Showing posts with label industry news. Show all posts
Showing posts with label industry news. Show all posts

12/16/08

Industry insight

I found this to be a very interesting essay by Richard Curtis.
And I fully agree with his conclusion. Publishing has changed. It is time for the old dogs to get out of the past and embrace the future!
Write on!

12/4/08

Industry news

Again, the outlook is bleak for the publishing world.
More info here and here December 3, 2008, and here.
So what does a writer do?
Don't quit your day job, and keep on writing!
This is the beginning of the downward rollercoaster ride. And you know what happens when we hit rock bottom?
You have to come back up again.
This sort of recession shake up is needed in many industries, and hopefully, it will get everything on track again. And though I have numerous diatribes that I'd love to vent about, I don't want this to be one of those blogs.
This could be the chance for the unpubs to shine. I bet many publishers will drop some of their so-so authors and may be open to new unpubs . . . or not.
But keep writing. Write what you love. And sooner or later the cycle has to upturn.
Write on!