Now that is a totally different proposition. Perhaps I'll think about it tomorrow.
I was distressed once when a very talented author got dropped by a publisher...who had just picked up another author for a 3-hardback deal.
The old author had fabulous reviews, is well respected, but the series they put out wasn't quite 'blockbustery' enough, and the publisher stopped promoting it after the second book.
The new author had good blurbs from a couple of really famous people, went to the right workshops, etc.....and when his first 'blockbuster' novel came out, Publisher's Weekly panned it (and yes, the panning was deserved). They didn't review the two sequels.
Lesson learned by me? Nothing guarantees that you'll get the next contract. The publishing world is fickle. You jsut have to keep trying....which is where #2 comes in, I guess.
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Date: 2009-01-16 06:04 pm (UTC)I was distressed once when a very talented author got dropped by a publisher...who had just picked up another author for a 3-hardback deal.
The old author had fabulous reviews, is well respected, but the series they put out wasn't quite 'blockbustery' enough, and the publisher stopped promoting it after the second book.
The new author had good blurbs from a couple of really famous people, went to the right workshops, etc.....and when his first 'blockbuster' novel came out, Publisher's Weekly panned it (and yes, the panning was deserved). They didn't review the two sequels.
Lesson learned by me? Nothing guarantees that you'll get the next contract. The publishing world is fickle. You jsut have to keep trying....which is where #2 comes in, I guess.