Here's how Canada works. And it's a lot easier to get published in Canada than the USA. Government grants support small publishers. They are paid to create 'Canadian content.' It doesn't have to be about Canada but simply 'literature' by Canadians. There is of course no money in it, sales are pathetic unless you are in the chosen few, and you chase, chase, chase, the golden fly. You do readings and the odd interview and apply for grants. And if you are older and MISS THE BOAT on the preferred demographics you are never going to get an arts council grant, or rarely, so you're even further into 'no mans land' than you were before. And you look at your 'colleagues' chasing that golden fly (that weirdly seems to spend a lot of time in shite)
And NOW, well NOW is a whole other ball game and you're sick and tired of the meaninglessness of it all so Yeah you're trying to figure out something new.
Re: another example of tech company over-reach
Government grants support small publishers. They are paid to create 'Canadian content.' It doesn't
have to be about Canada but simply 'literature' by Canadians.
There is of course no money in it, sales are pathetic unless you are in the chosen few,
and you chase, chase, chase, the golden fly.
You do readings and the odd interview and apply for grants.
And if you are older and MISS THE BOAT on the preferred demographics
you are never going to get an arts council grant, or rarely, so
you're even further into 'no mans land' than you were before.
And you look at your 'colleagues' chasing that golden fly (that weirdly seems to spend
a lot of time in shite)
And NOW, well NOW is a whole other ball game
and you're sick and tired of the meaninglessness of it all
so Yeah you're trying to figure out something new.