A Writing Career Returns from the Grave

In autumn of 1996, I was a mass market paperback writer for Kensington Publishing under the Zebra Books horror line. To feed the ravenous appetite of a loyal reading audience, mass market publishers had taken on inexperienced writers who were penning novels with inferior plotlines that lacked the sp...

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Published inPublishers Weekly Vol. 269; no. 40
Main Author Kelly, Ronald
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York PWxyz, LLC 26.09.2022
Subjects
Careers
Horror fiction
Novels
Publishing industry
Shutdowns
Social networks
Writers
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Summary:In autumn of 1996, I was a mass market paperback writer for Kensington Publishing under the Zebra Books horror line. To feed the ravenous appetite of a loyal reading audience, mass market publishers had taken on inexperienced writers who were penning novels with inferior plotlines that lacked the spit and polish that established authors were accustomed to providing. In desperation, publishers began to cut books and authors to sustain fiscal stability.
ISSN:0000-0019
2150-4008