Taking a step back

To say that it's mass pandemonium in the publishing industry is a vaaast understatement to describe the current state. I'm hearing things from top NY editors confessing that the more attractive the author is, the higher the chances of getting reviewed. The RWA conference revealed that editors are tired of the same ole same ole and are looking for different works while agents are looking for the same types of works that have already sold (shouldn't we all be on the same page here since one is tec