NaNo Day 22: Pay to play? No Way!

There has been a lot of internet chatter recently about a certain big press, Self-Publishing, and Vanity Publishing. I'm not going to go on a tirade here because other people have said it better, but I am going to hit the high points. So lets talk business.

In publishing:
Money should always flow toward the author.

Be wary of anyone who refers you to a service.

Do your research before you start querying.


Okay, I'll expand on each of those points in a moment, but first I guess I should explain why ...