#Brave books publisher professional#They’re trying to get published without solid skills or professional help in the basics of spelling, punctuation, grammar or usage, much less plot and character development, consistent style, structure or organization, coherent voice, and more. Many indie authors are operating without a net. (Not all, mind you there are aspiring authors whose blogs are well-written, readable and interesting.) They might have written blogs, but those are often disorganized and only semi-coherent. They haven’t worked in publishing, or in a job in some other field that included the kind of writing they aim to publish. Many have fascinating ideas - they can create entire worlds! - or skill in translating real life into fictional versions of what they’ve experienced or seen happen to people around them.īut indie authors are frequently, maybe even usually, not trained in writing. Some have gone through challenges in life that taught them lessons that are also worth sharing - memoir is a popular genre these days. Indie authors often have solid experience in an area of business or a profession that is worth sharing. What makes indie authors brave? Just the fact of trying to get published. We don’t usually think of writers as brave (unless they’re investigative reporters or pioneering authors whose work puts them at risk of reprisal from dangerous people), but I was reminded of the Wicked Witch in “Snow White” asking the mirror, “Who’s the fairest of them all?” when a social media post made me realize that independent authors are among “the bravest of them all” in the publishing world.
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