I just stumbled upon a (reasonably eloquent) paragraph I wrote on this same topic last year, so am reposting it here in the interests of completeness:
"Our world right now has [a large] number of unpublished authors with real talent, great material and an enthusiastic readership waiting in the wings. They don’t have publishing deals because the ratio of professional publishers to authors is [at least] 1:1000 – there just aren’t enough “slots” to go around. By dabbling in the small press world with diligence, effectiveness and responsibility, you can help to even those odds, and make dozens of writers’ most deeply-held dreams come true in the process."
I just stumbled upon a (reasonably eloquent) paragraph I wrote on this same topic last year, so am reposting it here in the interests of completeness:
"Our world right now has [a large] number of unpublished authors with real talent, great material and an enthusiastic readership waiting in the wings. They don’t have publishing deals because the ratio of professional publishers to authors is [at least] 1:1000 – there just aren’t enough “slots” to go around. By dabbling in the small press world with diligence, effectiveness and responsibility, you can help to even those odds, and make dozens of writers’ most deeply-held dreams come true in the process."
Love this! Thank you for inspiring the journey! (And for the lessons that follow.)