After spending the evening pondering this crazy essay, I have decided to retire. This one article will teach you more about the insider-baseball and behind-the-scenes maneuvers that take place in the publishing industry than I could possibly teach you in two years of postings at The Publishing Spot.
Seriously, check out Lizzie Skurnick right now...
"I got to write for Sweet Valley for the same reason most people get anything: I knew someone. A friend of mine was leaving a job housed in the same New York offices as Seventeenth Street Productions, the outfit that produces Sweet Valley; coming off an unremunerative three years in Manhattan publishing, I was a perfect replacement."
This level-headed, Yale-educated, and sarcastic writer helped me put our latest publishing scandal in context. Before you go crashing off into a writing career, remember that in addition to good teachers, community, and talent, it takes plenty of luck to get yourself off the ground.
Don't worry, I won't really retire. I would miss you too much...
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