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create a single chapter of a book. The Reading Revolution Had
Begun ... or so we thought.
It didn't quite work out that way, did it ? At one time,
many book publishers would publish works that they *=KNEW=* would
not be very lucrative, but it was quality literature. It was
culture. It was something that the people needed to read. Not
any more.
Today, the unpublished author faces a bewildering
merry-go-round that has caused many good writers to throw up
their hands in disgust and quit. If you aren't represented by a
Literary Agent, the average publisher won't even bother to read
your manuscript ... and the average Literary Agent doesn't want
to handle a writer until he or she HAS HAD SEVERAL BOOKS
PUBLISHED.
How about the old Advertising Scam ? Very few first-time
authors will ever make the Best Seller List because most
publishers make no real attempt to PUBLICIZE the works of a
first-time author. If your name is Stephen King, W.E.B. Griffin
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