And, since I am one of
the unwashed indie authors the blogger for the Guardian complained about, here is my bit of self - promotion:
Now, with the advent of self - pubbing, the barbarians avoid the gates altogether and enter through the side door, much to the dismay of the elitist NY - pubbed authors, who see their private club being infected willy - nilly by hordes of
unwashed indie writers.
Not exact matches
But the longer that direct submission system forces the really
unwashed new writers to agents who are failing, the more editors and publishers will look into the
indie published books for possible purchases.
I only roll my eyes at trad pub and its hand - maidens when they automatically turn up their noses at
indie as the great
unwashed.
I will laugh all the way to the bank as I make more on my micro press published books (which I'm sure you lump in with the great
unwashed masses of
indie books) since I am making more there than a lot of traditionally published authors.
The Editing Myth Posted on January 16, 2014 by Melissa Bowersock Periodically a new blog post or article surfaces that complains bitterly about the proliferation of
indie authors, the inundation of the
unwashed that is swamping Amazon and muddying the waters for the traditionally - published.
Periodically a new blog post or article surfaces that complains bitterly about the proliferation of
indie authors, the inundation of the
unwashed that is swamping Amazon and muddying the waters for the traditionally - published.