A publisher (whose name I won't reveal) my manuscript because the story contained infidelity. I was told something like, "Our customers don't like stories where infidelity is involved." Huh? Since when is infidelity off the table in a relationship novel? I've read plenty of romance books where infidelity rears its ugly head. I'm not a fan of infidelity, but it happens and I certainly wouldn't toss a book because of it. Who are these mythical creatures who reject romance books because of infidelity? I assume they never watched soap operas either where infidelity is a constant plot line. I guess I should be glad I got a personalized response, but I think I would have preferred to receive feedback that was more generic.
In other news, kudos to John McCain for introducing a bill to break up these cable television packages and allow customers to pick the channels they want. As I blogged about last week, my cable bill went up and I complained about having to pay for sports channels (like ESPN) that I won't even watch. Cable channels should be offered a la carte. I'd be more than willing to pay for channels that I want (USA, Sundance, Comedy Central) and not have to pay for channels that I don't want (Univision, Fox News, E!).
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