tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968637002477937139.post8856589004386801701..comments2023-05-27T08:39:08.289-04:00Comments on MsElenaeous Rants & Raves: Platform Rise, Talent DiesElena DeRosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11070488432007287857noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968637002477937139.post-28671502035923877482010-10-05T18:39:29.598-04:002010-10-05T18:39:29.598-04:00Unfortunately, from all the comments I've been...Unfortunately, from all the comments I've been reading on agents' blogs that's not the scenario some published authors have painted.Elena DeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11070488432007287857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7968637002477937139.post-28062603539956552762010-10-05T18:26:35.870-04:002010-10-05T18:26:35.870-04:00Actually, by publishing the celebrities, the publi...Actually, by publishing the celebrities, the publishing companies hope to make loads of money, which allows them to take a risk on lesser known, but much better, writers whose books might not even earn out their advances. <br /><br />Publishers who don't make money soon go out of business. I'm sure the ghostwriter made a bundle on the deal.Becky Mushkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11833297935575559624noreply@blogger.com