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the downward pressure on prices will dissuade people who are writing with remuneration as a primary driving source of output. that said, that doesn't solve the
by nsomaru 12y ago
the downward pressure on prices will dissuade people who are writing with remuneration as a primary driving source of output.
that said, that doesn't solve the problem of discovery, although it does alleviate it a bit.
that's the logic, feel free to educate me :)
- Tyrannosaurs 12y agoLove of writing doesn't make the time needed to write a novel and it doesn't feed families. Surely the quality of the output rather than the purity of the intent should be the driving metric? Weary journalists knocking out a book to order are realisticall better than 95% of enthusiastic amateurs. Besides, most writers are notoriously penny less. Why do you think anyone is going into it for the money?