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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib
On the Indie front, however, works of great length seem to be about as plentiful as the Dodo bird and, even when one does exist, it appears to have little (if any) literary reading merit except as a work of curiosity.
But....I love long novels. Indie writers may be the death of literature (which is another topic and/or another thread), but I still long to read a lengthy work by an Indie writer.
I read Indie writers. They have their place in the scheme of things, even though many (or few?) may not be aware of any purpose served except as one which sits couched within the context of a self-serving promotional paradigm.
So......we shall see.
My fingers are crossed for that Indie writer with artistic vision...for that Indie writer with two reams of paper.
Don
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1- It's early.
2- Indie publishing is dominated by the recreational genres; the lit-fit genre is still thoroughly wedded to the traditional, validation-by-contract paradigm
3- It's early.
4- Most indies are trying to establish themselves first, before getting all ambitious-like.
5- It's early.
6- It takes time to cough up a 1000-page masterpiece (unless you're James Patterson or Nora Roberts). Self-pub has only been "respectable" for two years; hardly enough time for an indie (usually part-timer) to deliver a 500K word mega-novel. I believe the rule of thumb is that a veteran can feel satisfied if he/she can produce an average of 1000 words per day of finished prose. That is 500 days in a row, no days off, no vacation. No day job.
7- It's early.
8- There are (monster) masterpieces coming but it'll be a while before there is enough content to even worry about Sturgeon's law.
9- It's early.
10- Come back in 5-10 years.
