Comments on: Productivity Commission draft report http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/03/27/productivity-commission-draft-report/ writing, reading, eating, drinking, sport Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:04:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Amber http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/03/27/productivity-commission-draft-report/comment-page-1/#comment-77305 Amber Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:04:08 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=3273#comment-77305 'Stealth introduction' sounds dead right. Sarah RB, I think you sum it up tres neatly, and should send a submission, thusly: Dear Productivity Commission: It ain't broke. Just saying. Love, Sarah. ‘Stealth introduction’ sounds dead right.

Sarah RB, I think you sum it up tres neatly, and should send a submission, thusly:

Dear Productivity Commission:

It ain’t broke.

Just saying.

Love, Sarah.

]]> By: Sarah Rees Brennan http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/03/27/productivity-commission-draft-report/comment-page-1/#comment-77283 Sarah Rees Brennan Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:28:47 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=3273#comment-77283 There is a separate Irish publishing industry, but most books on our shelves are published by UK publishers. We're helped out by government grants, and the fact we have Irish language books that sell well to schools, but most writers who write for Irish publishers have to sell some of their work to UK publishers, just because it's so much more money. This is pretty inevitable, as Ireland and England are so close, and England officially still owns a bit of our country, but it is not inevitable for Australia! My books are set in England, so thus far no de-Irishifying has been necessary, but my heart goes out to anyone for whom it was: I was very set on keeping all my Britspeak like 'car boot' and lucky to have an awesome US editor who let me do it. Other people, not so lucky! (The infamous 'Mom' usage in the US Harry Potter books springs to mind.) There is a separate Irish publishing industry, but most books on our shelves are published by UK publishers. We’re helped out by government grants, and the fact we have Irish language books that sell well to schools, but most writers who write for Irish publishers have to sell some of their work to UK publishers, just because it’s so much more money.

This is pretty inevitable, as Ireland and England are so close, and England officially still owns a bit of our country, but it is not inevitable for Australia!

My books are set in England, so thus far no de-Irishifying has been necessary, but my heart goes out to anyone for whom it was: I was very set on keeping all my Britspeak like ‘car boot’ and lucky to have an awesome US editor who let me do it. Other people, not so lucky! (The infamous ‘Mom’ usage in the US Harry Potter books springs to mind.)

]]> By: Justine http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/03/27/productivity-commission-draft-report/comment-page-1/#comment-77282 Justine Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:16:25 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=3273#comment-77282 Sarah: Bless! So I'm curious how does it work in Ireland? Is there a separate Irish publishing industry. I notice you're first pub'd in UK & USA. Does that mean you have to de-Irishify your books? Sarah: Bless!

So I’m curious how does it work in Ireland? Is there a separate Irish publishing industry. I notice you’re first pub’d in UK & USA. Does that mean you have to de-Irishify your books?

]]> By: Sarah Rees Brennan http://justinelarbalestier.com/blog/2009/03/27/productivity-commission-draft-report/comment-page-1/#comment-77279 Sarah Rees Brennan Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:00:54 +0000 http://justinelarbalestier.com/?p=3273#comment-77279 Speaking as another lady from a culture that gets blended into the Mainstream US and UK ones too much, I think this is shocking. If it ain't broke, do not fix it is a saying for a reason! The sidelining of Australian writing just so that chains can make more off books would make me very sad. *thinking good thoughts about them throwing out this lunatic proposal and of course for How To Ditch Your Fairy selling five times more than last year...* Speaking as another lady from a culture that gets blended into the Mainstream US and UK ones too much, I think this is shocking.

If it ain’t broke, do not fix it is a saying for a reason! The sidelining of Australian writing just so that chains can make more off books would make me very sad.

*thinking good thoughts about them throwing out this lunatic proposal and of course for How To Ditch Your Fairy selling five times more than last year…*

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