Been Quote by Michelle Dean Download Open image “Self-publishing has been a dubious challenge to traditional publishers, at best.” — Michelle Dean ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Been Best Challenge Dubious
When self-publishing started, it was mostly people who really couldn't write. And they just wanted to get their book out, and they couldn't get… — Caroline Leavitt Copy Share Image
I know people think that having a regular publisher is more prestigious, there is even this idea that self-publishing is a result of being… — Caroline Calloway Copy Share Image
“Whatever you may have heard, self-publishing is not a short cut to anything. Except maybe insanity. Self-publishing, like every other kind of publishing, is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Of course, people say maybe there are some self-published books out there that shouldn't be out there. Well, it's the same with conventional publishing. — Patti Davis Copy Share Image
“Self publishing' is not as easy as it is portrayed! When you think you have finished your book, proof read, proof read again, and… — Phil Simpkin Copy Share Image
Self-publishing is fine. But in a world of self-publishing, where everything is about what you get on the back end, there's a serious disincentive… — Franklin Foer Copy Share Image
It's not like publishing is perfect. Far from it. The industry is struggling to adapt and survive, and it's incredibly frustrating trying to break… — Jim C. Hines Copy Share Image
“What I don't get about "traditional publishing" is that an author creates a work that they think is good enough to be published. They… — David Nicol Copy Share Image
The attitude of, 'I will never self-publish,' coming from any author, indicates that they have never been in a position where it is their… — Jennifer Armintrout Copy Share Image
“Being self-published makes me no less "published" than the authors who are with publishing companies.” — Adrienne Thompson Copy Share Image
I have always discouraged young writers from self-publishing, by which I mean going to a vanity publisher and spending your hard earned savings -… — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
There is an unfortunate side effect of being a person of few words: Sometimes people will assume you are less intelligent than you are. — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
Poems are ideally suited, in some ways, to social media because they pack so much meaning into so little language. — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
The diversity of perspective, the unwillingness to generalise - those are good traits in countries as they are in art. — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
When Paul Beatty's 'The Sellout' was first published in America in 2015, it was a small release. It got a rave review in the… — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
Hollywood versions of watershed moments in American history are generally high-minded shlock. 'JFK,' 'The People vs. Larry Flynt,' even 'Lincoln': all of these boast… — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
I still think, most of the time, when people called shows like 'The Sopranos' or 'Deadwood' 'art' that they were correct. — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
Saying that you spend Christmas alone is, to most middle-class Americans, akin to confessing a terminal illness. — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
There are many things to like about 'Mr. Robot,' the most ephemeral and yet memorable of them being the opening credits. — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
Bad criticism recites rote arguments. The shame of rote arguments isn't just that they're cliches, though they are, but that they tend to hide… — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
Research can be a boon to a novelist - there are more things in heaven and Earth than can be dreamt of in a… — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
In an age where television is viewed as the best medium to 'tell stories,' narrative often stands in for substance on would-be prestige shows. — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
When I was trying to come up with a stage name, I thought 'Lord' was super rad, but really masculine - ever since I… — Lorde Copy Share Image
I once told someone I could act. They totally bought it. I've been getting away with it ever since. — Akshay Kumar Copy Share Image
Amongst the financial Twitterati, the term 'muppets' has come to describe any client used and abused by some financial predator. I've adopted the term… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
Here's the reality. The image of a white Jesus has been used to justify enslavement, conquest, colonialism, the genocide of indigenous peoples. There are… — Tim Wise Copy Share Image
I would have done well as a gypsy child, I think. A circus baby. I coulda played a great street urchin or ragamuffin. Or… — Natasha Lyonne Copy Share Image
A lot of people have been saying 'The 100' reminds them of 'Lord Of The Flies,' 'Lost' and 'Battlestar Galactica,' and all of those… — Marie Avgeropoulos Copy Share Image
I'm a character actor - always have been, always will be - and historically, character actors don't come into their own until later in… — Annie Potts Copy Share Image
Well, I've been politically involved for a really long time. Growing up in the segregated South, it was a very painful experience for me… — Cybill Shepherd Copy Share Image
I've seen guys come along with more ability - they've been faster or bigger or stronger - but they never worked hard to develop… — Steve Largent Copy Share Image
I have always been a big meta guy because I think the way journalism is practiced in Washington, and the way everyone sort of… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
Windmills and solar cells are carbon-free sources of electricity. But they are costly. If you've been investing in those, give it up. That game… — Kenneth Fisher Copy Share Image
