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We’re Drowning in Literary Sewage

Category: On Writing Fiction | 1 Comment

I just read a very atrocious excerpt from someone’s hysterical…er…historical manuscript, a story destined for self-publishing. With these kinds of works moving through the self-published ranks, I dare say more and more people who number themselves fiction readers will have the same abhorrence to a self-published or “indie author” work as do professionals in publishing.

There really has to be a way to sift out the dross (‘dross’ means worthless material that should be removed). There really does.

Help. We’re drowning in sewage.



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  1. MarvaD on June 3, 2009 3:20 pm

    Which is the big old elepant in the room that prevents self-publishing becoming respectable. Anybody can do it. There’s no way around it and that sad fact won’t change.

    While I have self-pubbed (as you know), I’m really trying to get an agent and/or mainstream publisher.

    I’d also posit that many micropresses are the equivalent to self-pubbing in re: getting distribution or recognition. There are some decent small presses, but I don’t happen to be affiliated with any of those – only the other kind.

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