>>Strangely enough, the poetry editor of the current publisher of the collection stated that it was so polished, it could have been published as-is. So I guess I did a fairly good job of self-editing, and I might have been able to present a decent product had I self-published it.<<
Yeah, I've had people say that about my work too. I still would rather not work without a net. Happily I have an excellent first-reader in my house, who is frequently more use than some professional editors I've worked with.
>>I've heard of several poets putting together their own chapbooks. I see it as a form of self-publishing, but maybe there are some subtle distinctions I'm missing.<<
It is self-publishing. People just care less about poetry these days. There is very little market for it in the conventional press, so poets are likely to fall back on self-publishing.
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Re: Well...
Date: 2010-02-21 09:48 pm (UTC)Oh yes.
>>Strangely enough, the poetry editor of the current publisher of the collection stated that it was so polished, it could have been published as-is. So I guess I did a fairly good job of self-editing, and I might have been able to present a decent product had I self-published it.<<
Yeah, I've had people say that about my work too. I still would rather not work without a net. Happily I have an excellent first-reader in my house, who is frequently more use than some professional editors I've worked with.
>>I've heard of several poets putting together their own chapbooks. I see it as a form of self-publishing, but maybe there are some subtle distinctions I'm missing.<<
It is self-publishing. People just care less about poetry these days. There is very little market for it in the conventional press, so poets are likely to fall back on self-publishing.