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The Harsh Realities Of Publishing

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Paul Whybrow

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We’ve looked at the business of publishing in several old threads, including the success possible by self-publishing:

https://colony.litopia.com/threads/six-myths-one-fact-about-publishing.4430/

I came across this article today, written by an experienced literary agent and writer called Kate McKean, which helpfully sums up the details of being traditionally published:

An Agent Explains the Ins and Outs of Book Deals - Electric Literature

It's kind of the opposite of a Get Rich Quick scheme, isn't it? :rolleyes:

The slowness of the process reminded me of the Ents gathering in Peter Jackson’s The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers:




 
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