Ah! I’m actually planning a post on this very subject – good writing vs. good storytelling. Maybe we can get a discussion going and get some of those questions answered.

I think I’m kind of with you. I can’t fathom how some books become popular. It’s enough to make me want to give up writing. Why am I working so hard when THIS is what’s selling? LOL

Yeah, there’s a lot of talk about the industry and whether all this self-publishing is slowly killing the agency model, and whether or not the market will be flooded with the slushpile that is normally stopped by agents and editors. Nathan Bransford, a former agent whose blog is linked above, says he isn’t worried. He pointed out that it also means that really good writers who’ve been rejected by the traditional methods will now have a chance to get their work out there. I can see his point, but I’m not sure I agree. It’s hard enough finding a decent book to read now – imagine if there was no filter, except maybe what was popular. And we’ve all seen that what’s popular is hardly ever what’s truly good.

Thanks for listening!

Great way to build up your platform! Be sure to put that information in your query letter when you’re looking for an agent to represent your novel.