Comments on: Self-publishing is the new vanity? or the new practice? http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/self-publishing-is-the-new-vanity-or-the-new-practice/ a blog for past, current, and future participants of Weblogs and Wikis Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:31:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: blogging, the net, and vanity publishing « Weblogs and Wikis Daybook http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/self-publishing-is-the-new-vanity-or-the-new-practice/#comment-73 blogging, the net, and vanity publishing « Weblogs and Wikis Daybook Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:05:54 +0000 http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/self-publishing-is-the-new-vanity-or-the-new-practice/#comment-73 [...] by M C Morgan on February 24, 2008 Back in January, before this class started, here and here, I blogged SmartBooks, Lulu, and blogging as self-publishing.  Now, writes if:book, [...] [...] by M C Morgan on February 24, 2008 Back in January, before this class started, here and here, I blogged SmartBooks, Lulu, and blogging as self-publishing.  Now, writes if:book, [...]

]]> By: froyd http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/self-publishing-is-the-new-vanity-or-the-new-practice/#comment-9 froyd Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:57:22 +0000 http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/self-publishing-is-the-new-vanity-or-the-new-practice/#comment-9 Well Cliff, out of the three possible categories you've given me (vanity writers/amatuers, wannabes, or hobbyist) I can't tell if I should laugh or be insulted. Maybe both? A slush pile is a slush pile as far as I can see it (regardless of electronics or not), and if it takes a little bit of money to get my book out there (on amazon even) and some of my own elbow grease, I'll force my way out of the pile. You seem to be looking down on the new technology from a point that I'm not sure even exists...that of the luddite master writer. You don't seem very positive on the new technology, and you look down your nose (seemingly) at those of us who are willing to try it out. Yes, I appear to lack the years of "mastering" the craft that you have, but I'm uncertain why you yourself don't "jump the queue" to share your 733+ 5killz (in the parlance of our times). Unless it's professional jealousy that new venues of publication are open for the writers of today? Well Cliff, out of the three possible categories you’ve given me (vanity writers/amatuers, wannabes, or hobbyist) I can’t tell if I should laugh or be insulted. Maybe both? A slush pile is a slush pile as far as I can see it (regardless of electronics or not), and if it takes a little bit of money to get my book out there (on amazon even) and some of my own elbow grease, I’ll force my way out of the pile.

You seem to be looking down on the new technology from a point that I’m not sure even exists…that of the luddite master writer. You don’t seem very positive on the new technology, and you look down your nose (seemingly) at those of us who are willing to try it out. Yes, I appear to lack the years of “mastering” the craft that you have, but I’m uncertain why you yourself don’t “jump the queue” to share your 733+ 5killz (in the parlance of our times).

Unless it’s professional jealousy that new venues of publication are open for the writers of today?

]]> By: Cliff Burns http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/self-publishing-is-the-new-vanity-or-the-new-practice/#comment-5 Cliff Burns Fri, 04 Jan 2008 15:33:16 +0000 http://blogsandwikisdaybook.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/self-publishing-is-the-new-vanity-or-the-new-practice/#comment-5 In the next year to fifteen months I'm going to be loading 4 novels onto my blog--I think this is the best way to promote my work without paying someone else to print and publish my book for me. The new technology allows for more vanity writers, amateurs who haven't paid their dues and honed their craft to professional level and think they can somehow "jump the queue". It's a depressing development to those of us who have put years of effort into mastering our craft and get dumped in the slush pile with wannabes and hobbyists... In the next year to fifteen months I’m going to be loading 4 novels onto my blog–I think this is the best way to promote my work without paying someone else to print and publish my book for me. The new technology allows for more vanity writers,
amateurs who haven’t paid their dues and honed their craft to professional level and think they can somehow “jump the queue”. It’s a depressing development to those of us who have put years of effort into mastering our craft and get dumped in the slush pile with wannabes and hobbyists…

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