Do your own thing

any years ago, when I was wedded to the idea of getting a book published by what is known as traditional means – that is with one of the mainstream publishers – it seemed the only way possible. It meant submitting one’s (paper) manuscript on spec to an agent or publisher, in most cases ending up on the less-than-flattering ‘slush pile’, there to be picked up if you were lucky. Since there was often no response to submissions, it’s anybody’s guess as to how often this ‘pile’ was looked at before