Publishers and agents, but not necessarily the traditional type. I am not kidding myself that I am a literary type, a Faberesque writer. Hence it strikes me that I do not necessarily need a traditional publisher or agent.
What I need is business people and sales people. At the end of the day, despite what the slightly dated and pompous attitudes of the publishing fraternity might say they are in the business of manufacturing and selling products, which is not altogether different from any number of business and industries. A little local knowledge is of course required, but it is not rocket science after all.
So maybe you manufacture and sell elastic bands. Do you do it well? Could you translate that skill to manufacturing and selling books? If so I want to meet you.
Maybe you are a publisher. I'd like to meet you too but not to discuss the usual nonsense. I want to discuss what you do that hungry, go getter, elastic band man cannot do. I am sure there must be something but for the life of me I cannot see it.
