[stylist] New Book, blindness on TV

Thu Feb 13 05:18:43 UTC 2014

Really up until a few years ago, less than the last 10 really, anyone
wanting to publish was going the mainstream route, and for some, it took
months before a publisher showed interest, and those were the lucky ones
who got that far. Nowadays, with the advent of self-publishing in its
current form, anyone can see their book published ASAP. Phyliss said it
was 20 years ago that her book was published, so at the time, the
mainstream route was the only option unless she wanted to pay thousands
of dollars. Waiting six months back then was nothing, grin.

Bridgit

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Phyllis,
I'd love to know how you snuck it through the blind radar that the
agents seem to have. You must have done something. I don't think
anything's changed all that much, and trying to find that one perfect
agent who not only deals with your category but isn't afraid to back
something about a blind person is more of a search than I could stand to
do. 6 months was enough for me; I wanted to see my work in print (so to
speak) before I'm too old to promote it. Donna

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From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of P.
Campbell
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Years ago, I had an agent reject a book because she told me that no
publisher would buy a book with a blind protagonist.  I've been
fortunate that I've sold two books with blind protagonist to the
so-called conventional publishers, one of them published in hard cover,
soft cover, reprinted in large-print, in the United Kingdom and in
Chinese, the other in hard cover, and re-printed in soft cover, and done
three titles in digital format.  I'd like to think that times have
changed drastically in twenty years, but I suspect this is indeed a
reflection of changing times, and a rather ignorant agent.

Phyllis

Hi,
We have Lincoln Rhyme in a wheelchair--excuse the possible
misspelling--so I

hold out hope that disability, generally, and blindness, specifically,
will be more accepted as a characteristic, rather than the whole person,
or as a monster under the proverbial bed. An old pastor said that
sometimes we are the only bible people read. So let's read them the book
of blindness, chapter and verse from the disability bible, and allow the
seeds to grow.

Enough drivel for one post. Now, back to PDF accessibility and
mal-formed document tag structures.

Jim

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From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chris
Kuell
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 8:47 AM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] New Book, blindness on TV

Donna,

I'm generally skeptical by nature, but I really hope they do a good job
with this show. It's exactly what we've been talking about here--an
opportunity to crush the stupid stereotypes and let the public see a guy
who is interesting, and just happens to be blind. If it does a good job,
and if the public enjoys it, it could open the door to more blind
characters in the arts. Personally, I feel certain that the reason books
like yours and mine aren't getting read by agents and traditional
publishers is because we have blind protagonists. An agent, or more
likely, an agent's assistant reads my query and thinks--a blind
protagonist? Nobody is going to buy that. It's too outside mainstream
experience.

Hopefully, the times, they are a changing.

chris

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