tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post7187197472643745168..comments2024-03-24T10:54:20.657-06:00Comments on Jennifer Ruth Jackson, Poet: Publishers, When You Say Something...Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-60673259598885166562014-11-08T18:27:59.399-06:002014-11-08T18:27:59.399-06:00You're right.
I know poetry never suffered f...You're right. <br />I know poetry never suffered from the self-publishing stigma novels did but I still hold out for the hope of a "traditional someday". This isn't bias, merely that poetry tends to be for a less mainstream audience and presses can tap into those more efficiently.Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-78117767713895537752014-11-08T13:46:14.551-06:002014-11-08T13:46:14.551-06:00I'd say the publishing industry is a tough one...I'd say the publishing industry is a tough one to be in right now and many publishers are going to die off if they aren't capitalized by the bigger players. Trying to get published via the traditional means is going to get more and more difficult as time goes by. Self-publishing, especially e-books, is the salvation and the curse for all of us. Some might do okay, but most will struggle along as writers have often done in the past. Luck or ingenuity are probably the biggest players for those who aspire to success as writers while occasionally persistence and hard work will count for something on the road to success.<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br />Lee <br /><a href="http://wrotebyrote.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Wrote By Rote</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.com