So, this past week has been very productive in the world of Ekhaya. Six Canadian agents received very special packages by Email this week, promoting Ekhaya. They were a lot of work, but in the end they looked shiny and impressive. Now, it's just a waiting game. Will anyone take the bait?
The things that are going against me are that I am a first-time author, and that this is a new project with just me plugging it. In a way, my fingers are crossed that an agent will take a risk on me, because that would be the end of my job here... they would be doing the promotions to publishing companies and so on. That said, it's super hard to get picked up by these people... In fact, I've already gotten one gentle rejection:
Many thanks for sending this along. I see a large number of promising manuscripts and although I consider each carefully, I can take on very few every year because of the enormous long-term investment involved in the work we do. Ultimately I've decided against pursuing this project. Please accept my best wishes for the successful placement of your work
...so we'll see what happens. I could definitely use some support while this process is going on. It's like I'm wading in a pool of stress, not sure where the deep end starts... Cross your fingers for me, I could use a little luck!
As per the challenge that I put to everyone last week, so far only one person has successfully guessed the meaning of the word "Ekhaya" on the facebook wall, and gotten a brand spanking new hot off the press 25 page sample of the book... the reward still stands, for anyone else who will give it a shot! What is there to lose?
That's it from me. Over and out.
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