Very nice. "The action is going to be elsewhere. It has to be. And that’s going to be wherever writers and readers feel most free to be themselves." Where is that? Where will it be? Writers handing out copies of their books on the street corner? Currently the only place where writers like myself can find even meager numbers of readers is Amazon KDP.
Very nice. "The action is going to be elsewhere. It has to be. And that’s going to be wherever writers and readers feel most free to be themselves." Where is that? Where will it be? Writers handing out copies of their books on the street corner? Currently the only place where writers like myself can find even meager numbers of readers is Amazon KDP.
Well, for starters, I would point to this lovely platform. This really represents a revolution in the mode of writing and reading - even if we're somehow a little shy to notice this (and mainstream publications show absolutely no interest). As time goes on, I would like to see the energy here develop into more long-form writing, etc. But something really important is going on, which is writers reaching readers directly, without business intermediaries (i.e. publishers) without overhead (they don't need to pay for the materials to self-publish). We shouldn't underestimate what a big deal that is.
Very nice. "The action is going to be elsewhere. It has to be. And that’s going to be wherever writers and readers feel most free to be themselves." Where is that? Where will it be? Writers handing out copies of their books on the street corner? Currently the only place where writers like myself can find even meager numbers of readers is Amazon KDP.
Hi Paul,
Well, for starters, I would point to this lovely platform. This really represents a revolution in the mode of writing and reading - even if we're somehow a little shy to notice this (and mainstream publications show absolutely no interest). As time goes on, I would like to see the energy here develop into more long-form writing, etc. But something really important is going on, which is writers reaching readers directly, without business intermediaries (i.e. publishers) without overhead (they don't need to pay for the materials to self-publish). We shouldn't underestimate what a big deal that is.
- Sam