tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380535868775306698.post4117574540196833695..comments2024-01-14T10:30:49.730-08:00Comments on Author Susan Griscom: To Post or to Not post -- Which way do you lean?Author Susan Griscomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14437469871283911057noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380535868775306698.post-86264126321318772092010-06-02T21:24:41.175-07:002010-06-02T21:24:41.175-07:00I thought about the thieves out there when I creat...I thought about the thieves out there when I created my blog. I post portions or all of my writing. I (c) Patrick Sean Lee at the bottom of each (on the advice of an attorney friend of mine, a wonderful writer herself). I see hits coming from the weirdest places...Moscow, Brazil. Strange. But nobody can write my story like me. And if they steal it, I'm calling my attorney friend, lol.<br />Chances are probably slim anyone will (gulp. I hope). I have half my writing life in that book, and it's almost finished. Again. I'll be like Henry...or is it Paul. Finish the damned thing at light speed.<br />Then comes the agent thing. Drat.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03144305081483503950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380535868775306698.post-66169219499829348902010-05-23T10:36:31.817-07:002010-05-23T10:36:31.817-07:00Wow, Glynis,
That must have been a huge ego boost...Wow, Glynis,<br /><br />That must have been a huge ego boost. If that happened to me I'd be doing the happy dance for sure. I peeked at your blog. Very nice. I'll definitely spend some time there. <br /><br />Thanks for commenting.Author Susan Griscomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437469871283911057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380535868775306698.post-71083972243464583962010-05-22T23:52:41.376-07:002010-05-22T23:52:41.376-07:00I posted a snippet for critiquing on my blog. It w...I posted a snippet for critiquing on my blog. It was worth it, my followers guided me in the right direction. I will not post anymore, it was a one off. <br />I would never put up the full novel. I gained a private email from an editor. They told me to polish up and keep working on it. I had a good premise. Now that was an ego boost to say the least. They are not in my genre, but it certainly helped this aspiring writer sitting at her desk.<br /><br />Happy ScribblingGlynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380535868775306698.post-7812269143111252522010-05-13T14:00:59.555-07:002010-05-13T14:00:59.555-07:00Hmm, this gives me much to think about. Thanks for...Hmm, this gives me much to think about. Thanks for bringing up the topic.Rita Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705211010768041660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380535868775306698.post-89581012269262541272010-05-04T17:37:49.813-07:002010-05-04T17:37:49.813-07:00Good post, Susan. A question I wrestle with too. I...Good post, Susan. A question I wrestle with too. I like posting my work on Scribd, as mentioned somewhere before. I don`t post on my blog, not often. I guess I do occasionally. For longer works I often see authors posting excerpts, and they seem to rotate those excerpts. Every now and then there is something different up. So I guess be careful is the only advice to give. Never post a full novel, that`s just my opinion.Renee Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14142341397085289166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380535868775306698.post-13810679021312970082010-04-30T07:44:09.860-07:002010-04-30T07:44:09.860-07:00I agree Jeanne. Those trusted friends, though, the...I agree Jeanne. Those trusted friends, though, the ones willing to read, are sometimes hard to find and many writers are stuck with what to do. But after reading those other blogs, I don't think posting unpublished work that you intend for publication, should be posted.Susanhttp://susangriscom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380535868775306698.post-40147804427628370462010-04-29T21:04:19.857-07:002010-04-29T21:04:19.857-07:00Hi Susan,
I agree with the idea of posting sho...Hi Susan,<br /><br /> I agree with the idea of posting short excerpts on line. And once our books are published, or 'soon to be released', I think longer excerpts on line can stir up interest.<br />But, for a work-in-progress, I think it best to just share with trusted friends.<br /> JeanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380535868775306698.post-85830629428460224082010-04-29T18:52:50.379-07:002010-04-29T18:52:50.379-07:00Cheryl, that's really interesting. Five minute...Cheryl, that's really interesting. Five minutes, huh. Two pages seems like a reasonable amount. Enough to show you can write, but not enough to give away any important details. Thanks for the info.Susanhttp://susangriscom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380535868775306698.post-34534439326178752642010-04-29T18:31:17.202-07:002010-04-29T18:31:17.202-07:00Susan, Glad you raised the question. I have been t...Susan, Glad you raised the question. I have been told it's good marketing but to be careful. I would never post a lot on line. Yet, if you go to a writers' conference or a workshop. You read parts of your material for feedback. I was at a conference in Colorado and you or the moderator were only allowed to read five minutes from your work. That would only cover about two pages. So maybe that's a guide. CherylAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380535868775306698.post-31937585027327407082010-04-29T15:02:58.498-07:002010-04-29T15:02:58.498-07:00You are right, I didn't mean to elicit "p...You are right, I didn't mean to elicit "poor me"s. I merely meant to say that I am not published...yet. Working on changing that. *wink*<br /><br />I suppose it's fun to post stories and get feedback, but if I hoped to publish something for real, I wouldn't have it on Scribd. I look forward to what others think.Wendy Sworehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02348745344259509113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380535868775306698.post-88098365331982266412010-04-29T13:18:42.486-07:002010-04-29T13:18:42.486-07:00Thanks for the feedback, Wendy and no, you're ...Thanks for the feedback, Wendy and no, you're not a nobody. I know this for a fact.:) I said that once at my stepson's wedding during a speech in front of many people, and everyone awed. Then I felt bad that they all felt sorry for me. What I'd meant was, I wasn't a family member yet. I will never say that again. But anyway...<br /><br />I have to agree with you, better safe than sorry. I'm not real familiar with Scribd, but when you post there, what are you hoping for? I mean, why post at all, unless you have a network of readers that you know will read it? And then, why not just email it to them?<br /><br />I guess my concern here is that I read in those blogs that some publishers and agents ask whether or not your MS has ever been published and won't even consider it if it has. I guess some of them now consider epublishing published. Isn't posting on Scribd epublishing?Susanhttp://susangriscom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380535868775306698.post-51304331480556354702010-04-29T12:52:59.248-07:002010-04-29T12:52:59.248-07:00For me, I'm fine with posting tidbits on Scrib...For me, I'm fine with posting tidbits on Scribd where I can mark traditional copyright and even take it off when I want, But I reserve that for my short stories. <br /><br />For anything that really matters to me (my novel for instance) I keep it close. I have the first draft of the preface, which has since become the first part of chapter 1, of my novel on Goodreads, but that's all other than a snippit here or there (300 words or less) when it applies to a question. <br /><br />I'm a nobody, true, but someday, I hope to publish. So I'm thinking better safe than sorry.Wendy Sworehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02348745344259509113noreply@blogger.com