4-12-18
I see that Taipei
Writers Group published another anthology of the participating writers’ short
stories, that the book was reviewed in the Taipei Times and has 650 views
on-line. The stories are tame, non-political, and designed to offend no
one; I haven’t read them but I know from the reviewer and a few stores from a
previous collection of theirs. Their collections sell better than mine; they
pay to promote them and they have a following of pretentious, urbane彬彬有禮 bin1bin1you1li1 Taipei expat comrades. Their stories are about
the same locale and its inhabitants as mine. The Taipei
Times review puts them in their minuscule place in literature and would not
even bothered with reviewing my collection
Forgotten People of Taiwan or even the new collection of non-fiction
articles I am preparing to publish, Taiwan
Blog Transmissions. I wouldn’t bother asking them to review it; I regret
asking Camphor Press to even consider publishing mine; I am not a commercial
writer and will not modify my ideals to become one. My writing will always
remain obscure no matter how good it is.
It is up to me to edit, proofread, publish,
and promote my writings; no one will do it for me without paying the price. I
have the free Amazon Direct Publishing service, the same one TWG uses, and I
can do it on my own. What hung me up from doing it already is not-knowing how
to format the cover photo for Amazon’s requirement. That being said, there are
plenty of errors that I must proofread and edit before publishing
