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Originally Posted by eschwartz
Well, how do you know that anything went through an "actual" publisher? 
Obviously, you look to find out the publisher...
And then ask yourself if you've ever heard of that publisher.
Oh, and that vanity press author was a professional author. And the only thing she "took advantage of" is peoples' natural gullibility when they hear the words "professional author" and assume it means something.
An "author" is another word for "writer", and "professional" is defined as "(of a person) engaged in a specified activity as one's main paid occupation rather than as a pastime."
Neither says anything about how skilled they are, or who published them, (or even if they were ever published,) or how much money they make in doing so.
But by gosh, it impresses people!  |
You just made my day.
I have made a little off my cookbook.
I was also at one time a professional dancer. Was also a backup dancer when I was in high school.
Dang that makes me sound bigger than I am.
Oh and I also have had my biography published in a newsletter.