tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26654079.post8677954465780679484..comments2023-05-21T14:46:54.138+01:00Comments on FictionBitch: What do Writers Want?Elizabeth Baineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17193751871434773972noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26654079.post-77627321206976218682010-04-29T09:20:08.757+01:002010-04-29T09:20:08.757+01:00Yes, really good article - and magazine very inter...Yes, really good article - and magazine very interesting too. thanks for the hat tip.Clare Dudmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06197558842580794165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26654079.post-12462759003836319672010-04-28T21:18:12.663+01:002010-04-28T21:18:12.663+01:00yes i think big publishers will have to be lighter...yes i think big publishers will have to be lighter on their feet in response to the new technology, and perhaps settle for a less dominant role. <br /><br />in the same way that mcdonald's took control of the US meat industry and electricity companies control tree surgery (my trade), publishers have always controlled writers. is this fair, or even sensible? not sure.<br /><br />i mention these two examples because they involve industries that have been taken over by people who understand little or nothing about the trades they dominate. do publishers understand writers and their needs / wants? i don't think so, but if they do, i'm pretty sure they don't caremayo ninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04347891701393934271noreply@blogger.com