tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post1147441799999904719..comments2023-11-18T13:07:27.303-08:00Comments on Indie Author: 2009 ABNA: Horseman of the Writerly Apocalypse?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-27321349475406876482008-12-04T07:37:00.000-08:002008-12-04T07:37:00.000-08:00Z -On reflection, I realize that most of my all-ti...Z -<BR/>On reflection, I realize that most of my all-time favorite books, movies and even music are favorites precisely because they ARE complex---too complex to be boiled down into a one- or two-liner. How many classics of film and literature would've survived 'the pitch'? How dull and pointless do, say, The Grapes of Wrath, The Plague or 100 Years of Solitude sound when distilled into a one- April L. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450879359445096462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782713127824478176.post-87688696230963980592008-12-03T23:00:00.000-08:002008-12-03T23:00:00.000-08:00Yeah, it's lame, but like you say, all this really...Yeah, it's lame, but like you say, all this really does show that there is a place and an audience for indie work. And the beginning serious curve of this change is an exciting place to be.<BR/><BR/>When I finally made up my mind to go indie and got to the "no turning back now" point, I had this big thrill over the fact that I was NEVER going to have to write a synopsis or query again. FREE!<BR/Zoe Wintershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14589718828140163088noreply@blogger.com