There was plenty of social media chatter over the weekend about Dorchester’s decision to go direct to digital. If you’re looking for more scoop or skinny or super secret insider info here, let me redirect you to others already rushing to share how much they’re in the know (although, when you look closely, you might find there’s a whole lot more speculation than knowing being shared). This blog has always been about writers and readers and sharing how our lives intersect and mirror one another. My posts about this key transitional time will be more of the same: how one author sees the world around her, and how my observations might help other writers and maybe even readers as they face their own challenges.
You’re not going to hear me bash professionals or point fingers or rant and rave. There will be no rush to hypothesise, predict or leak juicy bits of gossip. I respect this business and my partners in it too much to sensationalize something that is already difficult enough for everyone.
What you will see out here on Day 3 of Dorchester’s change, is me talking about an emotional dynamic that is very similar to what I’ve seen fellow authors go through for years– (more…)
