What Does a Publisher Do?

At events, I get asked a lot of questions. It’s made me realize that a lot of people don’t know what a publisher does.

Here is a basic outline of what a publisher does followed by some crazy questions I’ve been asked.

A traditional publisher...
Receives query letters from writers. Reads through the submissions.Selects the best and most marketable stories and offers the writer a contract.Goes through several rounds of edits with the writer.Sets release date and assigns ISBN.Creates cover art and o...