{"id":164,"date":"2018-01-13T19:47:55","date_gmt":"2018-01-14T00:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/wordpress\/poetponders\/?p=164"},"modified":"2023-11-26T12:55:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T18:55:28","slug":"thoughts-on-publishing-and-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/csw\/2018\/01\/13\/thoughts-on-publishing-and-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts on Publishing and Status"},"content":{"rendered":"

Physical books from major imprints still matter to the status of authors and to readers. Having a publishing house<\/a> endorse a work matters because it assures readers that people considered experts determined a book was worthy of significant\u00a0investment. The physical book matters because it is more costly to produce than an ebook.<\/p>\n

Self-publishing, like self-production of any art form, lacks the status of an imprint, and that is unlikely to change.\u00a0There are exceptions, especially in niche markets. Plus, there are self-published works and small-press works that are letter purchased by the larger houses for distribution.<\/p>\n

One of the problems with self-publishing is that too few people pay for editors. (Then again, budget cuts at some publishers have led to a decline in quality, too.) Editors matter. There are copyeditors and design editors at the best presses. The copyeditor fixes the content, including grammar and mechanics. The design editor ensures the various dashes, quote marks, and other subtle features (including hyphenation) are correct within the proofs before a press run.<\/p>\n

Never edit your own works.\u00a0My wife edits my works. If we have more resources in the future, I would hire an editor because an unbiased viewpoint helps.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why publishers are valuable: they provide many sets of eyes.<\/p>\n

As a writer, there is something affirming about having a press publish your work in book form. Part of that affirmation is because other people take you more seriously, too.<\/p>\n\n\n