The Truth About The Publishing Industry
Insight from an author who saw the ugly truth up close
After Monday’s article about the vicious dog-piling of a young author, I had some amazing comments. Some from authors who had been rejected by agents for the same reasons, some who weren’t even writers but had still been targeted by these nasty idealogues. But like me, they didn’t have much first-hand experience with the big 5 publishers.
But then, author and Pulitzer-Prize nominated playright
read my article and left some amazing comments with her inside knowledge of the literary and publishing world. With her permission, I have compiled them here for you. Every author needs to read it. Read it again. And take it to heart.
From Tia Ja’nae
Here’s the rub. For too long, the industry (i.e., mainstream) published nothing but white guys. Think Harold Robbins, Sidney Sheldon, that silent generation/baby boomer generation. We all know this at this point. Every now & again you get white women if they were “good.” Think Collen McCollough, Jackie Collins, Agatha Christie.
Then the 1970s happened …