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I don’t know who needs to hear this right now but:
-publishers don’t expect writers to take the first amount they offer on a book
-editors don’t expect an author to take all their edits just like that with no pushback at all.
Fight for what you believe in, including your worth.
-publishers don’t expect writers to take the first amount they offer on a book
-editors don’t expect an author to take all their edits just like that with no pushback at all.
Fight for what you believe in, including your worth.
(Not good ones anyway)
Caveat to that first one: it doesn’t make lowballing okay. The initial offer does set some sense of parameters and if it’s way lower than it should be and you are able to go wide, go wide.*
*in my humble opinion, consult an actual agent, circumstances assorted legalize etc etc
*in my humble opinion, consult an actual agent, circumstances assorted legalize etc etc
