I'm writing a novel about junky life, but I know it will never get published - however good it is - because of recent changes in the publishing business. Apparently the sales and marketing directors now make the decisions, not the editors, and they won't agree to anything that doesn't look as though it will fly off the shelves in WH Smiths and Tescos (a bit like Walmart in the US). So if you're a celebrity - say you've been on Big Brother recently, or you're married to a politician - you get to publish, even if it's a pile of crap. A lot of great work would never see the light of day now - like Naked Lunch for example.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised, as the music business is a bit like this too. But at least you have indie labels - and there are no real equivalents to indie labels in British publishing. Maybe the future lies in publishing your own books for free on the internet?
I guess I shouldn't be surprised, as the music business is a bit like this too. But at least you have indie labels - and there are no real equivalents to indie labels in British publishing. Maybe the future lies in publishing your own books for free on the internet?
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astra:
sounds like we shared the same activities, i made some spiced cider too and had bonfire and fireworks and apple bobbing and pumpkin soup, done a ghost hunt for the kids was so much fun. 
otoki:
Yeah. I'm going to talk to the manager I trust when I go in to work on Wed.