How often have authors heard from agents and publishers that the book they just bled creative blood to create is simply not something people will buy?
For instance, I know someone who was told by a publisher that no one will read a historical novel about a gay man, especially if he narrates it himself.
Well, they said that about Rosalind Welles' African American romance novels. Now that genre is one of the fastest growing in the United States.
Listen to the story from the June 2, 2009, Morning Edition on npr.org .
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
"But No One Will Buy a Book Like That!"
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment