From: seawasp@sgeinc.invalid.com   
      
   On 6/8/14 6:13 AM, mumble wrote:   
      
   > I think that I would tend to "self-publish", mainly because I don't want   
   > some halfwit editor changing words that change meaning, but also because   
   > I don't want potential readers to be filtered out based on how much   
   > money they have.   
      
      
   	The latter I can understand. The former shows a very large lack of   
   understanding of what editors DO. Yes, there are sucky editors (just as   
   there are lots of sucky writers) but the right editor will make your   
   story better -- and still YOUR story -- mostly by pointing out areas   
   where you may have failed to do the best you could have.   
      
   	There may be, somewhere, an author who cannot benefit from editors. I   
   have yet to meet one or encounter a book written by one.   
      
   > People in this newsgroup seem to consider how much money is made from   
   > writing to be a badge of honor; I see money made from writing to be yet   
   > another pain in the ass, another opportunity to act as the government's   
   > unpaid accountant, another chance to pay taxes that will be used for   
   > things that I consider wrong, like drones and bombs and perks for   
   > politicians.   
      
      
   	Money up to a certain point is an advantage. Past that it's only an   
   advantage for those up for the pain in the ass in exchange for something   
   they want.   
      
      
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