Ugh. Writers Digest is partnering with Author Solutions to establish what appears to be a vanity press similar to DellArte and West Bow. This was reported in the Publishers Lunch today.
Totally not surprised. I don't know anyone who still takes Writers Digest seriously.
A lot of people on their forums still do, or so it looks.Totally not surprised. I don't know anyone who still takes Writers Digest seriously.
Why does the name Thomas Nelson sound so familiar?
Why does the name Thomas Nelson sound so familiar?
Maybe because there was a fuss a while back when this Christian press wanted their authors to be people who believed in a Christian creed, whereas a lot of their authors were actually non-believers who got a bit miffed.
That's where I heard the name before. And WD still supports him after a scuffle that happened (I can't remember what; I just remember reading it somewhere about it). Every time I read the name Thomas Nelson, my gut tells me to keep away or be cautious.More likely, it's because of Thomas Nelson's opening of its own vanity press, West Bow, also (IIRC) associated with Author Solutions.
I’d like to point out the disingenuous nature of this comment because Phil's delicate wording gives the impression that Victoria endorsed his publishing choices. Phil knows the truth, and I’m especially saddened that he’d stoop to weasel wording to make his enterprise appear to have full approval from respected industry watchdogs.A few weeks before we went live I contacted some other prominent bloggers and industry watch dogs (including (sic)Author Beware, etc - he later clarified that he meant Writer Beware), asking them to help us tweak the details as best we could so that we’re not overpromising things and making it very clear what writers get for their money.
In some cases, we’re still awaiting feedback. In others, we’re hoping to have some face to face meetings. I suspect we’ll be adjusting the details for some time to come.
Phil Sexton wrote on my blog:
I’d like to point out the disingenuous nature of this comment because Phil's delicate wording gives the impression that Victoria endorsed his publishing choices. Phil knows the truth, and I’m especially saddened that he’d stoop to weasel wording to make his enterprise appear to have full approval from respected industry watchdogs.
This is the kind of thing Publish America pulls. Above all, I truly detest lying, and this statement was deliberately misleading. Shame on you, Phil.
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