/lit/ - Literature

>>18856274
as someone who worked at a literary magazine everything you said is wrong.

I don't know who this Shitkicker guy is and I agree with you that self publishing is an abattoir of retards who can't spell check, but your unwavering faith in "universities" and belief that a "BA in communications" is worth anything at all is embarrassing as fuck. I have rejected hundreds of short stories, 90% of their cover letters mentioning an MFA program in Iowa, and they are, by and large, indistinguishable from cringe self-published crap. The idea that you need to go to a university to learn how to write stories is so horribly incorrect, that it's mind boggling. Go to university to learn to be a doctor, or a lawyer, or an engineer, but for art? A guy who reads 50 pages a day, every day, and writes maybe a page a day in a journal, will be a better writer than anyone with a BA in creative writing. All artists need are practice, not degrees.

Once again. I'm not defending this Shitkicker guy, or anyone who self publishes, but you seriously need to rethink your personal biases and try a little introspection.

>>16771024
wait, so you're saying all these threads aren't some self published retard spamming his book to promote sales?

Harry Potter is for overweight women in their mid 30s who still work retail.

>>6896612
>self publishing

>>6517309
yeah, tell him not to self publish, then his books will be in retailers across the nation.

>>6255689
self publishing is for idiots who can't write or spell check. It's a cesspit that smart readers and bookstores stay away from.

>>6087543
>>6087547

>self publishing