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I Hate The Assumption of Stupidty.
Anyone Working In Traditional Publishing Thinks All Writers Are Stupid… And honestly, I think most writers working in traditional publishing in the last 15 years sadly prove the belief system. But over the last two days I was contacted by a “Hollywood” agent for a project of mine. At first I thought it was spam, but checked him out and he was real. So we cleared that up and he wanted some basic information on how I deal with rights for one of my books. No issue. I told him. Now, in Hollywood, agents are lower than doormats. I knew that, but my response to him took me two minutes…
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Encouraging… Really?
People Say I Am Encouraging… I have gotten that comment a few times this past week and a couple questions about why I spend the time and energy to help others. There is an answer, but not exactly what you might expect. Let me back into this for a second. I suppose if a person is really working to chase their dreams, I try to tell them the truth about fiction and writing if they ask. And if I think they want the truth. If a person is really working to become a better storyteller, I am willing to answer questions and give my opinion when asked. If they really want…