tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26654079.post3186624635648294536..comments2023-05-21T14:46:54.138+01:00Comments on FictionBitch: Off With Their HeadsElizabeth Baineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17193751871434773972noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26654079.post-4839657042121039962007-09-21T04:15:00.000+01:002007-09-21T04:15:00.000+01:00Over here in the States, when I made my last attem...Over here in the States, when I made my last attempts to get an agent for instance, I was told by one agent that not only were they not taking on anyone new, but were cutting authors loose. Publishers here are ruthlessly cutting their midlist authors loose in favor of money makers - whether hot new faces or the famous/infamous, or the perennial bestselling authors. No wonder the internet is becoming a place of last resort for so many writers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26654079.post-28861152319318146622007-09-12T09:49:00.000+01:002007-09-12T09:49:00.000+01:00Yep - they may be our babies that we have sweated ...Yep - they may be our babies that we have sweated and cried over for months if not years, but the reality is that they are considered a commodity like any other. <BR/><BR/>Pants indeed!Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09600815804658702077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26654079.post-85728331160585906732007-09-11T19:47:00.000+01:002007-09-11T19:47:00.000+01:00Yes, it's all down to sales.Yes, it's all down to sales.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26654079.post-59226849951663057432007-09-10T21:03:00.000+01:002007-09-10T21:03:00.000+01:00Hi Pants,Guess it's just the balance sheet.xxHi Pants,<BR/><BR/>Guess it's just the balance sheet.<BR/><BR/>xxElizabeth Baineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193751871434773972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26654079.post-1706841856407308862007-09-10T20:41:00.000+01:002007-09-10T20:41:00.000+01:00Hi FBWho decides 'what works' in fiction? Is there...Hi FB<BR/><BR/>Who decides 'what works' in fiction? Is there some kind of evaluation like you have for government projects? Highly paid consultants? Lessons learned? Examples of good practice rolled out across the sector? <BR/><BR/>xxx<BR/><BR/>PantsPantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00712642194215828800noreply@blogger.com