I'm not a PA author. But I do have a strong desire to be published, because I'd like readers. I really want my words to be read. I can sort of imagine how I'd feel if I was accepted by a publisher. It would be a dream come true, all my hard work paying off, and validation that I can, in fact, write to a publishable standard. I know it will just be the start of a lot more hard work, but that's okay, it's more than worth it.
PA tells writers their dream has come true. It decieves them about the true nature of publishing, and does as much as it can to take its author's money. Its behaviour to those authors who ask legitimate questions is appalling.
I can only imagine how I would feel if I believed I was being published by a commercial publisher, all that happiness and pride, and then found out it was a lie. But that bit I can imagine is terrible. And it really could have happened. There was a point where I didn't know anything about publishing, but was thinking of submitting to agents and publishers. If I'd come across PA's website then, I would have had next to no defences against their deceptions. I'm very lucky I discovered that I had a lot to learn, and that I found out what PA really is.
This thread gives writers information, and knowledge is the best defence against PA.
PA tells writers their dream has come true. It decieves them about the true nature of publishing, and does as much as it can to take its author's money. Its behaviour to those authors who ask legitimate questions is appalling.
I can only imagine how I would feel if I believed I was being published by a commercial publisher, all that happiness and pride, and then found out it was a lie. But that bit I can imagine is terrible. And it really could have happened. There was a point where I didn't know anything about publishing, but was thinking of submitting to agents and publishers. If I'd come across PA's website then, I would have had next to no defences against their deceptions. I'm very lucky I discovered that I had a lot to learn, and that I found out what PA really is.
This thread gives writers information, and knowledge is the best defence against PA.