Hi Yulia and thanks for clarifying that "wishful thinking" on my part, lol, about the 50,000 words on the site that is the focus of this post.
I am happy to read--although not surprised!!!--that you are also in the throes of writing a novel. You come across as definitively eloquent in your posts. Yayyy for this urge to write!
Yes, I do agree that finding an agent--the right agent--is the proverbial needle in a haystack. I used to write about music, once upon a time, and the writing world was a much different landscape then. Strangely enough, I had 3 agents interested in this novel prior to my getting ill (7 years ago) and now none of them are in existence.
It is a very "liquid" world, especially now, with so many factors impacting it, not excluding the economy collapse and the fact that fiction is in the back of the cart due to so many people clamoring for "how to" books. It is a much smaller, yet more magical pond, so to speak. Although the demand for fiction has become miniscule, the potential for vastness exists on a scale such as never before--ie; the Harry Potter phenomenon (that could never have been so vast before the internet and this newly fiercely streamlined landscape) and a newly emergent genre known as YA (young adult fiction)---the Twilight series for teens that is exploding on film, TV and was launched in print.
It is a brave new world, so to speak. I'd like to extend my wishes for your success with your novel. I know you can do it!!! I'd like to also venture to add that a work need not necessarily be completed in order for you to try to "pitch" it successfully in a killer query letter to a suitable agent (one that tends to specialize in the genre that your novel falls within)...
Wishing you the best,
Annie
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