Thread: Is this a horrible time to be a writer?
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Old 07-08-2010, 01:56 PM   #218
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Originally Posted by Moejoe View Post
Exactly!

This is what everyone seems to forget. The time it takes to write a work you'll have to double and triple that time in the search for an agent and publisher, and then you're looking at 6 - 18months before publication, and then they give you 90 days before they consign you to the bargain bin of the whole industry with no second chances if you're not profitable enough (and you better cross your fingers for any actual marketing) And after all that you'll be taking home 5% - 10% of the cover price. Plus you have to give them control over your copyright. Plus you have to deal with agents and editors and various other undesirables.

Or write it, put it up for sale and have it available forever.
You know, I didn't think of it exactly that way, but that is exactly what made me decide to go Indie altogether a month ago. I'm not at all uncomfortable with the traditional publishing industry or it's methods. I'd just rather commit that time to writing more.

Camille
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