Books: Publishing, Reading, Writing
A number of years ago, I had the opportunity of a 3-hour-long drive to an event with a Canadian author Iโve known for decades (but who will remain nameless here) during which we discussed many issues to do with promoting authors, publishing, and finding readers for books in general.
This particular author is a voracious reader and does write many in-depth reviews of books for newspapers and magazines in Canada and abroad. For which she is paid by the magazines and newspapers. She is also a tireless champion for authors whose work she truly believes in, and constantly helps those she deems to be deserving to get a leg up in the business. For which she is not paid. She does so because she has always been a contributing member to this writing community.
What we discussed for the most part was the dwindling number of places where readers canโฆ
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