[quote=""lauragill""]I think the publishing industry has a lot to do with neglected eras. Agents and editors are reluctant to consider anything that isn't trending. I found that out when I tried to submit my work.
Also, some eras are neglected because of the difficulty researching them, especially some of the ancient eras where information is scarce. Egypt is well-documented, because we can read their inscriptions, but civilizations like Minoan Crete or the people who built Stonehenge aren't as well understood.[/quote]
THanks for letting me know that. My aunt is married to a publisher and she said self publishing is good for someone like me who writes about eras that are not trending.
And good point about the difficulty!
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[quote=""Ariadne""]I'm also starting to hear a bit of push-back against the number of WWI-era novels thanks to a certain popular TV program, but this has been such a neglected period up until recently that I can only say "bring it on" 
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Someone else sharing my perception on the uptick of early 20th C stories! I have a theory that early 20C's popularity is related to the 100 anniversary phenom. 100 years is such a nice round number and people have a penchant for looking back with a feeling of distance, yet familiarity. Expect to see many more WWI and roaring 20's stories (books, TV, movies) as the century progresses!
[/quote]Someone else sharing my perception on the uptick of early 20th C stories! I have a theory that early 20C's popularity is related to the 100 anniversary phenom. 100 years is such a nice round number and people have a penchant for looking back with a feeling of distance, yet familiarity. Expect to see many more WWI and roaring 20's stories (books, TV, movies) as the century progresses!
[quote=""fljustice""]Someone else sharing my perception on the uptick of early 20th C stories! I have a theory that early 20C's popularity is related to the 100 anniversary phenom. 100 years is such a nice round number and people have a penchant for looking back with a feeling of distance, yet familiarity. Expect to see many more WWI and roaring 20's stories (books, TV, movies) as the century progresses![/quote]
I think you're right! We're moving steadily ahead from a burst of Titanic novels to those about WWI, so a focus on the 1920s will be coming up very soon (and is already here to some degree).
I think you're right! We're moving steadily ahead from a burst of Titanic novels to those about WWI, so a focus on the 1920s will be coming up very soon (and is already here to some degree).