A book accepted for publication by a conventional publisher—not a self-publishing specialist—may cost its author thousands of upfront dollars paid to third parties for editorial services that publishers formerly provided. (Publishers may run an editorial division/brokerage that sells such services.)
ok i have another quote tweet prompt. what's something, big or small, related to your job or hobby, that most people don't know that you would like to have them know? it can be a concept, a piece of history, some vocabulary, or something else.
