Are There Any Valid Criticisms? (aka Kalessin's Rant)

[Kuruharan]

And back to the main point of this thread: the artists are themselves responsible for the state of the genre. In as much as they give into the realities of the publishing world and the market it dictates to - ah, ahem - I mean, serves, the artists are responsible for the pablum readers are stuck with.

Yes, but it is the publishing world and the market that puts food on the table. If an artist finds a formula that works, the pressure will be to exploit it for all it’s worth. Even when the artist becomes bored and disconnected from the art. If a writer is unable to find a publisher for some cherished work, then what? Much bitterness ensues I imagine.

Of course, there always looms the possibility of self-publication. Perhaps this dream keeps some working into the small hours of the night on something they no longer “feel” with the hope that they may accumulate enough money and fame to enable them to publish for themselves?

Of course, I say all this now. I have not had the luxury of reading an excruciatingly bad work in recent months, and that may mellow me somewhat.