From the course: Sell Your Novel to a Major Publisher
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Offers and auctions
From the course: Sell Your Novel to a Major Publisher
Offers and auctions
- [Presenter] Let's move away from those depressing rejections and talk about the really exciting stuff. Offers. And even better than that, multiple offers. Meaning auctions and bidding wars. This is the pinnacle of your journey, the reason you purchased this course to begin with, the selling of your novel. So let's dive in. It's finally happened. Your dream came true. After months and maybe even years of writing and rewriting and revisiting and querying and rejections, you finally have your very first offer from a publishing house, which means someone wants to buy your book; as in, pay you for your writing. For me, this was one of the most exciting times of my life, when all my hard work and dedication finally paid off. And I hope it will be for you too. In this lecture I'm going to talk about what to expect from your first book deal. Once again, your agent will undoubtedly explain everything you need to know in more detail, but I think it's important for you to have a solid…
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