tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post1068888552166950278..comments2016-04-29T14:31:57.971-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: A handful of self-publishing "don't"sDW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-79044937114293600932012-04-17T20:51:57.749-07:002012-04-17T20:51:57.749-07:00Good points, Drew. I find it (slightly) amusing wh...Good points, Drew. I find it (slightly) amusing when we turn down a manuscript for all the right reasons, only to see it self-published 45 days later with all the obvious problems we pointed out to the author in the cold hard light of permanence. We see this same thing with a particular press that doesn&#39;t, apparently employ editors of any variety, be they developmental or proofers. <br /><br Ted Savashttp://www.savasbeatie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-13264766469234366572012-04-14T08:22:19.664-07:002012-04-14T08:22:19.664-07:00No kidding. The instance most memorable to me is ...No kidding. The instance most memorable to me is an author&#39;s use of his pre-teen son&#39;s colored pencil sketches of the generals as book illustrations. They had no business being there.<br /><br />I did consider adding an offshoot of this to my list -- don&#39;t have only a close family member proofread the manuscript.Drew@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-80092447102941353282012-04-14T06:19:04.438-07:002012-04-14T06:19:04.438-07:00Here&#39;s one: don&#39;t, under any circumstance,...Here&#39;s one: don&#39;t, under any circumstance, use illustrations by friends or relatives unless they are real pros. They all - ALL - look silly and hurt the book.Harryhttp://bullrunnings.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-254694229410254502012-04-14T04:52:35.524-07:002012-04-14T04:52:35.524-07:00Authors looking to have control of the publishing ...Authors looking to have control of the publishing process should not look for &quot;self-publishing&quot; options unless they are prepared to hire professional editors, designers and individuals who understand the publication and distribution. A better option can be &quot;partnership publishing,&quot; where an author can work with an established publishing house that handles editorial, design, Lucy Chambershttp://www.brightskypress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-48158832329646158812012-04-14T02:16:59.078-07:002012-04-14T02:16:59.078-07:00Brilliant advice.Brilliant advice.Louise Wisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04585797594757452007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-11577955672247797132012-04-13T19:16:02.996-07:002012-04-13T19:16:02.996-07:00Thanks so much for this post. I have steered clea...Thanks so much for this post. I have steered clear of many self-published titles for reasons one, two, and three. Unfortunately, the lack of editing is also showing up more and more on e-book titles.<br /><br />Scholarship alone is not enough to build a reader base. If a writer never intends to publish anything again, he/she could ignore your advice, I suppose, and simply &quot;take the money Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794760097129715871noreply@blogger.com
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