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Originally Posted by BWinmill
I've heard the gatekeeps of quality part before, but never the gatekeepers of art. Well, maybe some snooty publishing house will make such claims.
The thing is, major publishing houses are in the business to make money. You make money by creating a product that meets consumer expectations, which includes expectations for quality. If they fail at that responsibility long enough they will lose the interest of consumers and the business will fail. In other words, they must be gatekeepers or cultivators.
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This same thing could be said of indie writers. We are (well, maybe I should say I am?) in the business to make money. My product either meets consumer expectations for quality and entertainment or I will lose...
The goals are not necessarily different. How we go about it may be different.