Morris Rosenthal on Writers’ Actual Priorities
Posted on June 8th, 2006 by admin
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… The main thing I’ve learned from watching this list is how writers prioritize their work. Ignoring the style references for editors and academics, the main priority for writers is finding places to mail their manuscripts. Next comes a whole slew of books about how to get the editors and agents to actually look at the manuscript, rather than chucking it in the slush pile. A few publishing business titles are sprinkled in for writers who decide they’ll be better of publishing themselves, or simply give up on finding a traditional publisher. The lowest priority appears to be generating sales for books once they get published. I guess a lot of authors either just want to see their name on a book cover, or are too exhausted by the process when they get there to worry about sales. It could also be that most authors still believe that once a book is published, it will generate sales on its own through word of mouth or some passive means. Good luck!
Ouch. Well said.
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