| Re: Is anyone else writing to publish? [message #1131757] |
Mon, 07 January 2008 17:52   |
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Obviously what you think is "publishing quality" is better than what is really publishing quality.
You can get away with a lot in the fiction industry, especially with the romance and fantasy genres. A lot of other things that aren't necessarily good might also be marked off as a "stylistic flourish" which also tends to absolve you of certain literary sins.
Also, I'm writing to publish eventually. I've been taking steps in that direction and I have some short stories lined up for submission, but the short story market is... well, small and unforgiving to say the least.
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| Re: Is anyone else writing to publish? [message #1131758] |
Mon, 07 January 2008 18:50 |
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The Writer's Market handbook, manual or whatever it is called used to be one of the things I read (in amongst classic novels and plays) when I was a stupid kid in high school with nothing else to do (make your own conclusion). My writing style back then was abhorrent and although I have improved slightly over time, I know I am not at publishable status.
The novel I did for this year's NaNaWriMo is one of my better ones but I seriously doubt it'll ever make the bestseller list. I was checking out some self-publishing sites i.e. amazon.com's offerings just to see if it would be worth throwing it out to see if anyone would actually buy it before I attempted to entice more known publishers but I don't have the correct software to format it to their specifications.
A note of interest though for anyone who wants it. If not, ignore it. Amazon does do a novel contest and then I believe promotes your story if you win but I missed the deadline. For aspiring writers, it might be something worth looking into.
But forgive me. I've said more than my fair share.
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| Re: Is anyone else writing to publish? [message #1138452] |
Fri, 11 July 2008 11:36 |
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I have recently published myself under lulu.com. the site is nice because anything you put on the site is automatically copyrighted. And if someone tries to claim your work as theirs, lulu puts a hold on your account until you give them proof which is easy (something like a notebook). Anyway, this is the description of the first novel in the "Crimson Ink":
Optentek is tied up in The War of Portals with three other worlds and it isn’t exactly the best time or place for a woman to say no to her arranged marriage. Actually, Optentek isn’t the best place for a woman to do much of anything and Nakara is just a normal girl in Optentek whose only hope should be to bring wealth to her village by marrying a wealthy townsman. However, she dreams for more than a life of bearing children to a man with many other wives. She dreams of freedom and true love. And after temporarily gambling her way out of it with her magical ability to rewrite history, she can almost taste her happily ever after. Well…almost…
http://www.lulu.com/content/2323122
I am also working on my first poetry book and the second novel called "sapphire silhouette"
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| Re: Is anyone else writing to publish? [message #1138971] |
Fri, 08 August 2008 00:50 |
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I write my own comics now. Normally I'm just an artist, but writing is a whole new ballgame. It took a long time before I was confident enough to try it.
Luckily I appear to write dialogue well. (or so I've been told)
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| Re: Is anyone else writing to publish? [message #1142874] |
Tue, 27 January 2009 03:31 |
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Ever since I was 9 or 10, I've been writing with the goal of someday being published. Lol, turns out "someday" is this March 
This is just my personal experience, but I've contacted a couple of different small-press publishers who weren't concerned with a work having been online, as long as the work was taken down. I posted the first draft of my first novel online in many places, got a lot of helpful feedback, and used that to help me edit the book into something publishable. While I have removed all traces of that first draft from the internet, I could argue that what I submitted what so substantially different from the original as to count as a completely different work. Still, I'm not taking any chances with that series and only posting it to my friends-only LiveJournal (though I'll friend anyone who asks.)
Short stories and novels that I'm not sure about, I'm not too worried about putting up online. The feedback that I get is invaluable and how many unpublished authors can say that they have an established fanbase? People read my current story and tell me they can't wait to buy my novel when it comes out. It's free publicity, lol.
I write homoerotic fantasy romance, btw. My forthcoming novel, Magebound, is about an abused slave who is bought by a powerful, frightening mage and much angst, magic, and man-love ensues. I'm poking fun at myself here; there's really a lot more to it than that.
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| Re: Is anyone else writing to publish? [message #1147263] |
Sun, 27 September 2009 13:17 |
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I'm planning to have some things sent off to be published by the semester as a reward to myself.
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