A Note on Self-Publishing

If an author published a draft by mistake, should they go back and rework the material? I did. But it took more than a decade to realize the gravity of my error. I realized (albeit years later) that the uploaded manuscript had not been fully edited and needed polishing. Admittedly, I rushed to publish—like many first-time authors do. And, I didn’t take the time to fully understand all the behind-the-scenes work involved with publishing. Hence, the product I released was not nearly as polished as...