> -----Original Message----- > From: skzb [mailto:skzb at dreamcafe.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 5:05 PM > To: Warlord; dragaera at dragaera.info > Subject: Re: vlad > > > > > Humph. I wish salesdroids would give readers more credit. > > > > Hmmm...I'm really having trouble getting this across. Maybe it's my > communication skills. Perhaps I should consider learning to write. > > It is not about the reader. It is about the salesman for the publisher, > "taking a lunch" with the B.Dalton buyer, and showing him the new > catalogue. > And saying, "And then we have the Enchantress of z...the Ench...the > thingie...a new Terry Brooks novel that I'm sure you'll love." > > That's an overstatment, but, as it was explained to me, it is > likely to have > a small but real effect on how excited the sales staff is about > the book. I > was told, "If this is important to you, we can keep the title. > If it isn't > important to you, consider changing it." It isn't that important to me. > > This concept is understood. I just don't like it. The author should get paid for writing good works that the reader likes. The middle-its should not be deciding/influencing what the reader likes. I know that is not the case, but it SHOULD be. It's my opinion, and I am sticking with it because, by Verra's flaming bouncing tits, I'm RIGHT. W "I can't give you a brain, but I can give you a diploma." -- The Wizard of OZ