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“A pitch event?” “You pitch what your book is about in a tweet and then cross your fingers that it’ll interest someone. Stephen answered me. We talked. Originally, he’d only mentor me, but when we talked more, he decided he could do a respectable job representing me. So, I hired him, and he started working with me to find a publisher. Now it looks like I’m screwed up after this dumb article. I look like a monster, and they won’t want to have their name attached to mine.”

Julian chimed in, "The world you've created is intricate and compelling. We believe it has a rare potential to become a phenomenon." My heart pounded against my ribs. Was this it? Was this really happening? Mr. Davies finally spoke, his voice deep and measured. "We've come to an agreement," he said, and I held my breath. "We want to publish your book. We're ready to offer a three-book deal with a very generous advance, and we want to start immediately."

she said. “Okay, that’s great to hear,” she said. “We offer 10,000 dollars for publishing your book and you will get 60% of the net revenue. So what do you say?” she said. “I want some time to think,” Ashley said. “Sure, I have sent you an email, but I didn’t get any response so that’s why I called you,” she said. Ashley nodded because she didn’t check her email since she came back from Miami. “Okay, I will check on that,” Ashley said.

“Curating the stories you love, finding new voices. Why not now?” The thought flickered like a new flame, it sparked something inside of me. I visualized rows of books with my imprint on the spine, manuscripts stacked on my desk, the freedom to choose. “Even if I were to do so, I don’t even know where to begin,” I admitted. “We will figure it out. Business plan, investors, we will take it one step at a time, plus you have me.” I let out a breath I hadn’t realized I was holding. “It sounds impossible, you make it look so easy Mala.”

I am really thankful to God because he gave me the things, I wouldn’t imagine I can do. It took me two weeks to finish the novel. I paused for a while and after it, I proceed to the revising stage so I can submit it to the publishing houses. I passed it to the publishing houses that I know but I only received feedback from one and its rejection feedback. I asked for the evaluation but they didn’t respond anymore. One time when I am scrolling on my Facebook account, I saw a new digital book platform where you can apply your story for a contract with good compensation. I tried to apply without any expectations. Days after, their editor contacted me and gave me the contract. An exclusive one.

Please try to understand that we writers love what we do, but sometimes the chapters need to be staggered not because we want to, but because of the way our payments are done and processed. if you would like to understand better how things work, you can contact me directly through my social media and I will answer all the questions you might have if I can obviously. In the meantime, leave a comment and a review. This book is taking part in a contest created by GoodNovel and for me to have a chance, I need to get 50k reads. Please share the book with your friends. Stay safe Love Peyton Iuga

Ava My meeting with my agent went so well, I could cry. Literally. They are so excited to have me on board and have confirmed they are after a three book deal. I have to stop from pinching myself and my advance means I have no worries about money for quite a while. They have also said that they see no reason why they won’t be after more work from me. Can you believe it? I can’t. This happens to other people not me, yet it just has and I feel like I am floating on cloud 9. On top of that I just checked my YouTube channel and I have hit over 1M subscribers and have a few new advertising requests.

She asked, appearing to have breached his line of thought, and his brows furrowed, a thoughtful expression masking his face. He leaned in, after getting a hang of what she meant by that since he had gone through the file more than two times over the night, so it just happened to be among one of those things that lived rent-free in his head at that moment. “Yes, we get to promote your book on every app possible, including platforms, and even social media, irrespective of how much it costs us, but then, we'll be given thirty percent out of every profit you make.” “Remember, only your books and that of your writers.”

“You deserve this success. You’ve worked hard for it.” But just as I began to find my footing, a new challenge emerged. One day, as I was preparing to film a new video, my phone buzzed with an email notification. I almost ignored it, assuming it was another brand inquiry, but something about the subject line caught my eye. It was from a publisher—a boutique agency that had stumbled across my videos and was interested in turning my journey into a book. “A book?” Ivy exclaimed when I told her. “Lila, that’s huge! You have to do it.”

"My boss loved your plot. He wants you to finish the book and send it in as soon as possible. He's willing to pay you double if you go exclusive with us for this book." I sighed and took three more shots and gave thumbs up to my clients. They began moving and went about their business as I turned and grabbed the phone, taking it off the speaker. "Lex, you already know I don't do exclusive books. Tell Mr. Choy I appreciate the offer, but my answer is no." "Now, wait a minute. Think about it first, ok? Also, he wants you to reconsider a book signing. People have been swamping my email box, asking us to get you to do a small tour and sign books for your fans."