User talk:Someone1854

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Speedy deletion nomination of J. Lee Montgomery


A tag has been placed on J. Lee Montgomery requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. Amortias (T)(C) 11:59, 8 February 2015 (UTC)

Deletion
I'm afraid that she isn't a 'published' author - she is a 'self-published' author. Not every author who is published by 'regular' publishers (following editorial acceptance, revision, copyed etc) gets an article. Notability (WP:NAUTHOR and/or WP:BIO) has to be shown, and proved with reliable independent sources. This is a lot easier for authors who are published, as the publisher takes care of publicity. The self-published author has to do it all. With CreateSpace, you get Amazon space, but we do not count Amazon reviews as being reliable. My advise is to keep trying to get with a regular publisher. The percentage of the profits is smaller, but there is the chance of vastly greater sales - and less hard work doing publicity. Peridon (talk) 14:29, 8 February 2015 (UTC)