It's interesting to me that the majority of the writers I feel the most sympathy with in my own work--the ones I look at and say "I want to write books like that" or "I want a career like that" are writers who manage to build a career on (mostly) unconnected books.
I'm not sure whether that's trying to tell me something or not. :-)
I do know that, while I'm capable of writing both series and standalone books, and of enjoying the process of writing both, the standalone publishers seem more interested in what I send, both in terms of sales and near-misses.
Which no doubt is trying to tell me something. Especially since I noticed a similar divide when I first began submitting to children's/YA and adult markets--both were rejecting me early on, of course, but the children's/YA markets were rejecting me in a much more near-miss sort of way.
All of which is probably taking up far too much of Michelle's journal space pondering the arc of my own career. :-)
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Date: 2004-08-25 10:05 pm (UTC)I'm not sure whether that's trying to tell me something or not. :-)
I do know that, while I'm capable of writing both series and standalone books, and of enjoying the process of writing both, the standalone publishers seem more interested in what I send, both in terms of sales and near-misses.
Which no doubt is trying to tell me something. Especially since I noticed a similar divide when I first began submitting to children's/YA and adult markets--both were rejecting me early on, of course, but the children's/YA markets were rejecting me in a much more near-miss sort of way.
All of which is probably taking up far too much of Michelle's journal space pondering the arc of my own career. :-)