I Think It Is Immensely Difficult To Get The U.s. Interested In Non-u.s. Topics. I Dont Think This Is Because The Average American Reader Is Disinterested, But More Because Of Publishers Playing It Safe: If A Thriller Based In L.a. Is A Sure Winner, Why Spend Money Plugging One Based In Paris - Or Bangkok?

-John Burdett

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I Think It Is Immensely Difficult To

John Burdett

I Think It Is Immensely Difficult To Get The U.s. Interested In Non-u.s. Topics. I Dont Think This Is Because The Average American Reader Is Disinterested, But More Because Of Publishers Playing It Safe: If A Thriller Based In L.a. Is A Sure Winner, Why Spend Money Plugging One Based In Paris - Or Bangkok?

Topic

Thinking

Average

Paris

It Is Quite Amazing How Hard The Subconscious Works When It Is Made To Understand That This Life Is Not A Rehearsal, There Is No Safety Net And No Assurance Of Any Final Closure. It Is Also Quite Appalling To Realize How Catatonic The Imagination Can Become When We Hedge Our Bets, Opt For The Safer Direction At Every Fork In The Path.

Safety

Imagination

Finals