It's common knowledge in the publishing world that the best books don't necessarily get published. Those authors with the biggest platform, those who the publisher knows will attract the most attention, get published. Basically, who will sell more books? You or a movie star? Forget the message. It's the messenger that counts in today's fading publishing business.
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Every author believes his/her book will be the next American novel, or the next book to be on the New York Times Best Seller list for 104 weeks running. Some books that are horrible get this rating. Some books that are great never see the printed page. Thus, the odds of getting published by a "major" publishing house are rapidly failing, largely because "major" publishing houses are rapidly failing.
However, the odds of attracting a small publisher are improving, yet many writers foolishly disdain small publishers. Chat rooms are filled with arrogant and snide comments about these small presses who might very well be the only opportunity, short of self-publishing, that a would-be author will ever have of seeing his/her work in print.
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