Post by account_disabled on Dec 30, 2023 4:03:29 GMT
Have you ever wondered who all the competition is for a new author? Who does he have to deal with if he wants to publish his first novel? These come to mind: Famous authors in general, Italian and foreign Famous authors who publish the same literary genre as him Authors who are not famous, but still present in the publishing market, who publish the same literary genre as him The endless crowd of other new authors who bombard publishing houses every day Self-publishing authors There is an ultra-competitive market out there , an ocean of authors and aspiring authors that overwhelms the poor new author. A life jacket would help, but it doesn't exist. The author can only try to swim without drowning.
Current trends Fashions in literature are a plague. When I talked (poorly) about modern children's literature , I mentioned the almost identical plots of some dystopian science fiction novels. A year has passed Special Data since that article and I don't think the situation has changed. This tendency, I believe, is also found in other narrative genres, especially fantasy. But I have also seen fashions and trends in historical fiction: adventures of leaders of Ancient Rome or even investigators of that era. I was recently in a bookshop and in the section dedicated to children's literature I thought I saw the same novel served with different covers.
How to fight against narrative tendencies? Writing an out-of-the-box genre novel today places us on a low and shaky step. Our novel seems to shout at the publisher “I won't sell a single copy, throw me away”. Publishing is subjective Send the same manuscript to 10 publishing houses and get 8 rejections and 2 publishing proposals. What does it mean? That 2 publishers out of 10 found your manuscript interesting, even if it was fine for the catalog and series of all 10. Publishing is subjective. That's all. You can send the same manuscript to 80 publishers, a manuscript suitable for their catalog, and receive 80 rejections. Maybe even 81, because someone, distracted, refuses it to you twice.
Current trends Fashions in literature are a plague. When I talked (poorly) about modern children's literature , I mentioned the almost identical plots of some dystopian science fiction novels. A year has passed Special Data since that article and I don't think the situation has changed. This tendency, I believe, is also found in other narrative genres, especially fantasy. But I have also seen fashions and trends in historical fiction: adventures of leaders of Ancient Rome or even investigators of that era. I was recently in a bookshop and in the section dedicated to children's literature I thought I saw the same novel served with different covers.
How to fight against narrative tendencies? Writing an out-of-the-box genre novel today places us on a low and shaky step. Our novel seems to shout at the publisher “I won't sell a single copy, throw me away”. Publishing is subjective Send the same manuscript to 10 publishing houses and get 8 rejections and 2 publishing proposals. What does it mean? That 2 publishers out of 10 found your manuscript interesting, even if it was fine for the catalog and series of all 10. Publishing is subjective. That's all. You can send the same manuscript to 80 publishers, a manuscript suitable for their catalog, and receive 80 rejections. Maybe even 81, because someone, distracted, refuses it to you twice.