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John Scalzi on the perils of self-publishing, in a very amusing format.

A rebuttal to the common perceived wisdom of what this latest publishing kafoffle is all about.

And this is an excellent explanation of why I want the equivalent of Query 401. Or perhaps a graduate-level class. Not more "please don't write your query with pink ink and send it in an envelope full of confetti" posts.