The Shocking Truth About Whether You Really Need an Agent Revealed!
But if you’re successful enough as an indie author, you may find that you need an agent after all. And that’s where I now find myself. After the release of my last book, I suddenly started receiving e-mails from foreign publishers and agents, inquiring about foreign rights to my books.
I’m a very busy guy right now. In principle, I could figure out how to vet these kind of requests, filter out the riffraff, and negotiate deals. But I don’t have the time.
So I e-mailed an agent, (Steve Laube, a long-time friend of mine who acquired several of my novels years ago when he was an editor,) and asked if he’d be willing to handle this part of my business for me. He agreed, so we worked out a flexible agreement that makes sense to both of us, and he’s now on it.
