The writer Mark Bourrie, whose Radisson biography Bush Runner did well a couple of years ago, declares he ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more. Nobody loves Canadian history anymore so he's writing something else
Have to say I know the feeling. Why labour on a product that these days seems to be without a market -- or even a distribution system? But in the end it's not a feasible strategy.Got a book deal Monday for a biography that is "Canadian" but that I hope -- and expect -- will sell far better outside of Canada than inside. I just need to read the book pages of our newspapers and walk through Indigo to see the futility of writing Canadian history.
— Mark Bourrie (@MarkBourrie) April 4, 2022
By the time you have finished that manuscript designed for today's trends, the publishing world will have moved on to the next trend. The Bay Street saying "You can't time the market" applies on Grub Street too. You might as well write about what you are moved to write about, and let the fads and trends take care of themselves.
