tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post6726181127800139672..comments2023-06-15T09:13:45.467-04:00Comments on Liberty's Torch: The Storyteller’s Art: Say Something!Francis W. Porrettohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-66540930774119483232018-07-20T06:39:43.813-04:002018-07-20T06:39:43.813-04:00Thank you, Margaret. Such praise from you is high ...Thank you, Margaret. Such praise from you is high praise indeed.<br /><br />I think it was my sensibility that prevented me from breaking in conventionally. The number of rejections I received that ran roughly "we love it, but we can't imagine how to market it" strongly suggested that. Indie is better, and not just in that regard.Francis W. Porrettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6557458849091969678.post-27363976922842697272018-07-19T18:09:44.860-04:002018-07-19T18:09:44.860-04:00A brilliant essay, and one that every writer of fi...A brilliant essay, and one that every writer of fiction should see.<br /><br />Reading it, I realized one of the reasons I'm so much happier writing indie than I was when writing for the traditional publishing houses: that pressure to conceal my own sensibility is gone. My response when publishing through traditional houses was to write stories as fluffy as an ice cream sundae. I'm, well, I guess I'm still doing that... it's possible that deep meaning just isn't in my repertoire... but now I don't worry about the likelihood of taking flak for incorrect views. I look forward to it.Margaret Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18048775257764349955noreply@blogger.com