Wednesday, September 29, 2010

What is "the thing"?

The professional requirements of publishing, by others or self, are as much "the thing" as the book or script. Hamlet knew his goal - to catch the conscience of the king:
"I'll have grounds
More relative than this—the play's the thing
Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King."
The author's "thing" is to earn the interest of editors, reviewers, readers....

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