Interesting perspective! Yeah, I think novelists are, with self-publishing, learning to be like guerilla filmmakers. But you're absolutely right that the publishing world (mostly) doesn't care. It's its own thing, not entry into the traditional world. Maybe the barrier to entry w self-publishing is TOO low. At least with filmmaking, some…
Interesting perspective! Yeah, I think novelists are, with self-publishing, learning to be like guerilla filmmakers. But you're absolutely right that the publishing world (mostly) doesn't care. It's its own thing, not entry into the traditional world. Maybe the barrier to entry w self-publishing is TOO low. At least with filmmaking, some basic skill is required.
But yeah, the snobbishness and clubishness is off the charts.
Interesting perspective! Yeah, I think novelists are, with self-publishing, learning to be like guerilla filmmakers. But you're absolutely right that the publishing world (mostly) doesn't care. It's its own thing, not entry into the traditional world. Maybe the barrier to entry w self-publishing is TOO low. At least with filmmaking, some basic skill is required.
But yeah, the snobbishness and clubishness is off the charts.