In the broadest sense, the role of the publisher is to take care of the details of transforming creative thought into published word.

The most difficult part of the creative process (writing) is getting started. After that, the work needs to be revisited and rewritten, time and again, in order to polish and refine.

The sensitive publisher knows that creative writing is a complex and difficult task, requiring an atmosphere conducive to intense concentration in an extended time frame. A good publisher, then, takes care of those pre- and post-publishing details which could hinder the writer's progress.