I didn't respond to the last part of the poll because my reasoning goes beyond being read ... I want to be published by someone who accepts the story for what it is rather than someone willing to mold it to fit a specific target market or whatever. And money? If I were to get the equivalent of my current job's one year salary on my first book, that would be awesome - because I could at least justify quitting my job to write full time for a year ;)
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That said, your reasoning is pretty much what I was referring to in the poll. To be read...as I have written..sic.