Want to Publish? Move to Iceland!

kennyc · 10-14-2013, 08:04 AM

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Iceland: Where one in 10 people will publish a book
By Rosie Goldsmith
BBC News, Reykjavik
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24399599

VydorScope · 10-14-2013, 12:41 PM

No thanks. Enough competition as it is!

Petronius J. · 10-17-2013, 12:39 PM

And they had one homicide in 2009. One.

Most of the energy I once devoted to political analysis now goes into impotent fantasies of moving to Iceland.

James_Wilde · 10-18-2013, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by VydorScope

No thanks. Enough competition as it is!

I agree, Vidorscope. Publishing is not the problem. Getting people to read what you publish is.

Mind you, in Iceland they have solved that, too. With a population of only 300000, every author has a substantial number of relatives/friends/acquaintances who push up the sales...

HansTWN · 10-19-2013, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Petronius J.

And they had one homicide in 2009. One.

Most of the energy I once devoted to political analysis now goes into impotent fantasies of moving to Iceland.

Don't forget that they have only as many inhabitants as a small village in Asia, 320K.

Jane Oldaker · 10-20-2013, 01:23 PM

Interesting article. Given the population it does seem like much ado about the big fish in the little geyser-fed-pond....

Lazer · 10-20-2013, 02:46 PM

With eleven months of snow, wind, and ice, Whatcha gonna do besides write?

kennyc · 10-20-2013, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Lazer

With eleven months of snow, wind, and ice, Whatcha gonna do besides write?

Bingo!!

Joshua Grasso · 10-29-2013, 02:54 PM

Also, Iceland has a wonderful story-telling tradition; the Sagas, which are some of the greatest literature of the Middle Ages (Egil's Saga, Hrafnakel's Saga, etc.). They are also a culture of tradition, since everyone can trace their lineage back to the settling of Iceland, so stories, art, and culture are more 'real' than perhaps in America, where we barely know our great-grandparents and all art is suspect. I think it's no surprise that so many great novelists come out of Scandinavia in general (and Iceland is in this orbit, if further away geographically). But of course, they enjoy fermented shark heads, so moving to Iceland isn't as easy as one might think!

I think we have a lot to learn from cultures like Iceland, however, and this article seems to pinpoint that.

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10-14-2013, 12:41 PM	#2
VydorScope Wizard Posts: 3,418 Karma: 35207650 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: iPad	No thanks. Enough competition as it is!

10-17-2013, 12:39 PM	#3
Petronius J. Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Milwaukee Device: none	And they had one homicide in 2009. One. Most of the energy I once devoted to political analysis now goes into impotent fantasies of moving to Iceland.

10-20-2013, 01:23 PM	#6
Jane Oldaker Groupie Posts: 152 Karma: 1018376 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Samsung G3 Tablet, Kobo Vox	Interesting article. Given the population it does seem like much ado about the big fish in the little geyser-fed-pond....

10-20-2013, 02:46 PM	#7
Lazer Groupie Posts: 174 Karma: 1498858 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3	With eleven months of snow, wind, and ice, Whatcha gonna do besides write?

10-29-2013, 02:54 PM	#9
Joshua Grasso Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 447660 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Ada, Oklahoma Device: Kindle Fire	Also, Iceland has a wonderful story-telling tradition; the Sagas, which are some of the greatest literature of the Middle Ages (Egil's Saga, Hrafnakel's Saga, etc.). They are also a culture of tradition, since everyone can trace their lineage back to the settling of Iceland, so stories, art, and culture are more 'real' than perhaps in America, where we barely know our great-grandparents and all art is suspect. I think it's no surprise that so many great novelists come out of Scandinavia in general (and Iceland is in this orbit, if further away geographically). But of course, they enjoy fermented shark heads, so moving to Iceland isn't as easy as one might think! I think we have a lot to learn from cultures like Iceland, however, and this article seems to pinpoint that.

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