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We might as Well Light Something on Fire by Ron Maclean<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Posted on August 22, 2019<\/a> by Dactyl Review<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Three Dialogs about Ron Maclean\u2019s Three-Part Short Story Collection, We Might as Well Light Something on Fire<\/em><\/a> (Braddock Avenue Books, 179 pages):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I. goats, rabbits, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019re going to talk about we might as well light something on fire .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right. You know the writer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is he brave?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was never in combat with him. Why do you ask?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guy writes a really far out book called we might as well light something on fire, some smartass will say, right, let\u2019s start with this book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That would be an incendiary insult to one of the most original collections I have ever read. How do you want to proceed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Section by section, one of the three sections for each meeting, and concentrate on one story. Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thoughts on Publishing and the Plight of the Writer of Literary Fiction<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Posted on August 15, 2019<\/a> by U.R. Bowie<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lot of good ideas by V.N. Alexander, in her recent post on publishing; co-op publishing may be the future. For me the great innovation in book publishing is POD. V.N. Alexander\u2019s article makes it crystal clear why pre-printing an entire run of books\u2013I have, largely, literary fiction in mind\u2013makes absolutely no sense anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOther roles of the traditional publisher have been effectively eliminated by technology.\u201d Right. Then again, the author, through social media, is now expected to do all, or practically all, publicizing of the book. Who needs a publisher, then?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe two most valuable services that traditional publishers provide are editing and proofreading,\u201d but, as V.N. asserts, finding competent people to proofread or copy edit books is not that difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actually, there is one big thing that traditional publishers can do for a writer of literary fiction. They can get the writer IN with the literary establishment. This, ultimately, is the only thing that really counts. Once you are IN, your books get reviewed by Kirkus, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly and Booklist. If you never get IN nobody ever knows you exist. And the huge majority of all writers who publish literary fiction will remain, egregiously, OUT. Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n