In today's feature story, a pre-CONTEC interview with Hugh Howey ahead of his appearance at Frankfurt Book FairWorld's largest trade fair for books; held annually mid-October at Frankfurt Trade Fair, Germany; First three days exclusively for trade visitors; general public can attend last two., the bestselling author outlines ways in which major publishers might consider adding value to what they can offer self-publishing writers like himself. In a short essay, The Work is the Work. The Path is the Path., he also notes some of the confusion and hesitancy among newer writers today debating traditional vs. self-publishing: