![]() ![]() ![]() Shortly thereafter, a third agent sold our book to Random House, making it the first self-published book ever acquired by that publisher. ![]() We sold 12,000 copies in the first six months and won every award for which I entered our book. When 25 years into my career as an author and journalist, we got 60+ rejections on “My Orange Duffel Bag: A Journey to Radical Change” over a two-year period working with two agents, we self-published. When I was told that an unknown author was unlikely to get a six-figure advance, that’s what I received for my first book, which sold to a major publisher in a pre-emptive bid. When I was told it was tough to get a literary agent, I secured one on my third cold call. ![]()
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