tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post8752338943149749178..comments2023-04-06T04:37:39.726-04:00Comments on Wicked Writers: Got Publication On Your Mind?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-75812809756196171532011-07-08T17:57:50.231-04:002011-07-08T17:57:50.231-04:00Carol - thank you :) I know several authors who ar...Carol - thank you :) I know several authors who are both traditionally published and self-published. Many agree that self-publishing does help get your name out and while that's great for marketing, it usually doesn't fly with the agents. <br /><br />Greg - I feel you. Nothing pisses me off more than reading the "news" on Google, AOL, Yahoo, etc. I miss the days when journalism was unbiased, professionally presented facts. News online is gossip written by amateurs.<br /><br />With self-published fiction, I have seen the good, the successful, and the guy-who-printed-at-Office-Max. Those like C.J. who are independent leaders who put in the work and time and know the importance of hiring an editor will eventually reap the rewords they deserve and should not have to deal with the prejudiced. But the sad truth is, amateurs who publish online will continue to give self-publishing a bad name.J. D. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779798394874091463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-75863260177619460432011-07-08T13:43:30.489-04:002011-07-08T13:43:30.489-04:00I should add, too, that the self-publishers often ...I should add, too, that the self-publishers often get lumped in with the online publishers, such as Smashwords and Lulu.com. Tradtional publishers see how easy it is for the average joe to take their work (unready as it might be) and just upload it for sale online.Gregory Marshall Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046473659340557062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-52930137966833764682011-07-08T13:41:26.175-04:002011-07-08T13:41:26.175-04:00Very informative, J.D. I can only imagine what thi...Very informative, J.D. I can only imagine what this would have looked like on Monday, but I digress.<br /><br />As for the bias against self-publishing, I can understand it because I've seen it in my own profession. I've been a journalist for 30 years. I started off with the school newspaper and with journalism classes that I continued through college and into a magazine company. Eventually, I made it to a major newspaper.<br /><br />Thus, I feel have "paid my dues" so to speak. Then along comes the Internet and suddenly tens of thousands of bloggers start putting their thoughts and views and outright biases online together with horrible grammar and poor spelling. They called themselves journalists and believed they were on the same level as myself. Clearly (and with more than a bit of arrogance), I didn't believe they were.<br /><br />My articles had to go through a filter of editors before making it to print. These new "journalists" had no controls.<br /><br />A better example might be that scene in "Glory" where Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman go on patrol with the Massachusetts 54th Regiment during the Civil War. They get paired with a "contraband" regiment made up of freed slaves who have none of the 54th's training but do have colorful uniforms. The contrabands believe that they are soldiers as good as the 54th because they have the uniforms.<br /><br />It's no wonder that traditional publishers view self-publishers in a similar fashion. On the other hand, in this field, it is unfair because self-publishers have gone through a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get their product out to the masses.Gregory Marshall Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046473659340557062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198581514056172349.post-89802586980202519232011-07-08T06:41:06.574-04:002011-07-08T06:41:06.574-04:00Excellent and informative post.
And that was nice...Excellent and informative post.<br /><br />And that was nice to mention your current publisher, what better recommendation for someone searching for one!<br /><br />I can see the different pros and cons as well. It's best to be informed and to weigh up everything.<br /><br />As for myself, I have a funny attitude about publishing. For novel-length work I much prefer my publisher (Vamplt) as opposed to going it alone.<br /><br />I rely on professional editing and boy do I have it with Vamplit.<br /><br />Having said that in my humble, short stories are okay to be self-published, they help authors get known.<br /><br />Naturally what's right for one person may not be right for another, however!<br /><br />Thanks, J. D. this was so well-done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com