tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post2534626152285296453..comments2024-03-26T07:24:43.732+00:00Comments on Words&Pictures: Can the story survive the digital age?Candy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-15562002054966201912015-06-01T09:16:05.271+01:002015-06-01T09:16:05.271+01:00Here here! Quality above quantity - with tasty nib...Here here! Quality above quantity - with tasty nibbles for the grazers, and hearty feasts for those who want longer reads. Interestingly, one of the panel said that the best-sellers of the market (the 50 shades) paid for the existence of more literary titles...Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16683226216793969080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-50304768242261594312015-05-31T13:00:57.809+01:002015-05-31T13:00:57.809+01:00Yes, as Candy says, the sheer choice of books out ...Yes, as Candy says, the sheer choice of books out there is confusing but we also want our books on the market! It's like complaining about being stuck in traffic and not acknowledging that your car is making the traffic jam longer.<br /><br />Maybe the solution is to embrace the chaos and instead work on ways of improving discoverability for good (and diverse) writing?Nick Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571077124165351007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-14066891519955310762015-05-31T12:21:22.566+01:002015-05-31T12:21:22.566+01:00Great piece, Nancy. I've always thought that w...Great piece, Nancy. I've always thought that we publish too much to the point of some books becoming disposable. That said, I want to keep getting published.Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1222814162697318696.post-2444407188825900512015-05-31T10:01:08.228+01:002015-05-31T10:01:08.228+01:00What a staggering statistic! I wonder how that wor...What a staggering statistic! I wonder how that works out as books per head of the population?<br />One good thing - i'm far from a younger writer but i've never grown an adult length attention span so there is still hope:)Jan Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335419896028312596noreply@blogger.com