Sweary History with James Fell

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Self vs. Traditional Publishing: An Update

Self vs. Traditional Publishing: An Update

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I don’t want to do an entire examination comparing the two, but as a basic primer, it is generally believed, and somewhat true, that a traditionally published book has a basic guarantee of quality. That’s because getting a book deal is fucking hard. It’s a gauntlet. I’ve done it twice and holy shit. First you need to…

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