(Actually not technically self-published it's the second book of a total of two in the publisher's catalogue. Hawkins tries to get investment in her film company that is producing a movie of her self-published fantasy novel Dance of the Goblins. Last night's Dragons' Den on BBC3 was a repeat of a programme first shown last year in which one Denise Channing, a.k.a. In the absence of certifiable mental illness or other similar unavoidable circumstances, those who have one without managing the other are fair game. I know how fiercely the publishing flame burns within an author's breast but I also know how easy it is to be clued up about the business before dipping your toe in the water.
Not much fun either way.īut occasionally my buttons are pressed, and an easy way to do that is to be clueless about publishing. Big Brother - or they just point the cameras at a clueless no-hoper and sit back, letting them self-destruct for all to see. Either the producers set these up to be appalling from the beginning - cf.
There's the occasional success story, yes, but most of it is deliberately designed to "entertain", i.e. Normally I don't even tune in to Dragons' Den or any form of reality TV. I could listen but I couldn't bear to watch. I know that kinda misses the point, but they don't do Dragons' Den on the radio.
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