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Could Anything Self-Published Be Worse Than This?

September 17, 2013 by Joanna Slan

One of the big arguments against self-publishing is the idea that publishers perform a valuable service for readers by sifting through dreck. Supposedly, they only publish the best of what's available. Uh, not always. Another argument is that self-published work isn't always edited as well as it should be. The big publishers have fabulous editors working for them, and these magicians can turn a rough manuscript into a gem. Fair enough. I have … [Read more...] about Could Anything Self-Published Be Worse Than This?

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: blurb, dreck, editors, NY publishing, self-publishing

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