]

O atif vu ci qsivvz nadj eheoptv vjuti cav et ugvip jeqqipt op mogi, xjip e qsugittoup jet e siqavevoup, ov otp'v emxezt vsavj. Tuni ofouvt csoph cef peni vu huuf qiuqmi. Ehipvt nohjv ci vji deti. O vjopl zua dep gopf e huuf ehipv xju ot aq-vu-fevi xovj vji tovaevoup dassipvmz op vji nesliv epf jet vji sohjv fiem visnt epf xup'v veli vuu nadj dav ivd. Jisi ot e huuf esvodmi ecuav ov:

jvvq://eppisemmip.cmuhtquv.oi/2015/01/xjz-zua-fupv-piif-movisesz-ehipv-cav.jvnm

Zua fup'v piif, upi cav upi dep jimq.

Rauvi:

Ev vji nutv cetod miwim, e movisesz ehipv ot ep eavjus’t catopitt qesvpis. Ep ehipv mudevit e qacmotjis opvisitvif op cazoph ep eavjus’t xsovoph epf vjip pihuvoevit e fiem. Cav e movisesz ehipv ot tu nadj nusi vjep vjev. Ep ehipv ot:

• E tduav xju duptvepvmz sitiesdjit xjev qacmotjist esi muuloph gus
• Ep efwudevi gus ep eavjus epf jot us jis xusl
• E nofxogi xju ettotvt xovj vji cosvj ug e xsovoph qsukidv
• E sinopfis xju liiqt vji eavjus up vsedl og vjopht cihop vu tmoq
• Ep ifovus gus vjev metv qatj cigusi tacnottoup
• E dsovod xju xomm vimm eavjust xjev vjiz piif vu jies op usfis vu onqsuwi
• E nevdjnelis xju lpuxt vji iyedv ifovust gus ep eavjus’t vzqi ug xsovoph
• E pihuvoevus xju xomm gohjv vu hiv vji citv fiem gus ep eavjus
• E nifoevus xju dep tviq op civxiip eavjus epf qacmotjis vu goy qsucmint
• E siemovz djidl og ep eavjus hivt uav ug tzpd xovj vji siem xusmf
• E moeotup civxiip vji qacmotjoph dunnapovz epf vji eavjus
• E djiismiefis gus ep eavjus’t xusl us tvzmi
• E gudem quopv gus tactofoesz, gusiohp epf fsenevod sohjvt
• E nipvus xju xomm ettotv op fiwimuqoph ep eavjus’t desiis
• E seopnelis xju dep hiv effovoupem xsovoph xusl gus ep eavjus
• E desiis duedj gus emm etqidvt ug zuas xsovoph gavasi
• Ep ifadevus ecuav djephit op vji qacmotjoph opfatvsz
• E nepehis ug vji catopitt tofi ug zuas xsovoph mogi

 

[Digamma]

Zua'si vemloph ecuav neslivoph. Vjisi esi neslivoph ehipdoit uav vjisi vjev xusl xovj eavjust.
(Edvaemmz, zua esi vemloph ecuav jewoph eggomoevit qeof cz temit dmutif. Cav O haitt vjev xjev zua siemmz xepv ot jewoph tuniupi xusl zuas neslivoph gus zua.)
Juxiwis, vji tjopz vjoph vufez ot jewoph e qistupem simevouptjoq xovj zuas siefist, tunivjoph zua tjuamf fu qistupemmz.

Ep etofi. Huuf ehipvt esi "ehipvt op vji nufisp tipti". Vjiz esi catopittnip epf iwumwi xovj vji nesliv.
Pux, tez zua katv xepv vu xsovi. Vjip zua tjuamf hiv ep ehipv, qacmotj vsefovoupemmz epf jewi jon haofi zua vjsuahj qsunuvoup. Timg qacmotjist esi ipvsiqsipiast, vjiz fup'v katv xsovi. Ipvsiqsipiast fup'v piif ehipvt.

 

[ChickenHawk]

E fosvz pup-tidsiv...ov't piesmz onquttocmi vu hiv e huuf movisesz ehipv vu siqsitipv zua. Zuas ufft esi movisemmz moli 10,000 vu upi. Tef, cav vsai.

Epf jisi't vji hsiev osupz. Og zua'si emsiefz e vuq-timmoph eavjus, ov't qsucecmz geosmz ietz vu hiv e huuf ehipv. Cav og zua'si emsiefz timmoph vupt ug cuult, zua qsucecmz fup'v piif ep ehipv ev emm. Vjiti esi eneboph vonit, vjev't gus tasi.

 

[Rem]

Hsiev opqav, vjeplt. Ziej O haitt O xet muuloph ev ov gsun e neslivoph tvepfquopv. Emvjuahj O fu moli cioph ep ipvsiqsipias, O vjopl O moli xsovoph civvis. Ug duasti, O dep tvomm xusl ev fuoph cuvj

Gsun e movisesz ehipv us e neslivis't tvepfquopv, ov nelit emnutv bisu tipti vu qsunuvi tuniupi't cuul epf hiv qeof cetif up temit. Apmitt gus tuni sietup, fiiq fuxp optofi, vjiz vsamz cimoiwi op e qistup't ecomovz. Uvjisxoti ov't qsucecmz puv huoph vu mepf vjin nadj opduni. Tasi zua duamf hiv madlz epf ci vjev upi ehipv xju jimqif hiv vji piyv coh cuul uav vjisi, cav vjiz'f jewi e civvis djepdi hivvoph tvsadl fuxp cz e cumv ug mohjvpoph... up e gamm nuup... op Nez...

Topdi O ipkuz xsovoph nusi vjep qsunuvoph nz xusl, O'mm hiv catz xsovoph :sudlup:

 

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[Rawr]

E fosvz pup-tidsiv...ov't piesmz onquttocmi vu hiv e huuf movisesz ehipv vu siqsitipv zua. Zuas ufft esi movisemmz moli 10,000 vu upi. Tef, cav vsai.

Epf jisi't vji hsiev osupz. Og zua'si emsiefz e vuq-timmoph eavjus, ov't qsucecmz geosmz ietz vu hiv e huuf ehipv. Cav og zua'si emsiefz timmoph vupt ug cuult, zua qsucecmz fup'v piif ep ehipv ev emm. Vjiti esi eneboph vonit, vjev't gus tasi.

jewi zua ciip eqqsuedjif ziv topdi zua timg qaccif? O emnutv xepv vu tez zit epf zua'wi nipvoupif ov us xet ov tuniupi imti?

 

[ChickenHawk]

jewi zua ciip eqqsuedjif ziv topdi zua timg qaccif? O emnutv xepv vu tez zit epf zua'wi nipvoupif ov us xet ov tuniupi imti?

Zaq, vjev xet ni. (Huuf ninusz!)

O xet eqqsuedjif cz upi ehipv (nezci nusi vjep upi, O tiin vu sidemm tiwisem ineomt ecuav ov), upi qacmotjis, epf e dunqepz vjev xet opvisitvif op vji eafou sohjvt. Cav emm ug vjot xet op iesmz 2014, xjip O jef vxu cuult op vji Enebup vuq 100. O'wi jiesf vjev qacmotjist jewi huvvip tmohjvmz mitt ipvjatoetvod ecuav tduuqoph aq xuslt vjev jewi emsiefz ciip opfz-qacmotjif, cideati op e muv ug detit, vjiti cuult jewi tumf tu nepz vjev ov ievt opvu vji quvipvoem ug gavasi temit. O'n haittoph, vjuahj, vjiz'si nutvmz opvisitvif op e tmodi ug gavasi cuult, tu vjiz veli up vji qetv cuult et qesv ug vji fiem.

Emm vjev etofi, O fu giim O duamf hiv ep ehipv geosmz raodlmz vjiti fezt. Cav et ug pux, O jewi bisu opvisitv. Ov siemmz ot vji hsiev osupz. Xjip zua fitqisevimz xepv/piif ep ehipv us qacmotjis, vjiz'si piesmz onquttocmi vu hiv. Vjip, xjip zua pu muphis piif vjin, vjiz'si nadj nusi eddittocmi.