We're also far enough from the publishing power that we have no access to the politics of publishing, although there are interpersonal politics, of course.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
There is a marvelous peace in not publishing. It's peaceful. Still. Publishing is a terrible invasion of my privacy.
Writers can feel pretty powerless in the big corporate world of publishing, but sometimes our greatest power is the ability to say 'no.'
We all need each other in publishing to make publishing work for authors in a variety of formats now and in the future. Anyone who thinks publishers don't bring anything to the table has a very narrow view and lack of knowledge about the industry as a whole.
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 in.
I'm sure in a lot of publishing houses that there is a frustration that people feel, that they're not in control, that they are puppets and the corporate bosses are manipulating the strings.
I think as journalists, we have to keep our distance from power.
The hard fact is that not everyone does get published.
Publishing for me is a business, not an ideology.
You are your main news platform, so no publication has as much power as you do about posting about yourself.
In a world where everyone is a publisher, no one is an editor. And that is the danger that we face today.