the past few years, and literary fiction in particular is a tough one.
In a lot of cases, though, if you have exposure on line, say a popular website with a list of people who would be interested when the book/s came out and showed you were savvy about promotion, they might be more willing to take on your projects.
And if the worst comes to the worst, self-publish one either on line digitally, or with Amazon using print on demand, get reviews, buyers, testimonials, and then you can show your track record for sales, reviews and so on.
