Write a Book
The world of publishing is extremely difficult to get into .
The writers that make a very good living, such as Stephen King or John Grisham are in the minority .
It takes a best seller to enable you to give up the day job .
I would like to write a book but I struggle to find the time .
I guess I'll make time if I want it badly enough .
More people than ever are buying books and it's very competitive .
There are less independent publishers now and the big companies don't want to take too many risks on a new writer .
They're not always smart about their choices either .
J.K .
Rowling was rejected several times.
I read sometimes about people who have sold their debut novel and been given a huge advance to write another one .
Just when I'm fuming with jealousy, I hear that they sold the film rights for squillions of dollars! the most annoying thing is when a celebrity is commissioned to write a book, only to hire an anonymous ghostwriter .
Sports personalities seem to do that a lot .
They take all the credit and most of the money .
English soccer star David Beckham even won a literary award for his so called effort at an autobiography.
The lucky writers are the ones that have a publisher really pushing them .
a new writer needs tons of publicity after they write a book .
Sometimes, the public is manipulated a little into buying a book .
I have seen book covers with scantily clad ladies that I know has very little relevance to the plot.
So what are the books that sell well? Non-fiction subjects such as cookery, travel, home improvement and gardening are always in demand .
Unfortunately, I don't feel equipped to write a book on any of those themes .
I could try my hand at fiction but that seems a harder market to crack .
The crime and thriller genre does well but I don't think I could come up with a clever, intricate plot .
I'm more into novels about the human condition, which explore relationships and modern society .
For a publisher to go with something like that from an unknown writer, it would have to be very, very good.
Sometimes, a great novel will come along that's critically acclaimed and a best seller .
This just proves to me that the general public is underestimated and there is a demand for thoughtful stories .
Publishers, like TV networks and film producers should stop dumbing down.
The world of publishing is extremely difficult to get into .
The writers that make a very good living, such as Stephen King or John Grisham are in the minority .
It takes a best seller to enable you to give up the day job .
I would like to write a book but I struggle to find the time .
I guess I'll make time if I want it badly enough .
More people than ever are buying books and it's very competitive .
There are less independent publishers now and the big companies don't want to take too many risks on a new writer .
They're not always smart about their choices either .
J.K .
Rowling was rejected several times.
I read sometimes about people who have sold their debut novel and been given a huge advance to write another one .
Just when I'm fuming with jealousy, I hear that they sold the film rights for squillions of dollars! the most annoying thing is when a celebrity is commissioned to write a book, only to hire an anonymous ghostwriter .
Sports personalities seem to do that a lot .
They take all the credit and most of the money .
English soccer star David Beckham even won a literary award for his so called effort at an autobiography.
The lucky writers are the ones that have a publisher really pushing them .
a new writer needs tons of publicity after they write a book .
Sometimes, the public is manipulated a little into buying a book .
I have seen book covers with scantily clad ladies that I know has very little relevance to the plot.
So what are the books that sell well? Non-fiction subjects such as cookery, travel, home improvement and gardening are always in demand .
Unfortunately, I don't feel equipped to write a book on any of those themes .
I could try my hand at fiction but that seems a harder market to crack .
The crime and thriller genre does well but I don't think I could come up with a clever, intricate plot .
I'm more into novels about the human condition, which explore relationships and modern society .
For a publisher to go with something like that from an unknown writer, it would have to be very, very good.
Sometimes, a great novel will come along that's critically acclaimed and a best seller .
This just proves to me that the general public is underestimated and there is a demand for thoughtful stories .
Publishers, like TV networks and film producers should stop dumbing down.
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Reviewed by Henda Yesti
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January 31, 2018
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