Many people could, if the publisher had any interest in their genre, or it was fashionable, or it was about the right genre story, or whatever. But publishers h

Many people could, if the publisher had any interest in their genre, or it was fashionable, or it was about the right genre story, or whatever. But publishers have limited time to shepherd a book through the publishing process so choose their horses. Personally I think the democratization of publishing away from formal publishers is one the best things to happen to publishers. The gatekeepers kind of suck.