tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post5313771103848110100..comments2024-03-28T01:11:53.559-07:00Comments on Electric Spec Editor Blog: Is Hybrid Really Hot?lesleylsmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872977902924014581noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-7458587613377495472007-11-12T10:30:00.000-07:002007-11-12T10:30:00.000-07:00I've read the book and it's excellent. The smart ...I've read the book and it's excellent. The smart agent that snaps it up will not regret it. Good luck, Dave!lesleylsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872977902924014581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-53191123325467713292007-11-11T15:48:00.000-07:002007-11-11T15:48:00.000-07:00Good points, Don and Bernita. I imagine it is prob...Good points, Don and Bernita. I imagine it is probably easier to move from mainstream to genre or vise versa, rather than starting with a combo. The more established the writer, the less genre matters. King, Koontz, and Cormic McCarthy (with The Road) write spec fiction yet they are shelved with mainstream fiction because, in part, of their popularity.David E. Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15562347731539228314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-25809784376411146172007-11-11T04:14:00.000-07:002007-11-11T04:14:00.000-07:00Imho, hybrids have depth.I wonder if the reluctanc...Imho, hybrids have depth.<BR/>I wonder if the reluctance has more to do with the status of a writer, ie. a debut book.<BR/>Established writers may not face the same reluctance?Bernitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264585685253812090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-79131059632439008852007-11-10T22:09:00.000-07:002007-11-10T22:09:00.000-07:00I think it's partly because it's easier to make a ...I think it's partly because it's easier to make a move from mainstream towards genre than the other way. While Oscar Wao is Diaz's first novel, he's well-known as a short-story writer (and editor of <I>The Boston Review</I>).Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08437818869878209929noreply@blogger.com