We’ve looked at the business of publishing in several old threads, including the success possible by self-publishing.
I came across this article today, written by an experienced literary agent and writer called Kate McKean, which helpfully sums up the details of being traditionally published:
An Agent Explains the Ins and Outs of Book Deals – Electric Literature
It’s kind of the opposite of a Get Rich Quick scheme, isn’t it?
The slowness of the process reminded me of the Ents gathering in Peter Jackson’s The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers: