Thanks, Dia! You're a star.

cheers,
Joelle
http://www.joelleanthony.com

Dang, I missed it. Elana has a partial (of my writing, not dentures or anything but I could be wrong) and I wanted to read her postings to get to know her better. Is there an archive of the questions?

Hello,
There is this question I have: by 'independent' publishers, do they mean medium or small publishers (meaning those who haven't been bought up by bigger conglomerates)? I'm informing myself on the publishing business as best I can and I especially want to know about smaller publishing houses -- in England (don't know if you're familiar with them or not) and in the US, which brings me to another question. Are there still small legitimate publishers in the US? I get the impression that, besides the major houses, the rest are just vanity press.
You did in an earlier blog Prometheus Books and 'Argosy'? I'll check them, but I'm wondering what independent (and legitimate) publishers in the US could have escaped the merger mania of the past two decades.
I ask all of this because the kind of proposals I have could only interest smaller houses -- it's at least my opinion.
Cheers,
Herzog

Well, I just checked Prometheus Books and they seem terrific; right up my alley!