I've been noticing this. It is in some respects what is scaring me off of trying to get my own novel published - which does not fit into any clear genre category - the closest might be urban edgy contemporary or post-modern noir, but I don't even think that works. And I do not have the time to do the promotional stuff.
My father who was a Road Warrior for 30 years, upon retirement and finally getting around to writing again and self-publishing, has neither the energy nor the physical stamina to do the traveling about again. (Bad back and he is 75). A friend of his - who started out - self-publishing, then finally got a publisher, St. Marks Press, is a mystery novelist. She's been touring the country - book store to book store, book signing to book signing, all paid out of her own pocket. Even with the publisher. She barely makes a dime off of her work. It's painful.
But like all jobs - there's always a frustrating down side.
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Date: 2011-07-26 09:37 pm (UTC)My father who was a Road Warrior for 30 years, upon retirement and finally getting around to writing again and self-publishing, has neither the energy nor the physical stamina to do the traveling about again. (Bad back and he is 75). A friend of his - who started out - self-publishing, then finally got a publisher, St. Marks Press, is a mystery novelist. She's been touring the country - book store to book store, book signing to book signing, all paid out of her own pocket. Even with the publisher. She barely makes a dime off of her work. It's painful.
But like all jobs - there's always a frustrating down side.