小说

You know, in the old days, you might be able to slowly sort of build an audience for your work by publishing two, three novels before you hit it big. You know, now, there's much more of an emphasis in the publishing houses on making sure that every book makes money.

你知道，在过去，你可能可以通过出版两三本小说来慢慢地为你的作品建立一个读者群，然后你就会大红大红。你知道，现在出版社更加强调确保每本书都能赚钱。