| You've written a novel? Sure, you want to
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| | endings near the surface. On the other
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| get it published. That's easy, if you're
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| | hand, in order to get your book into
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| a robot. On the other hand, if you're a
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| | print, you need the thick skin of an
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| human being with genuine feelings, then
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| | elephant and the blinkered vision of a
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| you're going to stumble, fall, and
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| | hobbled horse. An interesting
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| eventually be totally defeated by the
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| | combination, and darn difficult to find.
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| humiliation of rejection that seems to be
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| | Aha, you say. That's why the publishing
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| the norm being handed out by Traditional
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| | industry invented agents. These days, The
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| Publishers. That's enough. If you want
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| | Agent is the perfect foil, the line of
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| another way, try Internet Publishing. It
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| | defence between publisher and published.
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| works.
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| | It's perfect - for publishers. They don't
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| Everybody knows what the dream looks
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| | have to talk to aspiring authors much
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| like. First, you write a book. Next, you
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| | anymore. They can rely on agents
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| send it off to a nationally known
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| | filtering out the bad stuff, (as they see
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| publisher. Finally, you are rewarded with
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| | it), so that they only get to open the
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| a contract for an enormous amount of
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| | goodies, the sure-fire winners. For the
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| money, you are interviewed on television,
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| | writer, however, it's no improvement at
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| recognised in the street, and feted
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| | all. There's still a person they have to
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| wherever you go. It's all wonderful.
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| | write a letter to; submit their proposal
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| Ah, but I missed a bit out. At Stage Two
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| | to; send their manuscript to; and - yes,
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| - sending books off to publishers -
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| | you guessed it - a person they get all
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| there's the small matter of waiting a few
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| | the rejection letters from. Yes, back at
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| years and wasting a fortune on postage.
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| | the writing desk, from that limited
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| There's a series of rejections that you
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| | perspective, things haven't become better
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| have to receive before you finally,
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| | at all. Getting published is still a
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| eventually, inevitably, hit that
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| | bitch. Sometimes, maybe even a lot of
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| 'jackpot'. That's usual. It happened to J
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| | times, it doesn't even happen at all.
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| K Rowling, why shouldn't it happen to you
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| | No wonder that today's authors are
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| too? Yes, just as Tom Cruise is the only
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| | turning to the internet. This is a place
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| famous actor in the world who actually
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| | where you can find an on-line publisher;
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| passed his first audition, the rocky road
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| | sign up with a print-on-demand service;
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| to getting your book published includes
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| | and get your book out and ready to read.
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| the ritual humiliation of being turned
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| | What's the reward? Good feelings. When
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| down, time after time, over and over
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| | you get that envelope delivered to your
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| again, crushingly and repeatedly. Most of
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| | door and rip it open to find it's a real,
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| the 'names' in the world of writing have
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| | live novel - with your name on it -
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| had to put up with that stuff, so why not
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| | there's no better feeling in the world.
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| you? In fact, most 'established' authors
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| | It's a sense of achievement; a feeling of
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| probably think it's good for you. Why
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| | triumph; something about justification;
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| not? Just as experienced doctors think
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| | and suddenly all those long dark nights
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| it's Okay for Junior Doctors to work
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| | wrestling with words on a page seem
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| unholy hours and wear themselves out
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| | worthwhile.
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| doing night shifts during their first
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| | Better than that, and maybe best of all,
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| tours of responsibility, so authors and
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| | is a euphoria which says, 'I've seen the
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| publishers seem to agree that the hurdles
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| | future. I know what it's like to be a
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| that pre-publishing throws up are somehow
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| | writer'. When you've got that warmth in
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| there to stiffen the sinews and make for
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| | your heart, it's a lot easier - a real
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| a better person. Yes, well, that's their
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| | lot easier - to take the icicles of
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| excuse, trying to explain a nonsensical
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| | rejection. Which is what you're still
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| system that actually wastes talent and
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| | going to get. Don't fool yourself, the
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| strangles initiative.
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| | vast majority of people who write books
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| It might work too, but for one thing.
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| | never live to see a single dime fall into
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| Writers have feelings. Hmm, hard to
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| | their hands. The publishing industry
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| believe, I know, but a necessary and
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| | lives with that ugly thought, but
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| powerful qualification for being able to
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| | survives on the hopes of a million
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| write stuff about people is knowing
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| | optimists. Fine, let's try and live with
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| something about them - and the way they
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| | that, as authors, (and let Traditional
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| tick. I think it's called 'empathy'. It
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| | Publishers try and live with it too, and
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| means having a line into the human heart.
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| | get to sleep at night,) but why not make
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| Basically, it means authors can sometimes
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| | the journey a little easier to bear? Go
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| be downright sensitive. Good
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| | to the internet first. That's where you
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| qualification for knocking out that book,
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| | can find a publishing deal - easily. Not
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| but disaster for trying to get published.
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| | with a million dollar price tag attached,
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| Now there's a dilemma. In order to
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| | of course, but you get the same simple
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| concoct a story that might actually be
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| | feeling of success, and yes, it's still
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| believable, you have to be a little bit
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| | the greatest feeling in the world.
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| open, perhaps even fragile, your nerve
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