Difficult to assess objectively, but I wonder if the quality has degraded accordingly (eg. due amateur self-publishing)? In my experience, being more concise so

Difficult to assess objectively, but I wonder if the quality has degraded accordingly (eg. due amateur self-publishing)? In my experience, being more concise so as to produce better writing is difficult and time intensive -- a la the famous Blaise Pascal quote: > I would have written a shorter letter, but I did not have the time.