What I have learned dealing with small press publishing houses
They want to make money from my work.
They are arrogant and superior in their attitude,
more than they are useful or supportive.
It’s not about me or my product,
it’s about them being egotistical
and to some extent controlling what the public gets to read
if you give them empowerment to decide your value.
They are not worth bothering with.
When asked how can they help me, they offer nothing much.
They seek to build their brand so if you do not conform to them they will reject you.
They do not know how the publishing industry works.
They tell you they do, and then they do nothing.
They will not give you money for your product.
They will attempt to make sure nobody else can either,
by forcing you into an exclusive contract,
then doing nothing with your work.
They’re just people either trying to make money for doing nothing
or power-gaming because they’re bitter.
They will project that and try to gaslight you into thinking you’re the problem.
There are probably exceptions to this,
more professional publishers who know what they’re doing.
See what their previous publications are and whether you want to empower that to continue.
If you’re a heteronormative white male, they will cancel you.
Almost the entire small publishing house industry has gone woke and is toxic.
It’s a waste of time.
Meanwhile one of my blog sites (this one) is getting 1000 hits a day this year,
despite my only posting less than two new blogs a month.
There is no money in that either,
but the satisfaction of being influential is better
than dealing with some jealous sociopaths opinion that I'm not worth publishing.
If my writing is so terrible it can’t be publishable,
how come my blogs are so popular?
My novels are better than my blogs.
My blogs are the chaff compared with the novels.
I am not an AI writer.
Blogging is not my main work.
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