*I was an avid reader in my early years (as in hard copy - books), and I still am (just now via computer)... and I never got wind of such difficulties in publishing, until now. Is it like going up against a proverbial dragon dressed in nothing but a helmet? If it is, I'm not that interested.I was an avid reader in my early years (as in hard copy - books), and I still am (just now via computer)... and I never got wind of such difficulties in publishing, until now. Is it like going up against a proverbial dragon dressed in nothing but a helmet? If it is, I'm not that interested.
Anyway - the question.
Is it really all that difficult to get published by traditional means? In 2011? Or is all of the negativity just done to scare off potential competition?