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Re: Publishers of the wierd... info request

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From: Tracy Thiessen
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 12:59
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In article <1992Dec17.213146.1@hamp.hampshire.edu> bgardner@hamp.hampshire.edu writes:
>Hi :)
>I'm a writer who writes really wierd things... like as in my stuff has
>been compared to Beckett and Albee and Joyce (depending on what I'm writing)
>and I would like to start being published now.  Every one who has ever read
>my work has loved it (even those who hate me), but I didn't think I was ready
>until this point.  But now the problem is finding publishers... from looking
>over and over at the Writers Market I can not find any one who seems avant
>garde enough... is that a failing on the part of the listers, or are there
>truely no publishers out there that are willing to take a risk on something
>that has never been tried before.  What I'm looking to publish is a play
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Everything, but every thing, has been tried before.

In response to a similar query, a pretty astute fellow
in another news group pointed out that "if there's meat
there, (publishers) will be able to smell it".  Pick a
couple of publishing houses and fire out the manuscript.
If your stuff is really that good, it will find a home.

Tracy
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From: thiessen@emr1.emr.ca (Tracy Thiessen)
Subject: Re: Publishers of the wierd... info request
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