I am not aware of the Horizins program, and Google isn't helping here. True, in self-publishing the author is required to be a business owner and that takes away resources from writing. But so do solicitation of agents and publishers, attending cons and award ceremonies, book-signings, participating in Odyssey or Clarion (in that you pay to do something that you are already doing for free), and even Mill-and-Swill. I'm currently of the opinion that if there is a difference between self-publishing and use of a freelance editor is that with the editor you can learn something. But in a life that is brutal, nasty, and short, there is much to be said for just getting your words out to the few hundred people who may enjoy them.
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Date: 2009-11-22 01:41 am (UTC)True, in self-publishing the author is required to be a business owner and that takes away resources from writing. But so do solicitation of agents and publishers, attending cons and award ceremonies, book-signings, participating in Odyssey or Clarion (in that you pay to do something that you are already doing for free), and even Mill-and-Swill.
I'm currently of the opinion that if there is a difference between self-publishing and use of a freelance editor is that with the editor you can learn something.
But in a life that is brutal, nasty, and short, there is much to be said for just getting your words out to the few hundred people who may enjoy them.