POST-SCRIPT and COUNTER POINT to my blog to book publishing experience. 🧵 1/7
@JonWaterlow self-published his book. Tricky, but rewarding, and he would go that route again.
@JonWaterlow self-published his book. Tricky, but rewarding, and he would go that route again.
https://twitter.com/jonwaterlow/status/1401533042355851271
The "professional publishing" versus "self publishing" pathways highlight what I think are important trends for communication (including #SciComm).
How much does editing - and other professional support for communication - matter? 2/7
How much does editing - and other professional support for communication - matter? 2/7
In my experience, many scientists RESIST having their work edited.
There are good reasons for this (desire to speed up research) and bad reasons for this (ego) .
I worry that this bleeds into #SciComm. 3/7
There are good reasons for this (desire to speed up research) and bad reasons for this (ego) .
I worry that this bleeds into #SciComm. 3/7
Personal computers have made it possible for one person to do work that used to take many people to do.
Writing, illustration, and typesetting can all be done by one person now. That was not always true. 4/7
Writing, illustration, and typesetting can all be done by one person now. That was not always true. 4/7
On top of that, a lot of writers who are used to blogging and social media don't have a lot of experience working with editors.
@nancyduarte calls it first draft culture. 5/7
@nancyduarte calls it first draft culture. 5/7
My experience with extensive input from professional editors, proof readers, and designers, has always been positive.
I want to push back against arguments that editors and publishers can never add any value. 6/7
I want to push back against arguments that editors and publishers can never add any value. 6/7
People often quote Clay Shirkey: "Publishing isn't a job, it's a button."
They don't quote that he then wrote, "Editing, we need, desperately. Fact-checking, we need."
neurodojo.blogspot.com/2014/04/publis… 7/7
They don't quote that he then wrote, "Editing, we need, desperately. Fact-checking, we need."
neurodojo.blogspot.com/2014/04/publis… 7/7
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