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Newguest Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Published writer
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When somebody says: I have been a published writer since 1978, does it mean that he/she was a writer whose books were published and available in bookstores?
When somebody says: I have been a published writer since 1978, does it mean that he/she was a writer whose books were published and available in bookstores?
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What it should mean is that a publishing company thought enough of the author's book(s) to have them printed and distributed, but it doesn't guarantee they were actually stocked in many bookstores. With self-published and tiny-volume print-on-demand books, there is an opportunity for "published writer" to be used misleadingly, though I'm not for a moment suggesting this applies to the person you are quoting.
- What it should mean is that a publishing company thought enough of the author's book(s) to have them printed and distributed, but it doesn't guarantee they were actually stocked in many bookstores.
- With self-published and tiny-volume print-on-demand books, there is an opportunity for "published writer" to be used misleadingly, though I'm not for a moment suggesting this applies to the person you are quoting.
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What it should mean is that a publishing company thought enough of the author's book(s) to have them printed and distributed, but it doesn't guarantee they were actually stocked in many bookstores.
With self-published and tiny-volume print-on-demand books, there is an opportunity for "published writer" to be used misleadingly, though I'm not for a moment suggesting this applies to the pe
With self-published and tiny-volume print-on-demand books, there is an opportunity for "published writer" to be used misleadingly, though I'm not for a moment suggesting this applies to the pe
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Mr WordyWhat it should mean is that a publishing company thought enough of the author's book(s) to have them printed and distributed, but it doesn't guarantee they were actually stocked in many bookstores.
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They didn't have to appear in many bookstores. But I think when somebody's saying that he's a published writer it means he/she writes book
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NewguestBut I think when somebody's saying that he's a published writer it means he/she writes books available for the readers, in other words they're published by someone.That's right.
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They can also be published in magazines as the author of articles there. It doesn't necessarily mean novels or non-fiction stand-alone books.
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Grammar GeekThey can also be published in magazines as the author of articles there.Oh yeah, that's a good point...
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