PHS:

These thoughts run parallel to my own post today regarding contrarian writing ideas. Re-blogging on Archer’s Aim

Originally posted on William Drayman:

I’ve enjoyed a few posts that have been written lately about the changing landscape of the publishing industry and, as I’ve commented before, the parallels with the shift in the music scene.

It’s amusing to recall one thing that stood out to me with the music industry that would appear to be inevitable for the writing world, too.

The divergence of genre.

As the corporate world lost its grip on the music industry, artists began to shake off the shackles of rigid genre bracketing that had always been a thorn in the side of most musicians.

With the demographic pop listener age continuing to slide towards a younger and younger audience as the corporations search for people unimaginative enough to buy their wares, the population of the listening audience grows ever larger for the so-called ‘Indie’ scene.

As I continue to argue, the boundaries between Indie and mainstream are blurring…

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