I am resolved to be my own publisher. To be controlled is to be ruined.
— E.A. Poe
That was written in 1848.
And here I live in the 2000s and must daily suffer the insipid mewlings of fellow writers who are temporarily being treated well by their slave masters — aka book publishers.
Wake the hell up!
Source: Letter to George Washington Eveleth
— thanks to @MaudNewton
Previously here:
What Publishing Fears: The John Galt Maneuver
Writing Quote Of The Year: Paul Witcover
A New Masthead
Book Notes And Free eBooks
Edgar Allan Poe: The Stamp
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