Thrilled for your work. I make my living as a ghostwriter and have worked for some time in indie book design. Me and the guy I work with are both in our 20s and occasionally struggle to get work done because we pass time chatting about literary fiction and reading the classics. Unfortunately, traditional publishing is making very little room for young literary authors. Genre fiction has taken center stage.
Where are the young Hemingways writing Sun Also Rises at age 26? Or the young Updikes writing Rabbit, Run at age 24? Trad publishers are not making these bets anymore. We sort of envision a network of young writers bringing literature alive again with incredible quality, the ability to reach and promote eachother's work, and to do it all in an independent manner.
Could an underground literary movement today resemble what was happening under Gertrude Stein in Paris in the 20s? Would love to hear your thoughts on this.
I overlooked your note--sorry for taking so long to get back to you.
Yes, I think we may soon see an underground literary movement. Traditional paths for writers such as myself hardly exist anymore. Getting an MFA used to be a good next step for serious writers after college. Now, not so much. The next wave of writers will need to come up with much less support. That's okay. Those that want it bad enough will find a way. Who knows--maybe the 2020s will echo the 1920s before the decade ends.
Thrilled for your work. I make my living as a ghostwriter and have worked for some time in indie book design. Me and the guy I work with are both in our 20s and occasionally struggle to get work done because we pass time chatting about literary fiction and reading the classics. Unfortunately, traditional publishing is making very little room for young literary authors. Genre fiction has taken center stage.
Where are the young Hemingways writing Sun Also Rises at age 26? Or the young Updikes writing Rabbit, Run at age 24? Trad publishers are not making these bets anymore. We sort of envision a network of young writers bringing literature alive again with incredible quality, the ability to reach and promote eachother's work, and to do it all in an independent manner.
Could an underground literary movement today resemble what was happening under Gertrude Stein in Paris in the 20s? Would love to hear your thoughts on this.
I overlooked your note--sorry for taking so long to get back to you.
Yes, I think we may soon see an underground literary movement. Traditional paths for writers such as myself hardly exist anymore. Getting an MFA used to be a good next step for serious writers after college. Now, not so much. The next wave of writers will need to come up with much less support. That's okay. Those that want it bad enough will find a way. Who knows--maybe the 2020s will echo the 1920s before the decade ends.