Sentences with phrase «vetted by a gatekeeper»

A lot of readers still walk warily around self - published books, so it can only help if you're not giving obvious clues that your book was never vetted by a gatekeeper.

Part of the stigma grew from the fact that vanity - published books were not vetted by the gatekeepers at a publishing house — whether large or small — and therefore did not benefit from editing, professional cover design, typesetting, and marketing.

Not exact matches

Certain writers» guilds, retailers, and agents have decreed that self - publishing is not really publishing because the content has not been properly vetted and approved by gatekeepers.

While some argue still that this is a good thing, that traditional publishing and its gatekeepers help the quality of books by serving as a vetting portal and only letting the «good» books through, there are just as many great titles that would not have had an opportunity to be shared due to the financial risks in undertaking the project.