Dichotomy Is Easy, and Easily Dismissed

Or, “What I Learned About Indie Publishing At 4th Street.”

Last weekend was for 4th Street Fantasy, and not even the thief who stole my driver’s license and debit card on Saturday could dull my overall enjoyment. In addition to attending great panels and having fantastic writerly conversations, I took the opportunity to discover what writers—published and about-to-publish,new(er) and up-and-coming—want to know about indie publishing.

Y’see, SFWA’s new VP Maggie Hogarth recently talked me into...