Classic Publishers are Not Doing Their Job
Operah Winfrey was hurt by assuming reputable publishers still separated fact from fiction. More recently a well known publisher brought out a book by a Harvard undergraduate that is alleged to contain over twenty uncited passages from another author. Classic publishers today are simply not doing the 'seal of approval' job readers and authors expect of them. It isn't the best of ways to differentiate oneself from e-publishers, who make no such claims regarding certification of the content of a book.

This Web Log will document my journey to fame and fortune — or some acceptable facsimile thereof — and save other Virgin Novelists the world over heartbreak and shekels. Novelists, virgin and otherwise, are welcome to join in with their own publishing experiences. As I see it now, one can get published respectably — no establishment stands in our way today. Unsurprisingly, whatever route you choose will take time and money [yours].