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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I read what interests me. Period. The value of my time and the price of admission rarely factor into my decision in that regard.
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I agree with the first. But the value of my time does matter to me as well my patience, which also is limited. Not only do I want to maximize my actual reading time by playing the odds in terms of likely sources and avoiding the ocean of carp that is self-pubbed, I also have a kindly regard for my mental and emotional health, which is not helped by reading awful stuff, even just to sample it.
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Originally Posted by leebase
Yep. And it’s not just the typos and grammar. It’s the depth of the story telling. The extra details, the texture, the character development.
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Indies strike me as tending to be long on conversation and short on narrative. It's as if the author heard the voices in his head and just transcribed them, like a court reporter.