: Re: Can I hire an author manager as a beginner author? So far, I've only written one short story but I wish to write a novella. I'm worried, however, about the enormous work of marketing and

@Kristi637

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You certainly can --someone will always be willing to take your money --but there are multiple reasons this is a bad idea:

1) You're putting the cart before the horse: You're managing a writing career before you've produced much at all in the way of writing. Until you've done some more writing, gotten some feedback, and attempted some sales on your own, you won't have much idea what kind of writing suits you, how good you are, how your readers will respond or whether or not you'll want to stick with it.

2) You have nothing to manage: See above --you wouldn't be giving your manager anything to work with.

3) Most reputable people in the publishing world work on a percentage of sales not on a for-hire basis. And there's no way the percentage on what you're talking about would make it worth anyone's time.

If you're looking at this as something that will pay for itself, it won't, not on the back of one short story and a novella. But don't be disheartened. Selling is a part of the writer's journey, and it isn't so very horrible. Once you have an established career, then it might be time to revisited the idea of a manager.

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