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ysabetwordsmith) wrote2014-06-30 09:18 pm
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Developing Novelists
Used to be, publishers understood that writing is a skill which takes time to develop. Now they expect instant bestsellers. You know who does that? One-hit wonders. Also the publishers don't want to keep expert editors around long enough to help new authors hone their skills. And then the publishers cry and whine because they don't have a good set of talented writers.
Ah, fuck 'em. I'll be over here coaching my favorite crowdfunding writers. I just watched
magistrate sit down and create more new, original, utterly awesome settings in one prompt session than I could find on a whole bookshelf in a store these days. I've watched
kajones_writing build up another huge bundle of settings, several of which have become favorites of mine such as Donor House, Pagans, Afterlife, and World Walkers: Quiar.
dialecticdreamer is a recent addition and already on my fave list.
Ah, fuck 'em. I'll be over here coaching my favorite crowdfunding writers. I just watched
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