The «Hollywood» model,
i.e. traditional agenting but focused even more than now on the kind of projects with potential blockbuster commercial success, where only a traditional publisher's access to major retailers is essential.
Not exact matches
Cynthia, The self - published books purchased by acquisition editors for
traditional book publishers are usually represented by a literary
agent who's taken on the project because of a high level of success (
i.e. 10,000 sales) and the expectation of continuing self - marketing by an author with a growing platform.
For people who wish a decent income writing, the route to take for 99.9999 % of writers is to find an
agent and a «real» (
i.e.,
traditional) publisher.
When you jumped that barrier —
i.e. got a contract with a good literary
agent — then you faced the next barrier, a contract with a respected,
traditional publisher, preferably one of the big ones.