"Convinced that the publishing industry can no longer recognize quality literature when they see it, the Sunday Times devised an experiment to test their theory. They submitted opening chapters of books by V.S. Naipaul and Stanley Middleton to twenty publishers and agents. The results:
None appears to have recognised them as Booker prizewinners from the 1970s that were lauded as British novel writing at its best. Of the 21 replies, all but one were rejections...."
Well, that goes to show you when you rely on just a handful of people to tell you what's good and what's not.
They should have submitted it to Playboy Magazine or even to FHM. Those guys can see what's artistic a mile away.
