[@liztai](https://hachyderm.io/@liztai ) re blog: I feel too many recent novels have been rushed into print. They lack the polish of work 20+ years ago. Even authors I love have fallen victim to this trap of 'good enough'. Perhaps they're seeing the success of self-published works (which don't usually have the resources to polish a work as much as the traditional publishers might) and choosing to not put in the extra effort.
It's only about $$$. The art is no longer the priority.
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