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03 Feb 2009 08:47 am
Self-Branding And Writing, Ctd
It turns out Edgar Allen Poe was ahead of the curve again:
"… authors will perceive the immense advantage of giving their own
manuscripts directly to the public without the expensive interference
of the type-setter, and the often ruinous intervention of the
publisher. All that a man of letters need do will be to pay some
attention to legibility of manuscript, arrange his pages to suit
himself, and stereotype them instantaneously, as arranged. He may
intersperse them with his own drawings, or with anything to please his
own fancy, … In the new régime the humblest will speak as often and as
freely as the most exalted, and will be sure of receiving just that
amount of attention which the intrinsic merit of their speeches may
deserve."
Sometimes I wonder if bloggers understand just how ancient a dream they have realized. The original post on self-branding and writing is here.
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