tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post2844516155016582544..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: A Wake Up Call for Tracy Hickman by J.A.KonrathEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-9867513377629117222014-04-10T08:44:22.888-07:002014-04-10T08:44:22.888-07:00Mr. Winkler, yes, that is Knopf's genius. You ...Mr. Winkler, yes, that is Knopf's genius. You are right. A few years ago they took a self-published young adult novel, Eragon, written by a gifted fifteen-year-old Montana young man named Christopher Paolini, and turned it and subsequent novels into major best-sellers with film connections. In the process they cut and edited the novel, vastly increasing its marketability. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-42745828435041275512014-04-06T17:03:38.655-07:002014-04-06T17:03:38.655-07:00Knopf is an imprint of Random House, which publish...Knopf is an imprint of Random House, which published Fifty Shades of Grey, which began as self-published fan fiction. It was the enormous success of Fifty Shades that enabled RH to give their employees the bonuses, not anything Knopf published. And Random's authors? Well, they got bupkes.Peter L. Winklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005846686173676213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-75794225195620119892014-04-06T09:34:22.018-07:002014-04-06T09:34:22.018-07:00I'm glad I wrote when I did, when NY publisher...I'm glad I wrote when I did, when NY publishers offered me substantial marketing help, tours, signings, and publicity in all media. I wrote, and write, novels that won acclaim, stories aimed for a specific readership. Mr. Konrath succeeded in his own fashion, and I admire him for it. But even now, many fresh and bright people succeed through publication with traditional publishers, and those who don't may simply not have the right material to offer readers. Are NYC publishers failing? Well, Alfred Knopf had the most successful quarter in its history last year, and gave all its employees a five thousand dollar end-of-year bonus. I'd like to say that maybe "legacy publishers" know what they are doing when they reject most authors, or decline to promote many of those they publish. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com