Inventing a Publisher . . . Part One

A few years ago, I was talking to some people at a local convention and mentioned that I was joining a publishing co-op run by writers. Most said polite versions of “Oh, that sounds interesting,” but one laughed.

I said, “Why are you laughing?”

“Publishing? Run by writers? That’s like trying to put cats on a hamster wheel.”

I mentioned it on an email list, and got a private note from someone saying basically, “Run as fast as you can! I give it a year, and then some bullying alpha will try a take...