There is status to being a published author people have heard of or with some acclaim. Not really outside of it. Poets with published chapbooks, or novelists pu

There is status to being a published author people have heard of or with some acclaim. Not really outside of it. Poets with published chapbooks, or novelists published indie, or even mid-list authors don’t really have much status. Also if you write romance, forget about ever getting respect from anyone, even other authors.