Creative Fiction
Creative Fiction The number of new books published annually in the United States has exploded to over one million. With more than 13 million previously published books still available, most analysts suggest that “the marketplace is not able to absorb all these books and is hugely oversaturated” (Piersanti). On the other hand, it has never been easier to get a book published. Self-published volumes amounted to over 700,000 in 2015. The market has changed so rapidly that many of today’s new books are selling only to the author’s and publisher’s communities. It is authors who do most of the marketing of new books rather than publishers. They do that through the creation of a personal platform which might involve any or all of the following: A big, 50-stop speaking tour. Becoming a high-profile TV personality, movie star or singer. Becoming best friends with the producer who books guests for the Toda