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Nov. 30th, 2006 10:58 amI'm conflicted as to whether to continue on with the novel I was writing for NaNoWriMo. I hit the 50k mark a couple of days ago, so technically I won. However, the story isn't finished.
In theory, I like the story. I like the characters. I like that I know what the whole damn plot is supposed to be about. I like that I know how this novel is going to end with absolute certainty.
I just don't think it's marketable. I can't decide what nifty little genre it fits into.
Some part of me wonders if there are a million brilliant, wonderful stories lost each year because they aren't "marketable". I was looking at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-syndicated.gif)
bookslut and it was noted that 94% of the most notable books of the year (according to the New York Times) were from conglomerate publishing. Huh.
On a whole other note, I finished Melusine by Sarah Monette the other day. So I figured it was worth it to write up a brief review.
( down and dirty review of Melusine )
In theory, I like the story. I like the characters. I like that I know what the whole damn plot is supposed to be about. I like that I know how this novel is going to end with absolute certainty.
I just don't think it's marketable. I can't decide what nifty little genre it fits into.
Some part of me wonders if there are a million brilliant, wonderful stories lost each year because they aren't "marketable". I was looking at
bookslut and it was noted that 94% of the most notable books of the year (according to the New York Times) were from conglomerate publishing. Huh.On a whole other note, I finished Melusine by Sarah Monette the other day. So I figured it was worth it to write up a brief review.
( down and dirty review of Melusine )
