I've heard much the same thing from friends who are published fiction writers. It's about writing, but it's more about markets these days.
One friend who has two published SF novels can't get a third published because her first two, while modestly successful, weren't major hits, which is what publishers are looking for now. They are apparently no longer interested in nurturing new talent and promoting them in the hopes of creating new hits like they once were, but want new "instant" hits right out of the box. I suspect that approach will be severely self-limiting, as few new authors are good enough to generate major hits with their first works.
One problem with business today is that they want instant profit gratification, and seem to have little awareness that they're shooting themselves in the foot in the long run.
I'll be interested in what you have to say in your next installment.
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One friend who has two published SF novels can't get a third published because her first two, while modestly successful, weren't major hits, which is what publishers are looking for now. They are apparently no longer interested in nurturing new talent and promoting them in the hopes of creating new hits like they once were, but want new "instant" hits right out of the box. I suspect that approach will be severely self-limiting, as few new authors are good enough to generate major hits with their first works.
One problem with business today is that they want instant profit gratification, and seem to have little awareness that they're shooting themselves in the foot in the long run.
I'll be interested in what you have to say in your next installment.