Now that the U.S. has elected its first (and I hope last) reality television President, perhaps the publishing world is now ready for my novel. Is that how it works?
My book is about a teacher whose school is the subject of a new reality show. It doesn't go well and the damage caused is long-lasting. That probably isn't really shocking to people. Just the same, there are dozens of similar shows on television and each of them have some sort of following. Many of those watchers even believe that the shows are real, unscripted.
With Donald Trump in office, has the time come for my book to be relevant? Characters in the book behave cruelly to each other, just like the President has done. The school has to deal with the policies that have been pursued by the current Secretary of Education, when she was a private, wealthy donor, though she isn't mentioned. On a weekly basis, people tune in to follow the drama, as if real people aren't on the screen. People retweet the President's rants and insults, like it's a game.
There is only one way to find out, start sending it out to agents and publishers.
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