I once had an editor at a small press say that not only did she want to publish the book I had sent to her, she wanted to reissue my whole back catalogue as well. In a subsequent get-to-know-you call, I mentioned that I am Catholic. I saw her face fall. I never heard from her again.
the average book sells 500 copies, so what they mean is the 500 copies that will be sold to the library association have to have certain elements. More people would be reading and buying books if they weren’t all filled with that crap.
Excellent! Thank you for writing so truthfully!! I pray, literally pray, that the right sets of eyes will find this and be turned to good sense by what you have unveiled, here. The great “compassionate” left cannot see around the cedar of Lebanon in its own eye, as it blindly paws at the faces of sensible people to try and find specs in their eyes.
I realize you're focused on the writing, rather than the business side of this industry...but I'm curious if you happen to know roughly what is needed to start up a publishing firm these days?
I've imagined the capital requirements aren't (relatively) all that high...but I have no first-hand knowledge.
I guess I'm wondering, why do you think conservative authors haven't simply launched their own publishing houses; Or perhaps they have but there's some other barrier to them breaking into the mainstream. Is it distribution?
Like you, I find it impossible to believe that there's "no market" for any writing that isn't a thinly-veiled rehash of de rigeur Leftwing politics.
I took one look at the traditional publishing scene and decided that there wasn't enough time or patience in the world to bother with it. Self-publishing is an expensive slog, but better that than being lectured on the inherent white male privilege of some guy who got his legs blown off in an ambush and is bleeding out alone.
This is not the culture I came of age in/went to college, worked in an international setting, became a local journalist, writer, and raised a family. Books were a microcosm of the entire society and to be frank, I feel the educated members are the ones dying off and thankfully a subset of Millennials, Gens z, x, etc. whose parents insist on a holistic experience. Your essay here with the query rejections is telling. I'm frustrated for you and all great writers. I've been following your content from the start of my Substack. Keep telling us stories.
There are plenty of post-capitalists in the publishing industry. It's not important that the book is profitable, only that it sends the right message about them.
I once had an editor at a small press say that not only did she want to publish the book I had sent to her, she wanted to reissue my whole back catalogue as well. In a subsequent get-to-know-you call, I mentioned that I am Catholic. I saw her face fall. I never heard from her again.
the average book sells 500 copies, so what they mean is the 500 copies that will be sold to the library association have to have certain elements. More people would be reading and buying books if they weren’t all filled with that crap.
Excellent! Thank you for writing so truthfully!! I pray, literally pray, that the right sets of eyes will find this and be turned to good sense by what you have unveiled, here. The great “compassionate” left cannot see around the cedar of Lebanon in its own eye, as it blindly paws at the faces of sensible people to try and find specs in their eyes.
I realize you're focused on the writing, rather than the business side of this industry...but I'm curious if you happen to know roughly what is needed to start up a publishing firm these days?
I've imagined the capital requirements aren't (relatively) all that high...but I have no first-hand knowledge.
I guess I'm wondering, why do you think conservative authors haven't simply launched their own publishing houses; Or perhaps they have but there's some other barrier to them breaking into the mainstream. Is it distribution?
Like you, I find it impossible to believe that there's "no market" for any writing that isn't a thinly-veiled rehash of de rigeur Leftwing politics.
I took one look at the traditional publishing scene and decided that there wasn't enough time or patience in the world to bother with it. Self-publishing is an expensive slog, but better that than being lectured on the inherent white male privilege of some guy who got his legs blown off in an ambush and is bleeding out alone.
This is not the culture I came of age in/went to college, worked in an international setting, became a local journalist, writer, and raised a family. Books were a microcosm of the entire society and to be frank, I feel the educated members are the ones dying off and thankfully a subset of Millennials, Gens z, x, etc. whose parents insist on a holistic experience. Your essay here with the query rejections is telling. I'm frustrated for you and all great writers. I've been following your content from the start of my Substack. Keep telling us stories.
Henry Oliver should know better!
There are plenty of post-capitalists in the publishing industry. It's not important that the book is profitable, only that it sends the right message about them.