I am interested in your advice!
I have written two novels, one chick lit, and one speculative fiction. Neither have been published - I got the first assessed and the feedback was that I needed to address some structural problems before it was ready for publication, and I've submitted the second twice now to publishers, and no bites (I suspect it needs another edit or two). I am also working on a dystopian fiction which I'm enjoying writing, but have no idea about how good it is.
In the meantime, I've had a short story published by a niche but well-reputed publisher, the first thing I've had published. The editors of the publishing house have told me they really liked my story, and are interested in seeing my other work. Thing is, that publishing house really is niche - I'm not in the UK and they publish books with a local flavour, whereas all of my previous works have been set in the UK.
I'm now thinking of abandoning the editing/writing of the other novels, and instead developing another idea I've had for some time that, once finished, would meet the criteria of these publishers in terms of local flavour. But, given there are no guarantees they'd publish that either, I'm worried that I'd be wasting my time and should just focus on my current projects instead.
Sorry about the tome of an OP and would love your advice!
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MonkeyPJs · 20/09/2015 09:33
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