Thursday, June 29, 2006
I wrote a journal entry a few weeks back about the dangers of vanity/subsidy publishing, and I’ve been meaning to do a follow-up. Mark Rainey just did it for me at Storytellers Unplugged. But he goes one further, discussing the allure of the many different shortcuts from vanity presses to online ‘zines to book doctors. It’s all about paying your dues, and unfortunately, there aren’t many ways around it if you want to break through as a writer, and be taken seriously by the industry. I’ve felt the frustration, I know it’s tough; but if you’re good enough, and willing to work hard, you can make it.
