Best Thing I Read All Month (BTIRAM) or F is For Foot in Your Mouth

The article Publishing Is Broken, We're Drowning In Indie Books - And That's A Good Thing by David Vinjamuri (@dvinjamuri) is the best thing I have read all month.

As a former English major, I love these types of pieces--I crave them--I keep the them open on a tab in my Chrome browser and read and reread them all month when I am bored in class.

Vinjamuri writes beautifully and clearly about the tension between Indie and Mainstream publishing. He also exposes what a jerk best-selling author Sue Grafton is. About Indie authors she said:

To me, it seems disrespectful…that a ‘wannabe’ assumes it’s all so easy s/he can put out a ‘published novel’ without bothering to read, study, or do the research. … Self-publishing is a short cut and I don’t believe in short cuts when it comes to the arts. I compare self-publishing to a student managing to conquer Five Easy Pieces on the piano and then wondering if s/he’s ready to be booked into Carnegie Hall.

That quote alone is enough to ensure I never pay to read a word Grafton writes. Not that it will affect her, I know, but I will consider it my small part to strike back against pompous authors that make imprecise, illogical and inane comparisons.

If you are undecided on the merits of Indie publishing, might I suggest you start here with Hugh Howey's gripping novel (series) Wool.