Kris Rusch warns writers against playing the blame game

If you're looking for tough love, you'll find it in Kristine Kathryn Rusch's latest post on why writers fail.

It was inspired by the reaction among many writers to the facts revealed during the Department of Justice antitrust case against Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster.

Specifically, their disbelief at the low sales numbers some titles saw and their willingness to blame any number of reasons ... beyond the realities of traditional publishing and the natural ebb and flow of book sales.

Head to Rusch's blog to read more about how the blame game dooms many writers.

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