Forum / Genre Migraine

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  Larry Strattner

  Sep 25, 01:54am

  I have a knotty problem. Recently I wrote a few fiction novels. I took a brief stab at sending them out to agents and publishers but then said, 'the hell with this aggravation' and just published them for ereaders. Their genres were cut and dried, a thriller, a dystopia, a motorcycle racing story.

  But now I have a damn good novel about the modern corporation with sex, lies and videotape that I wrote with a frind of mine from corporate executive days. It's like a demented 90,000 word 'Fountainhead' or a 'Thank You For Smoking' with tinges of Maciavelli's 'Prince'.

  My question is what Agent do I send this to? Ayn's and Niccolo's agents are dead and I didn't get a response from Christopher's.

  Any suggestions or help is appreciated, and yes, this is a serious question.

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  Dolemite

  Sep 25, 02:39am

  No agent advice, but could parts of it be published (in print) as stand-alone excerpts to have something to show to an agent a bit down the road?

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  Dolemite

  Sep 25, 02:39am

  (submited/accepted, not self-pubbed)

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  RW Spryszak

  Sep 25, 04:31am

  try this search engine. Some folks like it, some don't. I've used it. At least they vet the participants so that there shouldn't be any scammers.

  http://www.agentquery.com/

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  Larry Strattner

  Sep 29, 02:48am

  Thanks Henry and RW, I appreciate.

  The selling of books (or any creative product for that matter) continues to be such a struggle. I should just suck it up and do it... (the 400 submissions, each presented following a different guideline, kept for six months, then rejected).
  
  Somehow the writing is so much more fun.

  If I can ever be of service to you don't hesitate to call.

  LarryS

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  James Lloyd Davis

  Sep 29, 03:34am

  ???? 400 submissions @ six months ea = 200 years... !!!!

  Good thing I'm taking vitamins. This could take a while.

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