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AUGUEST 6TH QUESTION:  What is the most unethical practice in the publishing industry?

I am sure most of us will suggest that the use of AI is not the most ethical thing for writers to use, and we can only hope that the publishing industry agrees. Amazon only asks if you use AI, but will still publish the work. 

To be honest, I'm not surprised that the publishing industry wants only well-known writers or important political peoples' books, since they know they will make a huge return on the sales.  Mid-list authors and others below don't have a chance, unless the book somehow reaches a phenomenal word-of-mouth stage., 

For example, to get on the New York Times book list, you need sales data provided by a wide range of vendors, including national, regional, and independent bookstores, online retailers, and more, to even be considered. Most writers can't afford to circulate their books that widely. Thus, the rich and famous (who often use ghost writers) enjoy the revenue from wide distribution. 

As an author, my other gripe is that small and medium-sized publishers are no longer helping writers with advertising. They now expect the writer to do the work. I, personally, find that marketing is not only tiring, but also costly and time-consuming. Is that unethical? Probably not, but it's factual. To all my friends still pounding the keys, my only encouraging words are: "Write on and onward." 

 JULY 2ND QUESTION:  Is there a genre you haven't tried writing in yet that you really want to try? If so, do you plan on trying it? 

There isn't really a genre that I want to try writing since I write romantic mysteries, both contemporary and historical. However, I would like to spend more time and go back to writing short stories again and focus on family life with all its quirks.   

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