If Fifty Shades of Grey had been
first published
by one of the big New York publishers,
it wouldn’t have been a hit.
Christian Grey, the hero,
appealed to readers
because
he was NOT the typical romance hero.
He was different.
Big companies normally don’t like
different.
They want products (and characters)
to have mainstream appeal.
A big publisher would have made
Christian Grey more and more mainstream
until he no longer ‘shocked’ readers.
Readers want to be shocked.
The mainstream
talks about and often desires different.
Which creates a great opportunity
for entrepreneurs.
WE can supply this different.
WE can take the chances
bigger companies would never consider.
I’ve been saving many
of my ‘different’ story ideas
for self publishing
while
selling the more mainstream stories
to the big New York publishers.
If you’re currently working
for a big company
that tends to water down
edgy ideas,
consider doing the same.
Supply mainstream ideas to them
and keep the edgy ideas
for your own business.