Attention New Writers!
Because I like to support new writers, I often buy books from them for my Kindle. Unfortunately, too many have self-published before they were ready. What I think is happening is because it is so easy to self-publish, new writers aren't learning enough about writing. Oh, I know everyone says there aren't any writing rules, or you should ignore them, but back when you had to find a publisher who liked your work well enough to publish you, there was a lot you could do to make sure you were ready. I'll step back to when I began. First, I read a lot. I knew what a book looked like. Nowadays, I've purchased books that were formatted so strangely, it made me wonder if the author actually ever looked at the inside of a book. I read all the articles about writing n Writer's Digest. Going to writers' conferences taught me to so much, Even today I always learn something new when I attend one. Because I sent my manuscripts out to agents and pub...