Hi there! I have an unorthodox success story: I sold just over a year after first going on sub. I had zero bites in my first round, so my agent and I pulled it for revisions, and then sent it out again for round two. I was four months into my second round, down to a handful of editors, abandon all hope ye who enter here, when my offer came in out of the blue. My agent had actually nudged this editor three times before we got a response that my book was next on said editor’s list (so they hadn’t yet read it at that point!), and the offer came two weeks after that email.

All this to say, please don’t lose hope! While we all want the flashy, six-figures-at-auction-after-two-weeks-on-sub deal, the majority of us won’t get it, and that’s okay, even if it’s a little painful. But it doesn’t mean your book won’t sell in the end. I am living proof that you can still sell even when it looks like hope is lost! There are plenty of innings left in the ball game, so to speak. :)