But unlike Solomon, Smith and Pyper, McCormack never evinced any particular desire for commercial success, and his books stayed short and dark, and were published by a succession of small presses.
bˌʌt ʌnlˈaɪk sˈɑːlɑːmən, smˈɪθ ænd pˈaɪpɚ, mə kˈɔːɹmæk nˈɛvɚɹ ᵻvˈɪnst ˌɛni pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ dɪzˈaɪɚ fɔːɹ kəmˈɜːʃəl səksˈɛs, ænd hɪz bˈʊks stˈeɪd ʃˈɔːɹt ænd dˈɑːɹk, ænd wɜː pˈʌblɪʃt baɪ ɐ səksˈɛʃən ʌv smˈɔːl pɹˈɛsᵻz.